When Paul McCartney picked Lagos, Nigeria, as the location to record Wings’ third album, Band on the Run, he envisioned an extended sun-drenched holiday – interspersed with studio sessions, of course.
However, the sessions were marred by a series of less-than-ideal events: drummer Denny Seiwell and guitarist Henry McCullough left the group, the political situation in Nigeria was tense following the end of a civil war, and the McCartneys were robbed at knifepoint.
