What happened for Paul in 1986

“Press To Play” keeps getting delayed, and is finally released in August this year.

Last updated on May 2, 2020

Albums released in 1986


Press To Play

By Paul McCartney • Official album



Stranglehold / Angry

By Paul McCartney • Official album

Albums Paul McCartney contributed to, released in 1986



Films released in 1986


Only Love Remains

1986 • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Maurice Phillips


Press (version 1)

1986 • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Philip Davey


Press (version 2)

1986 • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Philip Davey


Pretty Little Head

1986 • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Steve Barron


Stranglehold

1986 • For Paul McCartney • Directed by Bob Giraldi


The Paul McCartney Special

1986 • For Paul McCartney

Concerts, TV & radio shows


Prince's Trust All-Star Rock Concert

Jun 20, 1986 • United Kingdom • London • Wembley Arena


'Stranglehold' video shoot

Nov 04, 1986 • USA • Amado • Half Way Station restaurant


Royal Variety Performance

Nov 24, 1986 • United Kingdom • London • Theatre Royal


The Tube

Dec 12, 1986 • United Kingdom • Newcastle • Tyne Tees Television • TV show

Recording sessions in 1986


Recording "Simple As That"

February 1986 • Songs recorded during this session appear on The Anti-Heroin Project: It's A Live-In World


"Press To Play" sessions #3

April 14th-18th 1986 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Press To Play


Home recordings

August 1986


"Beautiful Night" / "Loveliest Thing" session

Aug 21-22, 1986 • Songs recorded during this session appear on Figure of Eight


Overdubs for Cold Cuts project

September / October 1986 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney II - Archive Collection


Mixing "Blue Sway", "A Love For You"

Oct 31, 1986 • Songs recorded during this session appear on McCartney II - Archive Collection


"Squid" session

Dec 12, 1986 • Songs recorded during this session appear on The World Tonight #1


"This One" demo

Dec 29, 1986 • Songs recorded during this session appear on 2017 exclusive downloads

Songs written in 1986


Beautiful Night

Officially appears on Flaming Pie


Code of Silence

Officially appears on Mirror Mirror


Loveliest Thing

Officially appears on Figure of Eight


Politics Of Love

Unreleased song



Squid

Officially appears on The World Tonight #1

1986 interviews


Paul McCartney: The Rolling Stone Interview

Sep 11, 1986 • From RollingStone


Paul McCartney: An Innocent Man?

October 1986 • From Q Magazine


Paul McCartney : Press To Play

Oct 01, 1986 • From Sound On Sound

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