A Multi-Coloured Band
Monday, November 8th, 1971: A party to celebrate the launch of group Wings and their album Wild Life is thrown at the Empire Ballroom in Leicester Square, London W1. Paul personally handwrote all the invitations and the costumed gala event which featured music by Ray McFall and his band, a performance by the Frank and Peggy Spencer Formation Dance Team, a bumper prize raffle, foodm, drink and music from the Wings played over the PA. The 800 guests included Elton John, Keith Moon and John Entwistle of The Who, Ronnie Lane, Ronnie Wood, Ian McLagen and Kenny Jones of The Daces, various top DJs and Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin. The ever-reliable Melody Maker was there to cover the event.
MM: Why the Empire Ballroom on a Monday night?
Paul: Why not?
Linda: We thought it would be a nice udea to invite a whole lot of our friends to a big party where they could bring their wives.
Paul: EMI are paying for it.
MM: When will we hear Wings live?
Paul: Well, it should be soon now. We want to start in a very small way, maybe do some unadvertised concerts or something.

Meanwhile, Paul and Linda's children have been left with child minders at their home in Cavendish Avenue, London.

Paul, on the Wingspan book: "A press launch is always a good excuse to have a night out, so we invited friends and journalists, played the album, danced and had a few funny people come on to entertain. I wore an outrageous big check suit that I thought would be good. When I went to collect it from the tailor that morning he told me it wasn't finished. I said, 'Maybe not, but it's a look!' So I went to the party with the cotton and the stitching showing, and everyone said, 'Your suit's not finished'. I said, 'Yeah, I know. Great, huh?"
Paul and Linda with Paul's dad James and his wife Angie
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