Wild Life recording diary.
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Later this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Wings debut album, Wild Life. But it was 50 years ago today ( Saturday 24th July 1971) that recording sessions began for the album in studio 2 at Abbey Road studios.
So it was on this day that work began on Bip Bop, Love Is Strange and I Am Your Singer, while further work was done on Dear Friend, a track recorded that April during the Ram sessions in Los Angeles.
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Love Is Strange
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Kestrel wrote:
Later this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Wings debut album, Wild Life. But it was 50 years ago today ( Saturday 24th July 1971) that recording sessions began for the album in studio 2 at Abbey Road studios.
So it was on this day that work began on Bip Bop, Love Is Strange and I Am Your Singer, while further work was done on Dear Friend, a track recorded that April during the Ram sessions in Los Angeles.
IMO quite possibly the worst McCartney album ever made but to each their own -lol
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Later this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Wings debut album, Wild Life. But it was 50 years ago today ( Saturday 24th July 1971) that recording sessions began for the album in studio 2 at Abbey Road studios.
So it was on this day that work began on Bip Bop, Love Is Strange and I Am Your Singer, while further work was done on Dear Friend, a track recorded that April during the Ram sessions in Los Angeles.
IMO quite possibly the worst McCartney album ever made but to each their own -lol
It's definitely not my favorite, but I love the song Tomorrow!
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Yankeefan2 wrote:
IMO quite possibly the worst McCartney album ever made but to each their own -lol
I think a lot of fans would agree with you,its certainly uneven and all over the place with its arrangements. But personally I find it a charming album to listen to,the performances are very organic in nature. I certainly enjoy it more than say the clinically more polished Wings albums like Red Rose Speedway and London Town. -
Sunday 25th July 1971 ~ Wings record Some People Never Know.
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26th July 1971 and the third consecutive day of recordings. Fifty years ago today Wings were recording Mumbo, Tomorrow and the albums title track, Wild Life.
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Kestrel wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
IMO quite possibly the worst McCartney album ever made but to each their own -lol
I think a lot of fans would agree with you,its certainly uneven and all over the place with its arrangements. But personally I find it a charming album to listen to,the performances are very organic in nature. I certainly enjoy it more than say the clinically more polished Wings albums like Red Rose Speedway and London Town.I like Wild Life. It's one of my less favorite albums, and in my opinion not nearly as good as Red Rose Speedway and London Town, but I do enjoy it. I actually like both Mumbo and Bip Bop (though I know some fans don't), and the run from the song Wild Life through to Dear Friend is all good. Love is Strange is the only song I don't like much.
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Well I keep thinking how good "Red Rose Speedway" could have been if it ended as a Double Album the way Paul originally intended. The actual album solidified (especially to the anti-Paul critics) the idea that Paul was "too soft" with the last 2 tracks..."Loup and the Medley". It should have had the really good rockers like "The Mess, Night Out, Best Friend and Live and Let Die". At least the real Paul fans got the 2018 Archive/Remaster Edition that showed how many great songs the early Wings' band had at the time. Besides the rockers I mentioned, the early incarnation or Wings were playing songs like Country Dreamer, I Lie Around, Mama's Little Girl, I Would Only Smile (Denny Laine), Thank You Darling, Jazz Street, and 1882.
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Kestrel wrote:
Sunday 25th July 1971 ~ Wings record Some People Never Know.
I quite like this song!
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Nancy R wrote:
Yankeefan2 wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Later this year will mark the 50th anniversary of the release of Wings debut album, Wild Life. But it was 50 years ago today ( Saturday 24th July 1971) that recording sessions began for the album in studio 2 at Abbey Road studios.
So it was on this day that work began on Bip Bop, Love Is Strange and I Am Your Singer, while further work was done on Dear Friend, a track recorded that April during the Ram sessions in Los Angeles.
IMO quite possibly the worst McCartney album ever made but to each their own -lol
It's definitely not my favorite, but I love the song Tomorrow!
That is the only song I can honestly say I like on "Wild Life" -lol
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Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Sunday 25th July 1971 ~ Wings record Some People Never Know.
I quite like this song!
Some People Never Know was probably my 3rd favorite Wildlife song after Tomorrow and Dear Friend. I especially liked Paul and Linda's harmonies. The only negative to me was that the track was too long at over 6 minutes.
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B J Conlee wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Sunday 25th July 1971 ~ Wings record Some People Never Know.
I quite like this song!
Some People Never Know was probably my 3rd favorite Wildlife song after Tomorrow and Dear Friend. I especially liked Paul and Linda's harmonies. The only negative to me was that the track was too long at over 6 minutes.
You never seem to like long songs. What did you think of Hey Jude when it came out?
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Nancy R wrote:
B J Conlee wrote:
Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
Sunday 25th July 1971 ~ Wings record Some People Never Know.
I quite like this song!
Some People Never Know was probably my 3rd favorite Wildlife song after Tomorrow and Dear Friend. I especially liked Paul and Linda's harmonies. The only negative to me was that the track was too long at over 6 minutes.
You never seem to like long songs. What did you think of Hey Jude when it came out?
initially, I loved "Hey Jude" when it came out. I was surprise that "radio" played it that much since the ending was so long. It showed the strength of the Beatles. They changed everything including radio.
Don't get me wrong about "Some People Never Know". I like it quite a bit. Just think it would have been better at 3-4 minutes. It gets a little repetitious at well over 6 minutes.
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Oops, I should have posted this yesterday !!
Thursday 29th July 1971 - the overdubbing of the recorders played by the Dolmetsch family on I Am Your Singer takes place today.
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3rd August 1971 ~ Official announcement of Paul's new unnamed band. Various names are considered before settling on Wings about six weeks later.
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Kestrel wrote:
3rd August 1971 ~ Official announcement of Paul's new unnamed band. Various names are considered before settling on Wings about six weeks later.
He picked it on Sept. 13, 1971 right before Stella was born, remember?
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Nancy R wrote:
Kestrel wrote:
3rd August 1971 ~ Official announcement of Paul's new unnamed band. Various names are considered before settling on Wings about six weeks later.
He picked it on Sept. 13, 1971 right before Stella was born, remember?
Yep, that's the story he's stuck to over the years.
