Wings, 9780241758571
Hardcover
McCartney’s 70s flight: Reinvention, triumph, and the rise of Wings.
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Wings

the story of a band on the run

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  • Hardcover

    528 pages

  • Release Date

    4 November 2025

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Summary

Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run

A landmark account of Paul McCartney’s triumphant musical reinvention in the 1970s and the subsequent rise of one of the decade’s most iconic bands.

As the Sixties came to a close, Paul McCartney was faced with the daunting prospect of being a solo artist for the first time. Wings’ ascension to the top of the charts with classic albums including Band on the Run, Venus and Mars and At the Speed of Sound, along w…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241758571
ISBN-10:0241758572
Author:Paul McCartney, Ted Widmer
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Allen Lane
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:528
Release Date:4 November 2025
Weight:750g
Dimensions:240mm x 156mm x 40mm
About The Author

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney (Author)

Born in Liverpool in 1942, Paul McCartney was raised in the city and educated at the Liverpool Institute. Since writing his first song at 14, McCartney has dreamed and dared to be different. He lives in England.

Ted Widmer (External Editor)

Ted Widmer is a historian, writer, librarian, and musician who writes about American history in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, and other venues. He has taught at Harvard, Brown, and Washington College. In 2022 he was awarded a prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship.

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