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''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 1971 – with McCartney as producer – and 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 Linda – and we kept it a secret for a long time but now the world knows! – you blew it!" After the admission, the album nearly tripled in value. In 1990 Paul McCartney also admitted to Palmiere, via an autograph request, that he was indeed Clint Harrigan – the liner notes writer for ''Thrillington'' and Paul McCartney and Wings' ''Wild Life'' album. The first person to reveal the identity of Clint Harrigan was John Lennon, who stated as much during a well-publicised letter feud with McCartney in the ''New Musical Express'' in 1972. The full story of the ''Thrillington'' album was told in detail in 1995 in Beatles fanzine ''Good Day Sunshine''〔 ("Thrillington", by Matt Hurwitz, Good Day Sunshine Magazine, 1995 )〕 and in music journalist Ian Peel's book ''The Unknown Paul McCartney'' (Reynolds & Hearn, 2002). Peel tracked down various musicians who brought McCartney's vision to life – including Richard Hewson, Herbie Flowers and The Mike Sammes Singers – as well as those that were responsible in creating its mythology. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Thrillington」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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