Paul McCartney – Pipes of Peace – Sealed Original Vinyl Record Album 1983, 1st E

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Paul McCartney – Pipes of Peace – Sealed Original Vinyl Record Album

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Catalog Number: QC 39149

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Vinyl

- Side 1: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

- Side 2: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Labels

- Side 1: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

- Side 2: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Covers

- Front Cover: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

- Back Cover: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Inside Cover: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Spine: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Seems

- Top: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

- Bottom: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

Inner Sleeve: Mint (Sealed – Never Opened – Never Played)

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Released: 31 October 1983

Recorded: October/December 1980, February/March 1981, Summer 1981, September/October 1982, February/July 1983

Pipes of Peace is the fifth solo studio album by Paul McCartney, released in 1983. As the follow-up to the popular Tug of War, Pipes of Peace was nearly as successful and the source of more big hits for McCartney although critics were much cooler on the album than they were on its predecessor.

Background and structure

Upon its release, many were quick to notice that Pipes of Peace mirrored its predecessor in many ways. It was produced by George Martin, it featured two collaborations with the same artist (this time with Michael Jackson; the Tug of War collaborations being with Stevie Wonder), and continued McCartney's alliance in the studio with Ringo Starr, former 10cc guitarist Eric Stewart and his last session work with Wings guitarist Denny Laine. The reason for all of this is that many of the songs released on Pipes of Peace were recorded during the 1981 sessions for Tug of War, with "Pipes of Peace", "The Other Me", "So Bad", "Tug of Peace" and "Through Our Love" being recorded afterward in September/October 1982. By November, McCartney would start shooting his self-written motion picture Give My Regards to Broad Street, co-starring wife Linda, Ringo Starr and Tracey Ullman, which would take up most of his time throughout 1983. Due to the filming commitments (and to allow a reasonable lapse of time between his new album and Tug of War), Pipes of Peace was delayed until October for release.

With momentum building for his film project—and the accompanying soundtrack album—McCartney would spend much of his energies finishing and preparing for Give My Regards to Broad Street until its release in the autumn of 1984.

In 1983 Pipes of Peace made its debut on CD on Columbia Records. In 1993, Pipes of Peace was remastered and reissued on CD as part of "The Paul McCartney Collection" series, with the previously unreleased "Twice in a Lifetime" (the title song for a 1985 film); his 1984 hit from the Rupert Bear project, "We All Stand Together"; and "Simple as That", released in 1986 on the charity album The Anti-Heroin Project - It's A Live-In World – all as bonus tracks. "Ode to a Koala Bear" (the B-side to "Say Say Say") was overlooked for inclusion.

Reception

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Allmusic

Rolling Stone

Robert Christgau

Critical reaction was less than that which had greeted Tug of War, many feeling that Pipes of Peace was a weaker execution of its predecessor's formula.

The album featured the duet between McCartney and Jackson, "Say Say Say" which reached No. 2 in the UK and No. 1 in the US where it remained for six weeks (late 1983/early 1984).

Following "Say Say Say", the album's title track became a UK no. 1 in early 1984, while in the US, "So Bad" was a Top 30 hit. The album itself was nearly as successful as Tug of War, reaching no. 4 in the UK and no. 15 in the US.

Track listing

All songs written by Paul McCartney, except "Say Say Say" and "The Man" co-written by Michael Jackson, "Hey Hey" co-written by Stanley Clarke.

Side one

"Pipes of Peace" – 3:56
"Say Say Say" – 3:55
- Duet with Michael Jackson
"The Other Me" – 3:58
"Keep Under Cover" – 3:05
"So Bad" – 3:20

Side two

"The Man" – 3:55
- Duet with Michael Jackson
"Sweetest Little Show" – 2:54
"Average Person" – 4:33
"Hey Hey" – 2:54
"Tug of Peace" – 2:54
"Through Our Love" – 3:28

Personnel

Paul McCartney: bass guitar, guitars, piano, keyboards, synthesizer, drums, vocals
Linda McCartney: keyboards, backing vocals
Michael Jackson: vocals on Say Say Say and The Man, the duets with him and McCartney.
Eric Stewart: guitars, backing vocals
Denny Laine: guitars, keyboards, vocals
Hughie Burn: guitar
Geoff Whitehorn: guitar
Stanley Clarke: bass guitar, vocals
Gavin Wright: violin
Jerry Hey: strings, horn
Gary Herbig: flute
Chris Hammer Smith: harmonica
Andy Mackay: saxophone
Ernie Watts: saxophone
Gary Grant: horns
Ringo Starr: drums
Steve Gadd: drums
Dave Mattacks: drums
James Kippen: tabla on "Pipes of Peace"
Petalozzi's Children's Choir: backing vocals on "Pipes of Peace"
Martin Hunt : Extra on video, "Pipes of Peace"