Release date : Friday, February 4, 2022
Wild Life (50th Anniversary)
By Wings • LP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Last updated on November 25, 2022
Release date : Friday, February 4, 2022
By Wings • LP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Last updated on November 25, 2022
Previous album Jan 27, 2022 • "Get Back (The Rooftop Performance)" by The Beatles released globally
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Album Feb 04, 2022 • "Wild Life (50th Anniversary)" by Wings released globally
Article February 11-13, 2022 • “The Beatles: Get Back – The Rooftop Concert” global theatrical engagement
Next album Feb 25, 2022 • "Now That’s What I Call 12″ 80s: Remixed" by Various Artists released globally
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:58 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Tambourine (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Organ, Piano Denny Laine : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums, Tambourine (?) Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 26, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 08, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:10 • Studio version • A2022 • Mono • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Tambourine (?), Vocals Denny Laine : Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums, Tambourine (?) Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant Chris Blair : Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 24, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 15, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Ethel Smith, Mickey Baker, Sylvia Vanderpool
4:51 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Performed by : Paul McCartney • Linda McCartney • Denny Laine • Denny Seiwell Paul McCartney : Producer Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant Chris Blair : Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 24, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Oct 03, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 05, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
6:42 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Electric guitar, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Keyboards Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Backing vocals, Drums Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 26, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 15, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
6:37 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Bass, Bongos, Congas, Electric guitar, Guiro, Harmonium (?), Maracas, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Harmonium (?), Keyboards, Vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals, Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Bongos, Congas, Drums, Guiro Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 25, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 10, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:19 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass (?), Electric piano, Producer, Recorder (?), Vocals Linda McCartney : Harmonium (?), Organ (?), Vocals Denny Laine : Bass (?), Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums, Maracas Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant Brian Blood : Recorder Peter Blood : Recorder Paul Blood : Recorder Jeanne Dolmetsch : Recorder Chris Blair : Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering Christine Blood : Recorder
Session Recording: Jul 24, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Jul 29, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Aug 06, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
0:52 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 02, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 17, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:28 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Bass (?), Electric guitar Denny Seiwell : Drums Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Jul 26, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 08, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
5:59 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Vibraphone (?), Vocals Denny Seiwell : Drums, Trumpet (?) Richard Hewson : Orchestration Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant Chris Blair : Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering Unknown musician(s) : Four cellos, Four flutes, Harp, Oboe, Tenor saxophone, Two french horns, Two trombones
Session Recording: Jul 24, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 05, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Orchestra overdubs: Oct 16, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 16, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
0:53 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Bass (?), Producer Denny Laine : Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Drums (?) Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 08, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 08, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
From PaulMcCartney.com, December 7, 2021:
Marking today’s 50th anniversary of the December 7, 1971 release of Paul McCartney and Wings’ Wild Life, UMe announces the February 4, 2022 reissue of Wings’ debut LP as a limited edition half-speed mastered vinyl pressing.
Following the eclectic charm and intimacy of 1970’s solo McCartney and 1971’s homespun lo-fi indie-pop progenitor RAM credited to Paul and Linda McCartney, Wild Life found Paul once again redefining his post-Beatles creative identity, this time beginning his tenure as a founding member of Wings. A rollicking left turn from its predecessors, Wild Life was recorded in barely more than a week, with more than half of the songs captured in a single take. The end result would be eight songs running the gamut from joyous freewheeling jams to proto-chamber pop to spare introspective musings — all bristling with a raw, jagged energy akin to the grungiest of garage bands—whether on the careening blues-rock rave-up of opener ‘Mumbo’, a reggae-tinged reimagining of Mickey & Sylvia’s ‘Love Is Strange’, or the plaintive and heart wrenching ballad ‘Dear Friend’.
Cracking the top 10 and going gold in the US, Wild Life faced an admittedly uphill battle as the debut of Paul’s first post-Beatles band. In a recent reassessment, Billboard noted that modern-day Wild Life listeners “can throw out all this cultural baggage and just enjoy the tunes… by not reaching for any obvious Beatles tropes, Wings achieved something fresh and inviting…” And in fact, Wild Life would prove to be the first spark of the Wings phenomenon that would develop and flourish into one of the defining sounds of ’70s rock n roll. The streak of #1 albums from Red Rose Speedway, Band On The Run, Venus And Mars, At The Speed Of Sound through the 3LP live opus Wings Over America, and the sold-out shows that provided the blueprint for the ’70s arena rock experience—can all be traced back to the big bang of those first eight months during which Wings would form, release Wild Life in December 1971 and play their first-ever live shows in February 1972.
The 50th anniversary edition of Wild Life was cut at half speed at Abbey Road Studios using a high resolution transfer of the original 1971 master tapes.
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