Paul McCartney - Walking In The Park With Eloise (original) (raw)

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This release is never counted as an "official McCartney release". Credited to "The Country Hams" Now "Wings Mk.IV", this incarnation featured : Paul, Linda, Denny Laine, and new members, Jimmy McCulloch and Geoff Britton. Also guesting on this track were, Chet Atkins and Floyd Cramer ! ... and these Americans were most amused by Paul's playing of a "washboard" on this recording (a staple of the skiffle groups in England !).

Whilst Paul and Wings were recording in Nashville in June and July 1974 the two tracks found on this single were recorded. Paul and Chet were chatting about their fathers, when Paul suggested they recorded a song his dad had written. Therefore, the A-side was written by Paul's father, James McCartney many years before this session. The B-side is a Paul and Linda song.

As the single was not credited openly to Paul and not promoted as such by EMI, very few people realised it was a McCartney release. It did not enter the charts and was soon deleted.

After Paul listed this song as one of his "Desert Island Disc" choices, EMI re-released the single on 3rd March 1982, although it was in a similar picture sleeve (NOT identical), the label was completely different. An original from 1974 is as seen above, whereas a 1982 re-issue is the EMI cream coloured label with the boxed EMI logo.

The single also at one time appeared on picture disc 7" vinyl as can be seen above.