Bootleg info
Two instrumental tracks begin the album, “Front Parlour” and “Frozen Jap.” Both would be issued on McCartney II, but in this form they are both longer and mixed differently than the commercial versions. The following two, “All You Horseriders” and “Blue Sway” remain unreleased to this day on any McCartney album.
The liner notes call “All You Horseriders” “perhaps McCartney’s very worst song, the absolute nadir of his available recording legacy.” It has a nice bouncy beat with McCartney shouting instructions over, but is a silly song that ultimately goes nowhere. It is featured in the MPL documentary “Blankit’s First Show” about Linda’s horses first shown on BBC2 on July 12th, 1986. And “Blue Sway” is an innocuous funk/new wave tune with faint vocals heard deep in the mix in the song’s latter half.
“Temporary Secretary” was featured on McCartney II and was a hit when released as a single but this demo is taken at a slightly quicker tempo. “On The Way” was also featured on the finished album but this demo runs slightly faster.
“Mr H. Atom” is an unreleased song with Linda repeating the phrase: “Mr. H Atom / lives in a flat on / the male side of town” with Paul reciting the commentary that men and women are different due to one hydrogen atom. The music sounds like a Back To The Egg outtake but the lyrics are pointless and silly. Still, it is good to hear this lost song.
“Summer Day’s Song” is the same as released on McCartney II but is instrumental only. The first disc ends with two more unreleased tunes, “You Know I’ll Get You Baby” and “Bogey Wobble.” The former is a synth heavy song with Paul and Linda repeating the title repeatedly. The latter “Bogey Wobble” is probably meant as a companion piece to “Bogey Music.” It is a heavily layered synthesizer track featuring all the latest special effects available at the time.
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