{"product_id":"wild-life-50th-anniversary-limited-edition-vinyl","title":"Paul McCartney - Wild Life 50th Anniversary Limited Edition (Half Speed Master) - Vinyl","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date 4-2-22\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eReissue of Wings' debut LP as a limited edition half-speed mastered vinyl pressing. Following the eclectic charm and intimacy of 1970's solo\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMcCartney\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand 1971's homespun lo-fi indie-pop progenitor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRAM\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecredited to Paul and Linda McCartney,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efound 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,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas 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 and Sylvia's \"Love Is Strange,\" or the plaintive and heart wrenching ballad \"Dear Friend.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"st__content-block st__content-block--text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCracking the top 10 and going gold in the US,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efaced an admittedly uphill battle as the debut of Paul's first post-Beatles band. In a recent reassessment, Billboard noted that modern-day Wild Life listeners \"can throw out all this cultural baggage and just enjoy the tunes… by not reaching for any obvious Beatles tropes, Wings achieved something fresh and inviting…\" And in fact, Wild Life would prove to be the first spark of the Wings phenomenon that would develop and flourish into one of the defining sounds of '70s rock n roll. The streak of #1 albums from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eRed Rose Speedway, Band On The Run, Venus And Mars, At The Speed Of Sound\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003ethrough the 3LP live opus\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWings Over America,\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand the sold-out shows that provided the blueprint for the '70s arena rock experience—can all be traced back to the big bang of those first eight months during which Wings would form, release\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWild Life\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein December 1971 and play their first-ever live shows in February 1972.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Paul McCartney \u0026 Wings","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44642167750964,"sku":"","price":27.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0735\/2208\/6196\/products\/PM_WildLife_HalfSpeed_50th_1LP_WithObi-scaled.jpg?v=1678366946","url":"https:\/\/16-kingland.myshopify.com\/products\/wild-life-50th-anniversary-limited-edition-vinyl","provider":"16 Kingland","version":"1.0","type":"link"}