Description
Wild Life is the debut album by Wings and the third studio album by Paul McCartney since the breakup of the Beatles. The album was recorded during JulyAugust 1971 at Abbey Road Studios by McCartney and his wife Linda along with session drummer Denny Seiwell, whom they had worked with on the previous album, Ram, and Denny Laine, formerly of the Moody Blues. It was released by Apple Records on 7 December, in both the UK and US, to lukewarm critical and commercial reaction.
In July 1971, with a fresh set of McCartney tunes, the newly formed Wings recorded the album in slightly more than a week with the mindset that it had to be instant and raw in order to capture the freshness and vitality of a live studio recording. Five of the eight songs were recorded in one take.
The 4 disc (3CD, 1DVD) numbered limited deluxe edition features:
The original album, remastered at Abbey Road Studios, London
25 bonus audio tracks across 2 discs, featuring rough mixes of the album, original single edits, B-sides, home recordings and previously unreleased tracks
-DVD featuring acoustic home videos, rehearsals and behind-the-scenes footage
Downloadable 24bit 96kHz unlimited high-resolution audio versions of the remastered album and bonus audio tracks
-128-page book containing many previously unpublished images by Linda McCartney, expanded album and single artwork from the archives and the story behind the album including track-by-track information and new interviews with Paul McCartney and key album personnel, written by David Fricke
-Folio containing a 48-page scrapbook of tour diaries, lyrics and set lists, unpublished Polaroids, lyrics, notes and memorabilia from the MPL archives
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