It's summertime 1975 and the wave of Beatles nostalgia and reunion rumors that had persisted for several months prior is continuing to grip the world of popular music. With relations warm between John, Paul, George and Ringo -- and with Allen Klein out of the picture -- all seemed prime for the fab four to join forces once more...but short of a David Frost television tribute special, the public didn't have much tangible hope to cling to. Instead, a new phenomenon was brewing - one that had been picking up steam since the 1973 hit single My Love and continuing on into the smash success LP Band on the Run and beyond: the phenomenon known as Paul McCartney & WINGS. On May 30th, in conjunction with the chart-shaking new single Listen To What The Man Said, the new Wings LP Venus & Mars is released. For anyone who thought the aforementioned Band on the Run LP was a fluke, this new album from Paul, Linda, Denny, Jimmy and Joe soared to new heights, cementing the "Wings sound" and bringing the band to the precipice of global pop domination. The dream of the Beatles was still in the hearts of many, but few could argue with the unstoppable rock and roll machine that McCartney had spent the last 4 years building and honing. For the former Beatle who perhaps stumbled the hardest post-break-up, Macca was at last not only a solo force on his own, but a solo BRAND to be reckoned with...
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