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1986 highlights

Press To Play album released

January

Paul McCartney visits the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy London Center
1986 - date unknown
Paul receives Award of Merit at the 13th American Music Awards
Jan 27, 1986

February

Recording "Simple As That"
February 1986

April

"Press To Play" sessions #3
April 14th-18th 1986

May

Paul McCartney inducted into The Guinness Book of Records Hall of Fame
May 26, 1986
"No More Lonely Nights" gets an ASCAP award
May 28, 1986

June

Paperback Writer / Rain (UK - Picture disc - 1986)
By The Beatles
Jun 09, 1986 • Released in the UK
Paperback Writer / Rain (UK - 1986)
By The Beatles
Jun 09, 1986 • Released in the UK
Press (version 1) (film)
For Paul McCartney
Filming date: Jun 16, 1986
Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert
Jun 20, 1986

July

Seaside Woman / B-Side To Seaside
By Suzy and the Red Stripes
Jul 07, 1986 • Released in the UK
"Blankit's First Show" premiered on UK TV
Jul 12, 1986
Press / It's Not True
By Paul McCartney
Jul 14, 1986 • Released in the UK
Press / It's Not True
By Paul McCartney
Jul 14, 1986 • Released in the UK

August

Interview with Robin Ross (interview)
August 1986
Home recordings
August 1986
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (UK - 1986)
By The Beatles
Aug 05, 1986 • Released in the UK
Yellow Submarine / Eleanor Rigby (UK - Picture disc - 1986)
By The Beatles
Aug 05, 1986 • Released in the UK
"Beautiful Night" / "Loveliest Thing" session
Aug 21-22, 1986
Press To Play
By Paul McCartney
Aug 22, 1986 • Released in the UK
"The Real Buddy Holly" released on home video in the UK
Aug 26, 1986

September

Press To Play - Track by Track (interview)
Autumn 1986
Overdubs for Cold Cuts project
September / October 1986
11th Buddy Holly Week
Early September 1986
Paul McCartney: The Rolling Stone Interview (interview)
Sep 11, 1986

October

Tug Of War: Paul McCartney Wants to Lay His Demons to Rest (interview)
October 1986
Paul McCartney : Press To Play (interview)
Oct 01, 1986
Paul McCartney: An Innocent Man? (interview)
October 1986
Pretty Little Head (film)
For Paul McCartney
Filming date: 2nd half of December 1986
Rupert And The Frog Song gets The Best Selling Video Of The Year award
Oct 16, 1986
Pretty Little Head / Write Away
By Paul McCartney
Oct 27, 1986 • Released in the UK
Pretty Little Head / Write Away
By Paul McCartney
Oct 27, 1986 • Released in the UK
Stranglehold / Angry
By Paul McCartney
Oct 29, 1986 • Released in the US
Mixing "Blue Sway", "A Love For You"
Oct 31, 1986

November

'Stranglehold' video shoot
Nov 04, 1986
Only Love Remains (film)
For Paul McCartney
Filming date: Nov 17-19, 1986
Paul McCartney's tribute to Matt Monro
Nov 19, 1986
Paul receives a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Bambi awards
Nov 20, 1986
Royal Variety Performance
Nov 24, 1986
The Anti-Heroin Project: It's A Live-In World
By Various Artists
Nov 24, 1986 • Released in the UK

December

Only Love Remains / Tough On A Tightrope
By Paul McCartney
Dec 01, 1986 • Released in the UK
The Tube
Dec 12, 1986
"Squid" session
Dec 12, 1986
"This One" demo
Dec 29, 1986

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