Wings’ ‘Venus and Mars’ to be reissued for 50th anniversary

Paul McCartney’s band Wings is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their fourth studio album, Venus and Mars.

The milestone will be marked with a new half-speed master reissue of the album, dropping March 21. The remaster was created by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios using the original master recordings from 1975 and will feature a reproduction of the original U.K. pressing, and a recreation of the original artwork by Hipgnosis.

The album will also get its first-ever Dolby Atmos release, with Giles Martin and Steve Orchard behind the new mix.

The follow-up to the hit album Band on the Run, Venus and Mars, released May 30, 1975, hit #1 on the Billboard 200 Albums chart. It featured the #1 single “Listen to What the Man Said.”

Venus and Mars (50th Anniversary) is available for preorder now.