Released in 2012
Written by Paul McCartney
Last updated on August 22, 2014
Official album • Released in 2012
2:36 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar, Electric piano (?), Percussion (?), Piano, Producer Linda Eastman / McCartney : Percussion (?) Henry McCullough : Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Drums (?), Percussion (?) Dixon Van Winkle : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Feb 23, 1971 • Studio : A&R Studios, New York City
SessionMixing : Jul 13, 1971 • Studio : A&R Studios, New York City
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Wild Life - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
4:02 • Rough mix • B
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar, Electric piano (?), Percussion (?), Piano, Producer Linda Eastman / McCartney : Percussion (?) Henry McCullough : Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Drums (?), Percussion (?) Dixon Van Winkle : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Feb 23, 1971 • Studio : A&R Studios, New York City
SessionMixing : Dec 17, 1971 • Studio : A&R Studios, New York City
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon
Wild Life - Ultimate Archive Collection
Bootleg • Released in 2016
3:49 • Rough mix • Instrumental outtake of the Ram sessions, a.k.a 'Breakfast Blues' or ‘Rooster’. Recorded on February 22, 1971 in New York.
Recording : Feb 22, 1971 • Studio : New York
Wild Life - Ultimate Archive Collection
Bootleg • Released in 2016
2:35 • Studio version • A • Dixon Van Winkle Mix, including overdubs added on December 17, 1971. Meant to be released as the b-side of a ‘Give Ireland Back To The Irish’. Released in May 2012 on the Special Edition of Ram in The Paul McCartney Archive Collection.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Drums (?), Electric guitar, Electric piano (?), Percussion (?), Piano, Producer Linda Eastman / McCartney : Percussion (?) Henry McCullough : Electric guitar (?) Denny Seiwell : Drums (?), Percussion (?) Dixon Van Winkle : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer
SessionRecording : Feb 23, 1971 • Studio : A&R Studios, New York City
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • From the books "Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs" • Buy Volume 1 (1970-1989) and Volume 2 (1990-2012) on Amazon