TCCDM Pulls One Out..."Ram" - Paul & Linda McCartney (1971)

"Ram" - Paul & Linda McCartney (1971)

     I'm still catching up on my "new arrivals" box, which goes back to October.  I'm slow, I know.  But I give almost every album I bring into the house at least a couple of active listening spins before moving on.  Often, a particular album will hang around the turntable even longer.  Busy is as busy does. (I'm talking like young Forrest Gump as I type that last sentence.)  But it's all good one way or the other.

     As for Paul and Linda McCartney's "Ram," it was rescued from a nearly full box of albums marked at $1.00 each.  Giving this square a good once-over, I would say the cover was VG.  There are corner dings and a mild bit of ring wear, but no splits or tears. No watermarks.  As for the vinyl, it looks VG and played VG+ after a couple of laps with my spinclean.  This will make a good player copy, and I'm cool with that.

     I'm not a rabid member of the McCartney camp, but I do enjoy a lot of his stuff.  Both solo and Wings.  His Beatles stuff wasn't too shabby either.  "Ram" has plenty of cool, catchy ideas and a little meat on the bone in places.  Plus, I think Linda is just fine and dandy. (I'm talking like young Forrest Gump again.)  It would've been cool if John and the others were involved, but I wish that were true of all the early Beatle solo albums.  Whaddygonnado?  Anyway, this was one of those cheap, simple one-dollar pickups that make record hunting fun.  A 1976 reissue, but I don't care.  I believe that I can't be wrong. 

"Ram" - Paul & Linda McCartney (back)

"Ram" - Paul & Linda McCartney (1971 - Rei-1976)

Favorites include:
"The Back Seat Of My Car"
"Eat At Home"
"Too Many People"
"Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey"
"Heart Of The Country"

     This copy is a 1976 gatefold reissue on the black Capitol Records label.  It is an L.A. pressing, indicated by an asterisk in the deadwax.  This was Paul McCartney's second album after leaving the Beatles.

Capitol Records label

Cat #
SMAS-3375
SIDE A  DEADWAX
SMAS-1-3375-G-21 . 1  MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲
SIDE B  DEADWAX
SMAS-2-3375-G-37 .  1   MASTERED BY CAPITOL ✲

"The Back Seat Of My Car" - Paul & Linda McCartney / "Ram" (1971)

TRACKS:
A1  "Too Many People" 4:09
A2  "3 Legs" 2:48
A3  "Ram On" 2:30
A4  "Dear Boy" 2:14
A5  "Uncle Albert / Admiral Halsey" 4:50
A6  "Smile Away" 4:01
B1  "Heart Of The Country" 2:22
B2  "Monkberry Moon Delight" 5:25
B3  "Eat At Home" 3:22
B4  "Long Haired Lady" 6:05
B5  "Ram On" 0:55
B6  "The Back Seat Of My Car" 4:29 

PERSONNEL: 
Paul McCartney - vocals, acoustic/electric guitars, bass, piano, keyboards, ukulele 
Linda McCartney - harmony/b-vocals, co-lead vocals (B4)
Hugh McCracken - guitar
David Spinozza - guitar (A2, B3, B6)
Denny Seiwell - drums
Heather McCartney - b-vocals (B2)
Marvin Stamm - Flügelhorn (A5)
New York Philharmonic - (A5, B4, B6)

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