Paul at EMI (1972)

 

This photo obviously does not go with the story, but was taken during the same time period.  Anyone have any photos that match this story?

Written by Pat Dees

McCartney Ltd.

January/February 1973

At about 20 to 3, on our last full day in England, Sunday, October 1, 1972, I had one of my urges, and that was to go to EMI, so we managed to hop an underground for St. John's Wood.  We finally found ourselves waking over to EMI.  There were some girls we knew there, so we learned Paul had been due that morning but never showed.  I began looking down the street, remembering what I had heard about his car, and how you just couldn't miss it. When I suddenly saw it coming about a block away.  I knew it was it.  We had been there just about five minutes, and now so was he. They drove in, and I went inside the gate a bit. Some guy went up to Paul as he got out of the car and began talking.  Linda got out, came around to the back of the car, smiled, said hello, and went over to Paul.  She was wearing a long skirt and a long seeved sweater and what later turned out to be the top of Paul's suit.  Paul wore grey pants and a light colored print shirt.  I kept snapping pics.  Linda would look over at us and smile and wave.  Then they went in.  Boy, was I shaking! He looked so good -- just like the Flip Wilson Show, only better.

Around dinner time, a lot of people came out. I guess they were recording in one of the other studios.  They were all staring at Paul's car and touching it. One lady stopped and asked who was recording. So Wendy said "BCLT" and she asked if they were American or English and any good -- Fantastic -- she had never heard of them. 

Somehow, night and 10:30 came.  By then, there were three groups of girls.  We were still inside the gate by our tree and on the left as they came out.  Paul was just bouncing away, and as they passed, Linda said, "Goodnight, girls," and Paul bounced on.   Then he turned and said, "Goodnight, girls." Hmmm...  When they got to the car, Paul looked back at us as if to see if we were still looking (we were!), and Linda stopped behind the car and bent to pick up some leaves and said something like "smell these leaves."  I am glad British cars are on the side they are, or else we would not be able to see him.  As they were driving off, Paul tooted the horn and waved.  Lovely way to end a trip to England.  Oh, by the way, on the way out, he was wearing the suit coat.