Released in 1971
Bip Bop (Link)
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney • Instrumental
Last updated on March 2, 2022
Released in 1971
Written by Paul McCartney • Linda Eastman / McCartney • Instrumental
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)
This song was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Oct 02, 1971
Oct 17, 1971
“Bip Bop Link” is a 52-second instrumental rendition of “Bip Bop“. The two tracks were released on Wings’ debut album, “Wild Life“, released in 1971. “Bip Bop Link” was not listed on the tracklist until the CD release of “Wild Life” in 1988.
“Bip Bop Link” was recorded months after “Bip Bop“, and on the same day as “Mumbo Link“, another album filler of the same vein.
LP • Released in 1971
0:52 • Studio version • A • Stereo
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
Session Recording: Oct 02, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 17, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Official album • Released in 1993
0:52 • Studio version • A1993 • Stereo • 1993 remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Peter Mew : Remastering
Session Recording: Oct 02, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 17, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Wild Life - Archive Collection
Official album • Released in 2018
0:58 • Studio version • A2018 • 2018 Remaster
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Alex Wharton : Remastering Steve Orchard : Remastering
Session Recording: Oct 02, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 17, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
LP • Released in 2022
0:52 • Studio version • A2022 • Stereo • 2022 half-speed mastering
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant Miles Showell : Mastering
Session Recording: Oct 02, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 17, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Wild Life - Ultimate Archive Collection
Unofficial album • Released in 2016
0:53 • Studio version • A
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer Tony Clark : Mixing engineer, Recording engineer Alan Parsons : Mixing engineer assistant, Recording engineer assistant
Session Recording: Oct 02, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Oct 17, 1971 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Paul McCartney has never played this song in concert.
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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