Studio Two, EMI Studios, London
Producer: Paul McCartney
Engineer: Alan Parsons
Wings recorded the unreleased song ‘Night Out’ on 28 September 1972.
The song emerged from a jam session in the studio, with Paul McCartney on vocals and bass guitar, Denny Laine and Henry McCullough on guitars, and Denny Seiwell on drums.
Sixteen takes were recorded, only six of which were complete. The last was considered the best, and received a percussion overdub before the session ended at 11pm.
More overdubs were recorded on 22 January 1973, when Wings added backing vocals, more electric guitar, and handclaps.
‘Night Out’ was a contended for the abandoned double album version of Red Rose Speedway. A two-disc acetate version of the album, dated 13 December 1972, had it as the second song on side three.
During research for the 2018 reissue of the album, MPL uncovered what they claimed was the final tracklisting for the double album. Red Rose Speedway: Reconstructed was released in December 2018 as a bonus CD in the deluxe edition of the album, and separately as a two-LP vinyl version. It opened with ‘Night Out’.