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Paul McCartney
Press To Play

Album US 1986 on Parlophone label
Rock and Pop (Pop Rock)

Cat. number 062 24 0598 1 on back cover Cat. number as 1C 062-24 0598 1 A/B on labels Cat. number 24 0598 1 on spine On back cover: "George Hurrell took the Cover Photograph with the same box camera he used in Hollywood in the thirties". "The images in the centre spread are stereo drawings made by Paul during mixing, to pin-point the position of sounds in the stereo picture". Comment to the catering staff ; "And Baz to the best kids" Mastered with DMM (Direct Metal Mastering) Made in EEC Marketed, manufactured and distributed by EMI Printed in Holland by EMI Services Benelux B.V., Uden En France: distribution exclusive EMI Pathé Marconi S.A. [EMI logo] Published by MPL Communications Ltd., ℗1986 Original sound recordings made by MPL Communications Ltd. ©1986 MPL Communications Ltd. Lyrics on printed inner sheet. Track durations taken from the cover. The labels have different durations. Cover and labels are identical with Press To Play with the same cat.#, but they feature different mixes of the song "Press". The difference is in the matrix/runout codes: This version has "2405981-B1", the other version has "2405981-B2".

Musicians

	Paul McCartney voc, *1942 GB illustration, stereo drawings, musician, producer, arranged by, written by, album by
	Anne Dudley key, p, *1956 GB arranged by, orchestra
	Tony Visconti bvoc, b, *1944 US arranged by, orchestra
	Steve Jackson , GB engineer, voice, spoken word
	Eddie Klein , GB engineer, additional, voice, spoken word
	John Hammel , engineer, additional, voice, spoken word
	Matt Howe bvoc, GB engineer, additional, voice, spoken word
	Hugh Padgham dr, *1955 GB engineer, mixed by, producer, arranged by
	Eric Stewart voc, *1945 GB harmony vocals, harmonies, musician, written by
	Kate Robbins voc, *1958 GB harmony vocals, harmonies
	Linda McCartney key, voc, 1941-1998 GB harmony vocals, harmonies, voice, spoken word
	Ruby James voc, harmony vocals, harmonies
	Carlos Alomar g, syn, *1951 US musician
	Dick Morrissey ts, fl, 1940-2000 GB musician
	Eddie Rayner key, *1952 NZ musician
	Gary Barnacle sax, fl, *1959 GB musician
	Gavyn Wright vn, *1950 GB musician
	Graham Ward dr, g, bvoc, musician
	Jerry Marotta dr, voc, *1956 US musician
	John Bradbury dr, 1953-2015 musician
	Lenny Pickett fl, *1954 US musician
	Nick Glennie-Smith key, voc, p, *1951 GB musician
	Pete Townshend voc, g, *1945 GB musician
	Phil Collins voc, dr, *1951 GB musician
	Ray Cooper perc, *1942 GB musician
	Simon Chamberlain p, musician
	Alan Crowder other, behind the scenes
	Billy , other, behind the scenes
	John Hegarty key, other, behind the scenes
	Shelagh , other, behind the scenes
	Stephen Shrimpton other, behind the scenes
	The MPL Gang other, behind the scenes
	Kerry Belsham other, catering
	Marie Moore other, catering
	James McCartney voc, b, *1977 GB voice, spoken word

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