Got Any Toothpicks?
Paul McCartney & Wings (1972)

Label: Madman 72
Released: 1998
Quality: SB (A)
Lineage: CDr > EAC > WAV > Flac Frontend > Flac


14 Tracks - Total Time: 56:49

Tracks 1-9 August 22, 1972 Antwerp, Belgium

1. Best Friend (4:09)
2. Soily (4:11)
3. I Am Your Singer (3:22)
4. Seaside Woman (4:05)
5. Say You Don't Mind (3:22)
6. Henry's Blue (6:33)
7. Give Ireland Back To The Irish (3:30)
8. Cottonfields (3:23)
9. My Love (4:40)
Track 10 August 20, 1972 Amsterdam, Holland

10. Henry's Blue (6:52)
Tracks 11-13 August 21, 1972 The Hague, Holland

11. 1882 (6:28)
12. Wild Life (2:21)
13. Hi, Hi, Hi (2:28)
Track 14 August 20, 1972 from Dutch Radio

14. Complain To The Queen (1:24)



Back Cover Text

Harking back to an earlier incarnation of Wings, "Got Any Toothpicks?"
is a collection of soundboard recordings from Wings' 1972 Summer Tour
Of Europe.
This special 26th anniversary edition has been remastered from newly
discovered sources, surpassing all previously available versions of
this material.


Liner Notes
"Wings Over Europe" hit the road in early July 1972, playing
twenty-plus shows by the time the tour wrapped up at the end of
August. The set list consisted of a mix of previously released
McCartney/Wings tunes as well as providing a showcase for new material
This collection of highlights from the first "official" tour, opens
with a portion of Wings' show at the Cine Roma in Antwerp, Belgium on
August 22, 1972. The tape picks up with the last number of the first set,
'Best Friend'. It was this performance that has served as the basic
track for all the different versions prepared for the never issued
'Cold Cuts' collection. The majority of the second set is also
included with an added bonus. For the only time on the tour, Paul
and Co. performed the Leadbelly standard 'Cottonfields', a huge
European hit for the Beach Boys in 1970.
'Hi, Hi, Hi' and 'Wild Life' both come from the soundtrack of the
uncompleted MPL film project, The Bruce McMouse Show. These
performances were captured at the Congresgebouw in The Hague on
August 21, 1972. Also originating from this concert is Wings'
performance of '1882', an unreleased track originally slated to be
included on 'Red Rose Speedway'. The version appearing here consists
of the live recording after being subjected to additional studio
overdubs, most noticeably additional vocals from Paul. On a side
note, the commercially released live recording of 'The Mess' was
also recorded at this performance.

As Wings was a "real band" opposed to just being Paul's backing
group, each member was afforded a solo spot during the show.
'Henry's Blue', a lengthy, droning 12-bar, complete with
unintelligible lyrics served as lead guitarist Henry McCullough's
contribution. The second version on this collection comes from
Wings' appearance at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam on August 20, 1972.
Also recorded this day was an interview for the Dutch radio program,
'Popsmuk'. To close the broadcast, Paul, Linda and Denny Laine
huddled around Henry at the piano and offered an improvised
performance entitled "Complain To The Queen".

As previously noted, these recordings represent Paul in a rare
democratic 'group' setting, certainly the only time this situation
has existed outside of the Beatles. Not surprisingly, this period
was also Wings' least successful in a commercial sense, forcing
Paul to the fore on the 'Red Rose Speedway' LP, evidenced by the
'Paul McCartney and Wings' moniker on the cover. This disc contains
several of the surviving documents of that era.