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Release year : 1986

Press To Play (LP version)

By Paul McCartneyOfficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions

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Disc 1

  1. Stranglehold

    Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

    3:36 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Eric Stewart : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Drums John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Gary Barnacle : Horns (?) Dick Morrisey : Horns (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  2. Good Times Coming / Feel The Sun

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:56 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Electric piano (?), Keyboards (?), Producer, Shaker (?), Vocals Eric Stewart : Electric guitar Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Drums Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar Eddie Rayner : Keyboards Kate Robbins : Backing vocals Ruby James : Backing vocals John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  3. Talk More Talk

    Written by Paul McCartney

    5:18 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Vocals James McCartney : Vocals Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) John Hammel : Assistant engineer, Vocals Matt Howe : Assistant engineer, Vocals Steve Jackson : Assistant engineer, Vocals Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Recording : Unknown date prior to March 1985 • Studio Unknown

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  4. Footprints

    Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

    4:32 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Producer, Spanish guitar, Spinet, Vocals Eric Stewart : Acoustic guitar, Electric guitar (?), Synthesizers (?) Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Lynn-drum programming, Percussion John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  5. Only Love Remains

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:16 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Classical guitar, Piano, Producer, Synthesizers, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Acoustic guitar (?), Backing vocals Ray Cooper : Marimba, Shaker (?), Tambourine (?) Kate Robbins : Backing vocals Ruby James : Backing vocals Graham Ward : Drums Simon Chamberlain : Synth bass John Bradbury : Violin Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer

    Session Recording: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  6. Press

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:43 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Drums Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar Eddie Rayner : Keyboards (?), Synthesizers (?) John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Simon Chamberlain : Synth bass (?) John Bradbury : Violin (?) Gavin Wright : Violin (?) Hugh Padgham : Producer, Recording engineer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Burt Bevans : Mixing engineer Steve Forward : Mixing engineer Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  7. Pretty Little Head

    Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

    5:13 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Keyboards Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Percussion, Vibraphone John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  8. Move Over Busker

    Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

    4:05 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Jerry Marotta : Drums Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar Kate Robbins : Backing vocals Ruby James : Backing vocals John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  9. Angry

    Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

    3:36 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Vocals Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Ray Cooper : Tambourine Pete Townshend : Backing vocals, Electric guitar John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Phil Collins : Drums Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon

  10. However Absurd

    Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart

    4:59 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Keyboards (?), Piano, Producer, Vocals Eric Stewart : Acoustic guitar (?), Electric guitar Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer (?) Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Kelly : Assistant engineer (?) Anne Dudley : Orchestration Jerry Marotta : Drums John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Hugh Padgham : Engineering, Mixing engineer, Producer Peter Mew : Assistant engineer (?) Haydn Bendall : Assistant engineer (?)

    Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Overdubs: October 1st - December 6th 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

    Session Mixing: April 14th-18th 1986 • Studio AIR Studios, London, UK

    Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon


From tracks.co.uk – An original UK promotional poster for Paul McCartney’s 1986 album Press To Play. It measures 76cm x 51cm (30 inches x 20 inches).
From tracks.co.uk – An original promotional poster for the 1986 of Paul McCartney’s Press To Play album. It features a colour image of Paul with the black and white album artwork below. Rolled. It measures 91.5cm x 61cm (36 inches x 24 inches).
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