Thrillington - C.D. Front Cover | Thrillington - C.D. Rear Cover |
Thrillington - The C.D. |
Label | Regal Zonophone |
Catalogue No. | EMC 3175 |
Release date | 29th April 1977 |
Total time | 44:52 |
U.K. Album Chart Detail : | Did NOT Chart |
Detail : | Percy "Thrills" Thrillington was born in Coventry Cathedral in 1939. As a young man his travels took him to Baton Rouge
U.S.A. where he studied music for five years on the trot. Moving later to Los Angeles he gained expertise in the marketing,
conducting and arranging fields. Eventually the path led to London where his long ambition to form his own orchestra was
realized. On this record Percy takes the themes from Paul McCartney's "Ram" and with the help of some of London's best
musicians forges them into orchestral versions that bear the unmistakable imprint - the mark of .. Thrillington.
Or ....
The album starts with the sounds of an orchestra warming up and talking. As well as a full orchestra, drum, bass and piano
can be heard, and also a choir contributing some melodies. The orchestra was arranged and conducted by Richard Hewson. The cover artwork was by Jeff Cummins and designed by Hipgnosis, with sleeve notes by Clint Harrigan. The original L.P. long since deleted is now quite sought after ... incredibly, I gave my copy away some years back.
After many years of being unavailable in any format, E.M.I. issued "Thrillington" on C.D. in May 1995 with catalogue number CZ 543. |
Track | Composer | Time |
Too Many People | McCartney | 4:29 |
3 Legs | McCartney | 3:41 |
Ram On | McCartney | 2:49 |
Dear Boy | P.McCartney & L.McCartney | 2:50 |
Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey | P.McCartney & L.McCartney | 4:56 |
Smile Away | McCartney | 4:39 |
Track | Composer | Time |
Heart Of The Country | P.McCartney & L.McCartney | 2:26 |
Monkberry Moon Delight | P.McCartney & L.McCartney | 4:36 |
Eat At Home | P.McCartney & L.McCartney | 3:27 |
Long Haired Lady | P.McCartney & L.McCartney | 5:44 |
The Back Seat Of My Car | McCartney | 4:51 |
Re-issues
18th May 2018 - Marbled Vinyl version (673 7238) - Nothing new, no bonus tracks.
Press Release:
Recorded in 1971 but not released until 1977, Thrillington remains one of the most enigmatic entries in the storied McCartney discography.
Credited to the pseudonym Percy "Thrills" Thrillington, a fictitious socialite whose activities were chronicled in UK newspaper ads,
Thrillington was actually a fully reimagined instrumental lounge/jazz version of Paul and Linda's RAM.
With Thrillington's 2018 edition, Percy is given a new lease on life with this collector's item available on vinyl for the first time since the 1977 first pressings
that fetch hefty sums on the collectors' market, plus a limited edition red/black marbled 180gram vinyl LP with download card.
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