Title: Paul McCartney - Tug Of War Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Pop Rock, Beatles-Related Art Pop, Liverpool, England 9/26 Matrix #: TC 37462 Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Paul M (42' - Alive) | Producer: George Martin Cultural Facts:
Personal Struggle: “Here Today” was McCartney’s imagined conversation with John Lennon after Lennon’s 1980 murder, letting Paul say tender things the two guarded ex-bandmates rarely said plainly in life.
Studio Lore: Tug Of War reunited McCartney with Beatles producer George Martin and pulled in a wide cast, including Ringo Starr, Stevie Wonder, Carl Perkins, Stanley Clarke, and Eric Stewart.
Animal Rights: Paul and Linda McCartney later became major public voices for vegetarianism and animal welfare, turning their family values into cookbooks, food products, and long-running activism.
