After the demise of Wings and despite "Back To The Egg" and "McCartney II" both going top 10 world wide, by Paul's standards, 1979 &1980 was considered a lean and experimental period even though he still sold millions of albums. To cap it off, we lost John Lennon in 1980. No doubt Paul took it hard. Two years later in 1982 he re-emerged with what many consider his solo classic "Tug Of War".
Instead of locking himself away in his farm studio, Paul turned to the genius of George Martin and a wonderful collaboration with Stevie Wonder. One of the all time classic albums and a global No.1 smash for Paul putting him back on top of the mountain.
This is an EXTREMELY RARE PROMOTIONAL ADVANCE REVIEW COPY of the 2000 Japanese Mini LP Replica CD ISSUE OF Paul McCartney: Tug Of War.
ONE OF THE JEWELS OF MY COLLECTION. I absolutely love all the Japanese issues above the rest of the world, not only sonically but for the fantastic packaging. I have another non promo copy of this CD and it sounds awesome. As a collector the most important thing is rarity. There aren't many of these around, and I can't find another PROMO COPY of this anywhere else in the world that is mint, brand new like mine, in fact I can't find another promo copy at all.
As the years go by, these albums are going to get harder and harder to find as CD production is falling every year. It won't be long before rare CD's are selling for more than vinyl. CD's don't wear out, vinyl records do. I grew up with vinyl but the only thing I miss are the covers.
OUT OF PRINT JAPANESE PROMO PRESSING. Toshiba Japanese promo CD's are the most sought after by collectors like me because the stamping and numbering on the inner ring of the CD means they make a separate glass master just for promo samples. This means only one metal master stamper is produced instead of the father-mother-stamper method for regular CD's. This means SUPREME QUALITY, or the best it possibly can be as an exact copy of the original master without any data loss in production.
Personally, I love
collecting Japanese CD's, they are generally superior quality to the
rest of the world on every level in my opinion. All the JAPANESE CD's I
own are the best sounding in the world with very few exceptions!!
*Please note the CD will probably have sample not for sale or something similar in Japanese around the inner ring of the CD.
Track Listing:
Side one
1. "Tug of War" – 4:22
2. "Take It Away" – 4:14
3. "Somebody Who Cares" – 3:19
4. "What's That You're Doing?" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) – 6:19
5. "Here Today" – 2:27
Side two
1. "Ballroom Dancing" – 4:07
2. "The Pound Is Sinking" – 2:54
3. "Wanderlust" – 3:49
4. "Get It" (Duet with Carl Perkins) – 2:29
5. "Be What You See (Link)" – 0:34
6. "Dress Me Up as a Robber" – 2:41
7. "Ebony and Ivory" (Duet with Stevie Wonder) – 3:46
All the songs are one side of course, the cover uses the original vinyl LP artwork.
Message me through eBay with any questions. Cheers Neal
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Most countries around the world are now charging VAT Tax on almost everything, so delivery times have slowed a little due to customs clearances, please check customs rules for your country, you might have to pay a bit extra. For example: The USA charges NOTHING UP TO $800USD so you will get your order quickly, UK charges 20% VAT on anything over 19GBP so it could take an extra week to get through customs at Langley. The EU countries, France, Italy, Spain etc charge VAT over 22 Euros. China is free up to $300USD.
Please message me through eBay with any questions. Cheers Neal
Multiple items:
If there several items you'd like to purchase, please message me a list so I can work out the best shipping deal and create a custom product for you. Again you can message me through eBay.
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Bank Transfer:
Happy to accept bank transfers and arrange postage, message me through eBay, again I only use Australia Post satchels with tracking, insurance and signature. I won't do cheap postage in case the parcel gets lost or damaged, this way you are always covered. We haven't had a lost or damaged parcel yet but it's bound to happen sooner or later.
Returns:
I am not a shop, just a music collector selling personal possessions. As the items I sell are mostly "one of" rarities, I do not accept returns, except of course where they are faulty or damaged in transit. So please choose carefully and don't hesitate to message me through eBay if you have any questions.
Message me through eBay with any questions. Cheers Neal