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Paul McCartney February 1972

Title: Rehearsals At ICA
Type: Live Rehearsals
Filming Location: Institute Of Contemporary Art, London, England
Filming Date: February 1st 1972
Broadcast Date: February 1st 1972
Country Of Broadcast: UK
Duration: 1:25:41 Minutes
Quality: C-
Notes: Following their January rehearsals, the arrival of Henry McCullough in the band and the recording of "Give
Ireland Back To The Irish", Wings met again at the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) at the beginning of
February 1972, to rehearse for their upcoming first tour (the University Tour would start soon after on February 9, 1972).

Just over 15 minutes were officially released on the "Wild Life Archive Collection" in 2018, showing the band
arriving at the ICA and performing in black & white: "The Mess", "Give Ireland Back To The Irish" and "My Love".

A color copy of "Lucille" was included in the 1979 "Wings Over The World" documentary and in the 1986 BBC TV
special "McCartney" & 1:19 minutes of the band performing "Wild Life" in color was included in the 2007 DVD boxset "The McCartney Years".

Complete Setlist: - Outside shots silent film; Arrivals silent film; Lucille; The Mess #1 breakdown; Speakers
Re-set up/Jam; The Mess #2 w/false start; The Mess #3 breakdown; The Mess #4; Settings & Chat; The Mess #5; Blue
Moon of Kentucky; Wild Life; Give Ireland Back To The Irish #1; Give Ireland Back To The Irish #2; Seaside Woman #1
Maybelline partial; Give Ireland Back To The Irish #3; Seaside Woman #2 three F/S; Improvisation Paul on drums;
Seaside Woman #3; The Mess #6; Bip Bop, My Love #1 breakdown; My Love #2; My Love #3; My Love #4 w/false start.

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