A sample of Paul McCartney's 1991 demo for “Angel In Disguise” has hit the Internet before heading to auction. The tune was gifted to Ringo Starr, which he ultimately recorded with producer Peter Asher — but ultimately left off his 1992 comeback album, Times Takes Time.
The song, which arguably is not one of McCartney's stronger '90s efforts, features “Macca” adopting a cod reggae accent against a barebones track including piano and a drum machine — with a repetitive pre-chorus reminiscent of the 1997 Flaming Pie track, “If You Wanna.” The auction will feature two versions of the song — McCartney's demo, and another featuring Ringo's rough studio track.
Redsector.com reported British DJ Tony Prince is selling the cassette after McCartney enlisted him in finding a suitable artist to cover the songs after Ringo bumped it from the album.