Wings 45 Mary Had A Little Lamb 1972 Paul McCartney NM Canada Apple 1851

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-Artist / Group: Wings

-Mini bio: Formed in England in 1971, Wings comprised of Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman (keyboards, backing vocals married Paul McCartney on March 12, 1969), Denny Laine (guitar; Moody Blues) and Denny Seiwell (drums). Henry McCullough (guitar/mandolin) joined in 1972. Seilwell and McCullough left in 1973. In 1975 Joe English (drums) and Jimmy McCulloch (guitar; Thunderclap Newman) joined. Both left in 1977. Wings officially disbanded in 1981. Linda McCartney died of cancer on April 17, 1998, age 56.

-Side one: Mary Had A Little Lamb

-Wings' version of the traditional nursery rhyme Mary Had A Little Lamb was written by Paul and Linda McCartney with label credits given to McCartney and McCartney.  Paul McCartney and John Lennon at this time both put their wive's names onto the songwriting and production credits in order to thwart off Northern Songs attempts to control the publishing rights to their songs. 

-Wings' lead guitarist Henry McCullough plays mandolin, and the McCartney children sing on the chorus.

-In the United Kingdom, Mary Had A Little Lamb reached #9 while in the United States it reached just # 28.

-Side two: Little Woman Love

-Paul McCartney wrote Little Woman Love in 1970 and it was recorded during the Ram sessions but left off the album, then released as a single in 1972. In the United States, radio stations preferred to play Little Woman Love although the single was released with Mary Had A Little Lamb as the A-side.

-Neither side was ever released on any album until 1993, when Little Woman Love was included as a bonus track to Wild Life in The Paul McCartney Collection. It was also included on the special deluxe edition of the 2012 remaster of Ram.

-Mary Had A Little Lamb has never been issued on an album.

-Label: Apple 1851

-This is the much rarer 1972 Canadian pressing with custom label and no bumpy ridge before the runout groove, also known as a gripper. All American custom Apple pressings have the bumpy ridge

-It is generally thought that the Canadian pressing was never issued with the imported from the United States picture sleeve. Certainly, if any pressings were issued with the picture sleeve, the sleeve was not printed in Canada.

-In 1972, Canadian Apple pressings were issued with the generic black Apple sleeve with Apple printed in green.

-Year released: 1972

-Billboard number: 28

-Billboard debut: June 17, 1972 

-Pressed in: Canada

-Visual grade: Near mint, beautiful copy which appears unplayed

-Labels: Near mint

-Generic Apple sleeve: VG++

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Record grading:

(M) Mint: A mint record should appear to have just left the manufacturers without any handling; that is, it should appear perfect! No light scuffs or scratches, blotches or stains on labels or writing, tears or splits; nothing. Perfect. And age has nothing to do with it; the same standards for Mint apply to a rare rockabilly single from 1955 as they do to a Top 40 record from 1988! There are no sliding values for Mint. A Mint record cover should appear to have never had a record in it; no ring-wear, dog-eared corners, writing, seam-splits; nothing! Perfect! Even a new, unplayed old stock record can have factory flaws. Mint should be used sparingly and will usually attract a premium value to serious collectors. Mint means perfect and nothing else!

(SS) Still sealed: Still sealed in the factory shrink wrap.

(M-) Mint minus: A nearly perfect record. The record will show no obvious signs of wear, very light surface scuffs from normal handling are permitted but no light scratches. Original finish intact. Picture sleeves should have no more than the most minor defects, such as almost invisible ring wear or other signs of slight handling.

(VG+) Very good plus: The record will show some signs that it was played or otherwise handled by a previous owner who took good care of it. Record surfaces may show some slight signs of wear and may have slight scuffs or light scratches. Picture sleeves may have some slight ring wear, lightly turned up corners, or a small seam split.

(VG) Very good: Many of the defects found in a VG+ record or sleeve will be more pronounced in a VG record or picture sleeve. Groove wear may be noticeable, the record may have light scratches (deep enough to feel with a fingernail) that will affect the sound, but the foreign noises will be less prominent than the music. Picture sleeves may have quite prominent ring wear. Creases, folds, seam splits and tears will be more obvious and may appear on all three sides, and there may be writing as well.

(VG-) Very good minus: Foreign noises may be about as prominent as the music. The record still plays through without skipping. The picture sleeve will have more significant seam splits, perhaps to the point where they were taped closed, and highly obvious ring wear and heavier writing. Can serve as a filler until a better one comes along.

(G) Good: We seldom offer a good record for sale unless it is particularily rare for the following reasons: Foreign noises are louder than the recorded music and listening can be distracted by the noise. May or may not play through without skipping, but should be so noted. Picture sleeves are so badly seam split that they may not be able to contain the record within.Tears, folds, writing and ring wear may be overwheming.