After the, to my taste, rather bad synth splotched "Press To Play" this felt as a breath of fresh air (eng title - "Back In The USSR"). An album recorded live in the studio during two days in Sussex, July 1987. Apparently he wasn't sure how to release it at first, so the original idea was to make a fake Soviet release, seemingly smuggled to UK. But after EMI cancelled those plans they got contact with the actual Soviet Melodiya label and an agreement that it was to be pressed and released there exclusively. First batch came 1988 as an eleven-track with red label and yellow rear. The one shown here is the second press which added the songs "Summertime" and "I'm Gonna Be A Wheel Someday", making it a thirteen-track. In my world this has about everything going for it. A kind of garage recording where McCartney and players like Mick Green (The Pirates, Dakotas, Rebel Riousers), Mick Gallagher (Ian Dury, Clash), Nick Garvey (Ducks Deluxe, Motors) and a couple of studio musicians cover old favorite rock songs. And they emulate the atmosphere of a an older recording perfectly. If it wasn't for the partly very mean guitars it could as well have been cut 1959. Right on and 100% honest carried by unembellished audio make it sound authentic, like they were here. Don't think this can disappoint any lover of classic rock, or fan of McCartney. Favorite tracks - "Kansas City" and "Lucille". From 1991 and on also released in the rest of the world on vinyl, CD and cassette. UK lim. ed. CD box set (Parlophone CDPCSD 117) came with one more bonus track. (BÅC*) (MÄCC*) (BÄ*)
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