Two new Paul McCartney and Wings’ videos are now available on YouTube for the first time. The live videos of “Letting Go” and “Rock Show” have been recently remastered as part of the celebration of the 50th anniversary of Wings’ fourth studio album, Venus and Mars. The album’s special-edition reissue is now available today.
The videos for the Venus and Mars tracks were lifted from the band’s performances during the 1975 “Wings Over The World” tour, featuring Paul and Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, and Joe English.
A 50th anniversary vinyl reissue of Paul McCartney and Wings’ chart-topping Venus and Mars album released on March 21
As the release of the half-speed-mastered LP approaches, McCartney has posted online a restored version of a TV commercial he and the band shot to promote the 1975 album.
Wings’ classic ‘Venus And Mars’ to be reissued for 50th anniversary. The album will also arrive in Dolby Atmos on streaming sites for the first time.
A special half-speed master edition of the band’s 1975 fourth studio record is due for release on March 21. Pre-order it here.
The original version of the LP arrived ahead of Paul McCartney and co’s legendary ‘Wings Over The World’ tour, and was preceded by the US Number One single ‘Listen To What The Man Said’. Additionally, the album featured ‘Letting Go’ – a fan favourite in McCartney’s solo live set to this day.
‘Venus And Mars’ peaked at Number One in the US and UK, and went on to sell over
four million copies worldwide.
The 50th anniversary vinyl edition was cut at half speed using a high-resolution transfer of the original master tapes from 1975 by Miles Showell at the historic Abbey Road Studios in London.
It is presented as “a meticulous reproduction of the original UK pressing” with recreations of the original ‘Venus and Mars are alright tonight’ circular sticker and ‘comparative sizes of sun and planets’ bookmark sticker.
The forthcoming collection is accompanied by two posters with photography by Aubrey Powell and Sylvia de Swaan, and its iconic cover artwork by Hipgnosis has been recreated and presented in a gatefold sleeve.
In addition to the new physical version, fans will be able to hear ‘Venus And Mars’ in Dolby Atmos via digital streaming platforms for the first time, newly mixed by Giles Martin and Steve Orchard.
The ‘Venus And Mars’ 50th anniversary reissue marks the first scheduled Wings release of 2025, following the theatrical release of the film One Hand Clapping and its accompanying 1974 live-in-studio album last year. (Source NME)
