Paul McCartney & Wings WILD LIFE *Half-Speed Mastering Vinyl LP* Factory Sealed

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Paul McCartney & Wings WILD LIFE *Half-Speed Mastering Vinyl LP* Factory Sealed. Mint. New.

PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS - "WILD LIFE (50TH ANNIVERSARY)" [HALF-SPEED MASTER LP] 50TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF PAUL MCCARTNEY & WINGS' 1971 DEBUT ALBUM, WILD LIFE, WHICH 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 IT'S PREDECESSORS, THE ALBUM 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." LIMITED EDITION INDIE EXCLUSIVE PRESSED USING HALF-SPEED MASTERING ON A SPECIALLY ADAPTED NEUMANN VMS-80 LATHE.

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."

Tracks:

Side A

1 Mumbo

2 Bip Bop

3 Love Is Strange

4 Wild Life

Side B

1 Some People Never Know

2 I Am Your Singer

3 Bip Bop (Link)

4 Tomorrow

5 Dear Friend

6 Mumbo (Link)