As it approaches its 50th anniversary, Paul McCartney and Wings' 1973 classic album Band on the Run is getting remastered.

The record, out 2nd February 2024, will be expanded with two alternate versions: one in Dolby Atmos, and the other "underdubbed". "Underdubbed", in this case, means the orchestral parts of the songs have been removed.

"This is Band on the Run in a way you’ve never heard before,” McCartney said about the underdubbed reissue. “When you are making a song and putting on additional parts, like an extra guitar, that’s an overdub. Well, this version of the album is the opposite, underdubbed.”

The "underdubbed" version consists of unreleased rough mixes created by Geoff Emerick at AIR Studios during the original 1973 sessions and has a different running order than the original record.

50 years ago today @PaulMcCartney released Band on the Run in Britain, within 12 months the LP had taken on a life of its own. The album entered the UK album chart at No.45 on December 15 but didn't reach No.1 until July 27, 1974. Between 73-75 it spent 124 weeks in the Top 100.… pic.twitter.com/JMPI3rRxbr

— THE McCARTNEY LEGACY (@McCARTNEYLEGACY) November 30, 2023

McCartney and his late wife Linda formed the American-British rock band, Paul McCartney and Wings, known as Wings, together with drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Denny Laine in 1971, after the break-up of the legendary Beatles. The band's third record, Band on the Run topped the Billboard 200, produced three Billboard Hot 100 top 10s and collected a triple-platinum certification.

Band on the Run (Underdubbed Mixes) tracklist:

01 Band on the Run
02 Mamunia
03 No Words
04 Jet
05 Bluebird
06 Mrs. Vandebilt
07 Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
08 Picasso’s Last Words (Drink to Me)
09 Let Me Roll It