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Limited 180gm vinyl LP repressing. Venus and Mars is the fourth studio album by Wings. Released in 1975 as the follow-up to the successful Band on the Run, Venus and Mars continued Wings' string of success and would prove a springboard for a year-long worldwide tour. It was Paul McCartney's first post-Beatles album to be released worldwide on the Capitol Records tag. After recording Band on the Run (1973) as a three-piece with wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine, McCartney added Jimmy McCulloch on lead guitar and Joe English on drums to the Wings line-up. Album sessions proved to be productive, not only finishing the entire album, but also several additional songs, including future McCartney B-sides. McCartney also decided to link the songs together much like the Beatles had on Abbey Road to give the album a more continuous feel. Wings' interpretation of the theme to Crossroads, a British soap opera, was sometimes used to end the show in place of the regular theme tune, usually when there was a cliffhanger ending with a hint of sadness involved. Album Tracks 1. Venus and Mars 1 19 2. Rock Show 5 33 3. Love in Song 3 04 4. You Gave Me the Answer 2 15 5. Magneto and Titanium Man 3 16 6. Letting Go 4 32 1. Venus and Mars (Reprise) 2 06 2. Spirits of Ancient Egypt 2 59 3. Medicine Jar 3 37 4. Call Me Back Again 4 59 5. Listen to What the Man Said 4 00 6. Treat Her Gently - Lonely Old People 4 20 7. Crossroads 1 03
