Press To Play Sessions
By Paul McCartney • Unofficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney solo work by MisterClaudel”
By Paul McCartney • Unofficial album • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney solo work by MisterClaudel”
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
March - May 1985
September 1985
October 1st - December 6th 1985
April 14th-18th 1986
"Beautiful Night" / "Loveliest Thing" session
Aug 21-22, 1986
Stranglehold
Good Times Coming
Written by Paul McCartney
7:12 • Rough mix • A1
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar (?), Vocals Eric Stewart : Electric guitar (?) Jerry Marotta : Drums Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar (?)
Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Talk More Talk
Written by Paul McCartney
5:42 • Studio version • A1 • 12" mix
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Mixing engineer, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Vocals James McCartney : Vocals Trevor Jones : Assistant engineer (?) Eddie Klein : Assistant engineer Tony Clark : Assistant engineer (?) Jon Jacobs : Mixing engineer Matt Butler : Assistant engineer (?) John Hammel : Assistant engineer, Vocals Matt Howe : Assistant engineer, Vocals Steve Jackson : Assistant engineer, Vocals Hugh Padgham : Engineering, 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
Footprints
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
4:29 • Rough mix • A1
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar (?), Bass (?), Keyboards (?), Vocals (?) Eric Stewart : Acoustic guitar (?) Jerry Marotta : Percussion (?)
Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Only Love Remains
Written by Paul McCartney
4:08 • Studio version • A1 • Remix by Jim Boyer
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 Jim Boyer : Remixing
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
Written by Paul McCartney
4:29 • Live • L1
Concert From "Royal Variety Performance" in London, United Kingdom on Nov 24, 1986
Written by Paul McCartney
4:11 • Live • L1 • The Tube, UK TV - Dec 11. 1986
Concert From "The Tube" in Newcastle, United Kingdom on Dec 12, 1986
Press
Written by Paul McCartney
3:36 • Studio version • A1 • Video Edit
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals Jerry Marotta : Drums Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar Eddie Rayner : Keyboards (?), Synthesizers (?) Simon Chamberlain : Synth bass (?) John Bradbury : Violin (?) Gavin Wright : Violin (?) Hugh Padgham : Producer, Recording engineer Burt Bevans : Mixing engineer Steve Forward : Mixing 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
Written by Paul McCartney
6:26 • Studio version • C • Bevans-Forward Extended Dub Mix
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, Remixing Steve Forward : Mixing engineer, Remixing 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
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Pretty Little Head
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
4:59 • Rough mix • A3
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Vocals Eric Stewart : Keyboards Jerry Marotta : Percussion
Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
7:00 • Studio version • A4 • Alternate Extended Mix
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
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
3:48 • Studio version • A2 • 7" mix by Larry Alexander
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 (?) Larry Alexander : Remix 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
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
6:45 • Studio version • A1 • 12" mix by John ‘Tokes’ Potoker
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 (?) John Potoker : Remix
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
Move Over Busker
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
4:07 • Rough mix • A1
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Vocals Eric Stewart : Electric guitar (?) Jerry Marotta : Drums Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar (?)
Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Angry
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
3:24 • Studio version • A1 • Remix
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 (?) Larry Alexander : Remix 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
However Absurd
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
4:43 • Rough mix • A1
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Vocals Eric Stewart : Electric guitar Jerry Marotta : Drums
Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Write Away
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
3:07 • Rough mix • A1
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Eric Stewart : Electric guitar (?) Jerry Marotta : Percussion Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar (?)
Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
It's Not True
Written by Paul McCartney
4:28 • Studio version • A1 • Single Mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Electric piano, Producer, 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 LaBouche : Backing vocals Lenny Pickett : Saxophone 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
Tough On A Tightrope
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
4:30 • Rough mix • A2
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jerry Marotta : Drums
Session Recording: March - May 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, 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
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
6:50 • Studio version • A1 • Remix by Julian Mendelsohn
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Piano, Producer, Synthesizers (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing 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 : Congas (?), Drums Carlos Alomar : Electric guitar John Hammel : Assistant engineer (?) Matt Howe : Assistant engineer (?) Julian Mendelsohn : Remixing 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
Stranglehold Video Shoot
Band Introduction
1:21 • Live
Concert From "'Stranglehold' video shoot" in Amado, USA on Nov 04, 1986
Written by Allen Toussaint
1:09 • Live
Concert From "'Stranglehold' video shoot" in Amado, USA on Nov 04, 1986
Written by Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker, Sylvia Vanderpool
1:52 • Live
Concert From "'Stranglehold' video shoot" in Amado, USA on Nov 04, 1986
Written by Daniel Flores
2:50 • Live
Concert From "'Stranglehold' video shoot" in Amado, USA on Nov 04, 1986
Cactus Club (Improvisation)
8:59 • Live
Concert From "'Stranglehold' video shoot" in Amado, USA on Nov 04, 1986
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
1:38 • Live
Concert From "'Stranglehold' video shoot" in Amado, USA on Nov 04, 1986
Stranglehold
Written by Paul McCartney, Eric Stewart
3:30 • Studio version • Video Soundtrack With Alternate Sax Solo
Album outtake
McCartney Special
Video Shoot With Live Vocal #1
2:29 • Studio version
Video Shoot With Live Vocal #2
4:43 • Studio version
Spies Like Us
Written by Paul McCartney
7:16 • Studio version • A1 • DJ Version
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals Phil Ramone : Producer Eddie Rayner : Synthesizers Kate Robbins : Backing vocals Ruby James : Backing vocals Hugh Padgham : Producer
Session Recording: September 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Mixing: September 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
7:16 • Studio version • A2 • Party Mix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals Phil Ramone : Producer Eddie Rayner : Synthesizers Kate Robbins : Backing vocals Ruby James : Backing vocals Hugh Padgham : Producer John Potoker : Remixing
Session Recording: September 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Mixing: September 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
5:37 • Studio version • A4 • Art Of Noise Remix
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass, Drums, Electric guitar, Keyboards, Percussion, Producer, Tambourine, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Eric Stewart : Backing vocals Phil Ramone : Producer Eddie Rayner : Synthesizers Kate Robbins : Backing vocals Ruby James : Backing vocals Hugh Padgham : Producer John Potoker : Remixing Art Of Noise : Remixing
Session Recording: September 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Session Mixing: September 1985 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Loveliest Thing
Written by Paul McCartney
4:01 • Studio version • A1 • Slight differences with final mix
Paul McCartney : Piano, Vocals Phil Ramone : Producer Neil Jason : Bass David Brown : Electric guitar Liberty Devitto : Drums David Lebolt : Synthesizer
Session Recording: Aug 21, 1986 • Studio The Power Station, New York, USA
Radio Show
Press To Play Album Party
16:51 • Studio version
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