Wings Over the World

For other uses, see Wings Over the World (disambiguation).

Wings Over the World
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
Running time73 minutes
Production companyMPL Communications
Original release
NetworkCBS
Release16 March 1979 (1979-03-16)
NetworkBBC2
Release8 April 1979 (1979-04-08)
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Wings Over the World is a 1979 television music documentary film featuring the rock band Wings.[1] It consists of concert performances from their acclaimed Wings Over the World tour of 1975-1976,[2] together with behind-the-scenes footage.[3] Also included is a short excerpt of Wings rehearsing at London's Institute of Contemporary Arts before their 1972 UK university tour.[4] Problems with the audio from the 1976 live performances delayed the film's release until 16 March 1979 in the United States (on CBS) and 8 April 1979 in the United Kingdom (on BBC2),[2][5][6] by which time, band members Jimmy McCulloch and Joe English had left the group and been replaced.[7]

In 2013, the film was released on DVD as part of the deluxe edition of the Wings over America live album.[8]

  1. ^ McGee, p. 107.
  2. ^ a b Rodriguez, p. 336.
  3. ^ Madinger & Easter, p. 227.
  4. ^ Badman, p. 64.
  5. ^ Badman, Keith (15 December 2009). The Beatles: Off The Record 2 - The Dream is Over: Off the Record. Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857121028.
  6. ^ McGee, p. 122.
  7. ^ Sounes, p. 344.
  8. ^ "'Wings over America' to be reissued In May". paulmccartney.com. 9 April 2013. Retrieved 17 April 2013.