Paul McCartney and his family flew to New York City in October 1970 to begin working on the follow-up to McCartney.
While McCartney had featured him on every instrument, for Ram Paul decided to hold auditions for musicians, bringing some in under the guise of a session to record a commercial jingle.
Auditions were held in an attic on 45th Street for three days, where David Spinozza was tapped for guitar duties, after being asked by Linda, before auditions moved to a basement, where Denny Seiwell was recruited on drums. McCartney later claimed to have found Seiwell "lying on a mattress one day in The Bronx".
Midway through the sessions, Spinozza was replaced by Hugh McCracken when Spinozza became unavailable. The basic tracks for the album were taped at Columbia's Studio B from 12 October to 20 November 1970 before the McCartneys returned to their Scottish farm for the Christmas holidays.
Work continued at Studio B and A&R Recording Studios, New York, from the second week of January 1971 through to February. The album was mixed at Sound Recorders in Los Angeles.By early 1971, the project was completed, along with "Another Day" and its B-side, "Oh Woman, Oh Why"
to be continued
