On july 20th and 21st of 1987, records eighteen oldie songs at jam-like recording sessions in london, released in russia in 1988 and known as the back in the u. s.s. r. album in the western world.

Paul McCartney

The album originally was released only in the Soviet Union in 1988 under the Russian title, "Снова в СССР"  ("Back in the USSR").   The album was later released internationally, in 1991.  The album included McCartney's versions of rock-and-roll classics like, "Ain't that a Shame," "That's All Right, Mama," and "Lucille."

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