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Vinyl: "LET 'EM IN" Paul McCartney & Wings ORIGINAL 10-INCH STUDIO TEST / DEMO 1976
HERE are PAUL McCARTNEY AND WINGS in their 1976 hit, "LET 'EM IN." This song was quite a success, charting for about a year straight, with cover versions and even parodies spinning off.
This is an original studio test, or demo (can't decide which). From Capitol Records, it's a pre-release ten-inch lacquer of a seven-inch 45-rpm record, dated May 20, 1976. The finished record did not appear until July. I do not know if this is the final version, or if it was changed during the couple months before finally appearing as a regular 45. It IS a "one-off" cutting.
The "Wally" mentioned on the label may be the legendary Wally Heider, one of the great studio engineers of the era.
This original Capitol master #93052, an oversized ten-inch lacquer containing a seven-inch microgroove master, nominally is in E condition. Fundamentally intact, it's got a few light scratches.
PHOTOS: Paul McCartney and Wings, 1976. That's ME, reflected in the blank side!
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These records come from my private collection, which I have been accumulating since 1967, and now am downsizing! My highest priority in these eBay auctions is to give you the best possible idea of a record’s true condition and aesthetic value. I always post at least four clear images, showing the record fore and aft, a close-up of the label, and the whole disc, warts and all. If my purple prose won’t cut it, the pictures will! Shipping is done with expert care. Your record will brave Media Mail in a stout corregated box, between four sheets of cardboard and a couple of “packers.” I hope you are amused by these descriptions, and by the quality of service being offered.
On Jul-06-21 at 10:34:03 PDT, seller added the following information:FURTHER inspection of the label reveals a play time of "3:35." The length given on the released 45 RPM single is 5:08. So another minute and a half was added to the final release! Also, the word "hold" typed at the top of the label suggests a pause taken for more tinkering. So, yes, this record is indeed somewhat different from what the public was offered.