Attention please! Unheard Paul McCartney recording up for auction

McCartney’s demo version of Attention, destined for Ringo Starr’s 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses, expected to sell for £10,000

A previously unheard recording by Paul McCartney of his song Attention, later recorded by Ringo Starr, is going up for auction this month.

The demo recording by McCartney was given to saxophonist Howie Casey, to reference ahead of the recording session for Starr’s 1981 album Stop and Smell the Roses. Casey’s wife Sheila would also perform backing vocals on the finished version of Attention, alongside Linda McCartney.