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Released in 1971

Mumbo (Link)

Written by Paul McCartneyLinda Eastman / McCartneyInstrumental

Last updated on March 2, 2022


Album This song officially appears on the Wild Life LP.

Timeline This song was officially released in 1971

Timeline This song was written, or began to be written, in 1971, when Paul McCartney was 29 years old)

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This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:

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Mumbo Link” is a 53-second instrumental track, which closes Wings’ debut album, “Wild Life“, released in 1971. It was not listed on the tracklist until the CD release of “Wild Life” in 1988.

Mumbo Link” was recorded months after “Mumbo“ or the other main tracks of “Wild Life“, and on the same day as “Bip Bop Link“, another album filler of the same vein.


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Live performances

Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.


Going further

Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989

With 25 albums of pop music, 5 of classical – a total of around 500 songs – released over the course of more than half a century, Paul McCartney's career, on his own and with Wings, boasts an incredible catalogue that's always striving to free itself from the shadow of The Beatles. The stories behind the songs, demos and studio recordings, unreleased tracks, recording dates, musicians, live performances and tours, covers, events: Music Is Ideas Volume 1 traces McCartney's post-Beatles output from 1970 to 1989 in the form of 346 song sheets, filled with details of the recordings and stories behind the sessions. Accompanied by photos, and drawing on interviews and contemporary reviews, this reference book draws the portrait of a musical craftsman who has elevated popular song to an art-form.

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