Cold Cuts (Paul McCartney album)
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### Early concept

The album was originally conceived as a budget release in 1975, composed of non\-album singles and previously unreleased tracks."Random Notes" *Rolling Stone* 21 November 1974: 26 During Wings' recording sessions in [Nashville, Tennessee](/wiki/Nashville%2C_Tennessee "Nashville, Tennessee") in July 1974 several new songs were recorded and some previously unused tracks were overdubbed for a potential compilation album, variously referred to as *Cold Cuts* or *Hot Hitz and Kold Kutz*. The album was slated for release in March 1975 but never materialized.Bailey, Jerry "Paul \& Linda Try the Gentle Life" *The Tennessean* 18 July 1974: 67 There is no information about the track selection for the album during this period. Songs recorded or overdubbed during the Nashville sessions in July 1974 but eventually shelved include: "Send Me The Heart", "Hey Diddle" and "Wide Prairie".

### *Hot Hitz/Kold Kutz* double LP

McCartney returned to the project in 1978 and presented it to EMI/Capitol in October 1978 as a hits and rarities compilation to be titled *Hot Hitz/Kold Kutz*. The label was not convinced and the compilation was repackaged as *[Wings Greatest](/wiki/Wings_Greatest "Wings Greatest")* and released in November 1978\. The *Kold Kutz* disc would be leaked in 1988 as bootleg LP titled *Cold Cuts (Another Early Version)*.

### *Cold Cuts* single LP

McCartney returned to the project in late 1980, this time it was to be a standalone album retitled *Cold Cuts*. Additional overdubs were added to the tracks "A Love for You", "Waterspout", "My Carnival" and "Same Time Next Year" in January 1981\.

The new version of *Cold Cuts* removed the Linda McCartney and Denny Laine vocal tracks and instrumentals and added newly recorded tracks during *London Town* and *Back to the Egg* sessions instead in order to create a more commercial offering. The album was planned to be released in early 1981, however [Columbia Records](/wiki/Columbia_Records "Columbia Records"), McCartney's then new label, was not interested in releasing an album of outtakes and it was shelved.Sounes, Howard. *Fab: An Intimate Life of Paul McCartney* (2010\): 365 It was also believed that its release soon after the [murder of John Lennon](/wiki/Murder_of_John_Lennon "Murder of John Lennon") would seem inappropriate. This version of the album was also bootlegged.

The project was rebooted again in late 1986 with arranger\-producer Richard Nilesand. "My Carnival" was excluded as it was released the previous year as b\-side and new tracks from Paul McCartney's solo recordings were considered for the tracklisting, including "Blue Sway" from the *McCartney II* sessions for which a large string section by Nilesand was added. "A Love for You" also received further overdubs. In 1987, this version of the album leaked onto the bootleg market as an LP titled *Cold Cuts* (Club Sandwich SP\-11\)

The final sessions that attempted an official release of *Cold Cuts* was in August 1987\. McCartney mixed and edited another version of the album with producer [Chris Thomas](/wiki/Chris_Thomas_%28record_producer%29 "Chris Thomas (record producer)") and engineer [Bill Price](/wiki/Bill_Price_%28record_producer%29 "Bill Price (record producer)").Weiner, Allen. *The Beatles: The Ultimate Recording Guide* (1992\): 67, 83 Additional work was done to "Mama's Little Girl" and "Same Time Next Year". According to an interview with McCartney, this version was to feature album art by [Saul Steinberg](/wiki/Saul_Steinberg "Saul Steinberg"). Steinberg's art would later appear on the "[Put It There](/wiki/Put_It_There "Put It There")" single cover.

### Cancellation

In 1987 McCartney's new manager, Richard Odgen, recommended that, at this point in McCartney's career, releasing a [best\-of compilation](/wiki/Greatest_hits_album "Greatest hits album") would be a better idea, so *Cold Cuts* was scrapped in place of *[All the Best!](/wiki/All_the_Best%21 "All the Best!")* that was released in November 1987\. Previously unreleased track "Waterspout" was initially planned to be released on that album but was pulled at the last minute.

After bootleg versions of "Cold Cuts" appeared on the market, McCartney abandoned the project permanently.Lewisohn, Mark. "The Paul McCartney Interview" *Club Sandwich* Vol. 72, Winter 1994


Who added new tracks to the project in late 1980?