CLUB SANDWICH 79

was Michael Lindsay-Hogg, brought in by Paul as the director of the Beatles' final movie, Let It Be, in January 1969 - that also was partially shot at Twickenham. As well as directing this and the 'With A Little Luck' promos Michael also worked with Paul on 'Mull Of Kintyre' and with the Beatles on 'Paperback Writer' 'Rain', 'Hey Jude' and 'Revolution' - the latter two shot at Twickenham.
            Continuing their stockinged shuffle down the street, Wings come upon a rozzer (that's a policeman, for the uninitiated) holding a pink balloon, which Paul promptly kicks away, and as they approach a sea-food stall, selling cockles and whelks (this was before the Macs' vegetarian breakthrough, remember), Paul and Denny don guitars and Paul plays (mimes) the guitar break.
            Much was made at the time of Paul's "flashes" to the camera, parting the flaps of his raincoat to reveal underneath ... a transparent net petticoat! It was a spot of good clean harmless fun that amused Fleet Street editors and resulted in the production of a good few inches - of newspaper coverage.
            As Wings turn around and head back up the road, the screen fades to black and the 'London Town' promo
            is over. There's simply no getting away from the fact that, with its basic studio setting and tableau enactment of the lyrics, this promo is a country mile away from the videos of today. But it was made, let us remember, almost 19 years ago, when less discerning viewing audiences neither expected nor demanded sophistication.
            It didn't matter much anyway, in the long run. 'London Town' was issued as the third single off the album of the same name, by which time sales had peaked. 'With A Little Luck' had scored a Top Five placing, 'I've Had Enough' had done enough and 'London Town', to be frank, failed to set the charts alight as a 45rpm disc.
            Correspondingly, the video received only a few screenings, and while this can be maddening if a production budget has been sky high, it's not quite so agonising when costs have been kept low.