    thrillington is a 1977 album by paul mccartney, under the pseudonym of percy "thrills" thrillington. the album is an instrumental cover version of paul and linda mccartney's 1971 album, ram. ==history== arranger richard hewson was asked to arrange the orchestration before ram had yet been released and it was recorded in june 1971âwith mccartney as producerâand with an intended release shortly thereafter. paul and linda's decision to form wings resulted in the album being shelved until 1977. in preparation for the release of thrillington, mccartney invented the fictitious socialite percy thrillington, and even took out ads in various uk music papers announcing thrillington's so-called comings and goings to generate curiosity and interest. released in april 1977, mccartney's name was mentioned only in the main liner notes where he is described as a friend of percy. thrillington went mostly unnoticed upon its release except for a mention in the random notes page of rolling stone magazine. it became a sort of collector's item although not a hot one for there was some doubt as to whether thrillington was really paul mccartney and the role he played in it. mccartney was never asked about his role in that album until he finally admitted it to journalist peter palmiere at a los angeles press conference on 27 november 1989 during the second leg of his world tour. mccartney told palmiere "what a great question to end the conference. the world needs to know! but seriously it was me and lindaâand we kept it a secret for a long time but now the world knows!â you blew it!" after the admission, the album nearly tripled in value. paul mccartney in 1990 also admitted to palmiere vi
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