RELEASE
RECORDS
Release Records
was a DIY label. It managed one single. Recorded At Paul
McCartney Hog Hill Studios in Kent It issued singles in KIDS-0000 numerical
series. Distributed By Release Records. Spirit Of play are Craig Mathieson,
Woody Woodmansey (the drummer in David Bowie's backing band The Spiders From
Mars in the 1970s) and Nicky Hopkins (a keyboard player who knew The Beatles
from their Hamburg days). Their song Children In Need was recorded at Paul
McCartney's private studio in Sussex. Proceeds from the sale of the record went
to the BBC's Children In Need Appeal in 1988. The single did not chart. Band
Members were Bass – Paul McCartney, Drums – Woody Woodmansey, French Horn –
Andrew Skirrow, Guitar – Paul Fink, Lead Guitar – Ken Wilson, Piano, Keyboards –
Nicky Hopkins, Strings – London String Quartet, Vocals – Craig
Mathieson. Distributed By PRT
Records.
88
Spirit Of Play
Children In Need
RELEASE
KIDS
1988