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1981 highlights

Recording of Tug Of War
"Concerts for the People of Kampuchea" live album released

January

Recording "Christian Bop"
Circa 1981
Paul's Haircut Shocks The Barber (interview)
1981
Recording "Ballroom Dancing", "Wanderlust", "Sweetest Little Show"
Jan 02, 1981
"Cold Cuts" overdubs and mixing
January 12th - 23th, 1981
Recording "Tug Of War"
Jan 21, 1981

February

"Tug Of War" sessions at AIR Studios, Montserrat
February 2 till March 3, 1981
Recording "Dress Me Up As A Robber", "The Pound Is Sinking", "Average Person"
Feb 04, 1981
Recording "Somebody Who Cares"
Feb 09, 1981
Recording "Hey Hey"
Feb 10, 1981
Recording "The Pound Is Sinking"
Feb 10, 1981
Recording "Keep Under Cover"
Feb 11, 1981
Recording "Take It Away", "Average Person"
February 16-18, 1981
The McCartney Interview
By Paul McCartney
Feb 23, 1981 • Released in the UK
Recording "Get It"
Feb 24, 1981
Recording "My Old Friend"
Feb 25, 1981
Recording "Ebony And Ivory"
Feb 28, 1981

March

Recording "What's That You're Doing", "Tug Of War"
Mar 01, 1981
Paul plays with The Michael Schenker Group
Mar 03, 1981
Paul McCartney rumoured to play tribute concert for John Lennon
Mar 07, 1981
Overdubs for "All Those Years Ago"
March / April 1981 ?
Overdubs for "What's That You're Doing?"
March 1981
Recording "Newt Rack"
Mar 11, 1981
Tug Of War sessions at AIR Studios, London
March 11, 1981 - March 1982
Overdubs for "The Pound Is Sinking"
Mar 12, 1981
Overdubs for "Ballroom Dancing"
Mar 17, 1981
Overdubs for "Take It Away", "Dress Me Up As A Robber"
Mar 23, 1981
Recording "Keep Under Cover"
Mar 23, 1981
Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
By Various Artists
Mar 30, 1981 • Released in the US
Recording "Ebony And Ivory"
Mar 30, 1981
Beatles' biography "Shout - The True Story Of The Beatles" published in the UK
Mar 30, 1981

April

Concerts for the People of Kampuchea
By Various Artists
Apr 03, 1981 • Released in the UK
"Rockshow" premiered in London
Apr 08, 1981
Denny Laine quits Wings
Apr 27, 1981
Ringo Starr gets married
Apr 27, 1981

May

Recording "Say Say Say", "The Man"
May 1981
Interview with Hunter Davies (interview)
May 03, 1981
All Those Years Ago
By George Harrison
May 11, 1981 • Released in the US
All Those Years Ago / Writings On The Wall
By George Harrison
May 22, 1981 • Released in the UK

June

Somewhere in England
By George Harrison
Jun 01, 1981 • Released in the US
Somewhere in England
By George Harrison
Jun 05, 1981 • Released in the UK
"Back To The Egg" TV program premiered on UK TV
Jun 10, 1981

July

Recording "Average Person"
July 1981

August

The Beatles' "Let It Be" film is released for home video
August 1981
First Beatles recording to be returned to Paul McCartney
Aug 01, 1981
Mixing "Dress Me Up As A Robber"
Aug 14, 1981

September

Mixing "Somebody Who Cares", "The Pound Is Sinking"
Sep 01, 1981
Mixing "Average Person"
Sep 01, 1981
"Paul McCartney, Composer / Artist" book published
Sep 01, 1981
6th Buddy Holly Week
September 7th? to 14th?, 1981

October

Overdubs for "Ebony And Ivory"
October 1981
Mixing "Get It", "Wanderlust", "Ballroom Dancing", "What's That You're Doing"
Oct 01, 1981
Stop and Smell the Roses
By Ringo Starr
Oct 27, 1981 • Released in the US

November

Down Memory Laine (interview)
Nov 07, 1981
Mixing "Christian Bop"
Nov 11, 1981
Stop and Smell the Roses
By Ringo Starr
Nov 20, 1981 • Released in the UK
Recording "Here Today"
Nov 30, 1981

December

The Beatles
By The Beatles
Dec 07, 1981 • Released in the UK
Mixing "Here Today"
Dec 09, 1981
Mixing "Tug Of War"
Dec 13, 1981
Recording and mixing "Be What You See"
Dec 29, 1981

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