One Hand Clapping LP/CD Release
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16 April 2024 – Available in various formats:
• 2LP/2CD/Digital
• Online Exclusive: 2LP +7”
• June 14th, 2024The wait is over: With the June 14 release of One Hand Clapping, one of the most bootlegged live albums in musical history will finally receive a proper release. In August 1974, when Band on the Run was enjoying a seven-week consecutive #1 stint at the top of the UK album charts, Paul McCartney and Wings headed to Abbey Road Studios for the filming of a video documentary and possible live studio album – One Hand Clapping. Despite overwhelming demand for newly recorded material from the biggest band in the world at that time, One Hand Clapping was never officially released.
Filmed and recorded over four days and directed by David Litchfield, the release of One Hand Clapping is a historic moment for Paul McCartney fans. Over the years, various parts of One Hand Clapping have been bootlegged with varying degrees of success. Some of the material has also appeared on official McCartney releases. However, the June 14 release of One Hand Clapping, which features the original artwork designed for the project, including a TV sales brochure for the unreleased film at the time, is the first time the audio for the film—plus several additional songs recorded off-camera--have been officially issued.
One Hand Clapping showcased Wings‘ new line-up, fresh off their return from Nashville, where they recorded the classic single Junior’s Farm. Following the sudden departure of Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough the previous year on the eve of recording the Wings masterpiece Band on the Run, Paul, Linda, and Denny Laine were now joined by guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton. Additionally joining the band in the studio were orchestral arranger Del Newman and saxophonist Howie Casey, who had previously played with Paul in Hamburg and would go on to join the Wings touring band.
Opening with an instrumental jam that would become the One Hand Clapping theme song, the album features live-in-studio renditions of Wings mega-hits “Live and Let Die,” “Band on the Run,” “Jet,” “My Love,” “Hi, Hi, Hi,” “Junior’s Farm,” Paul’s much loved solo song “Maybe I’m Amazed,” reworked extracts of Beatles’ classics “Let It Be,” “The Long and Winding Road” and “Lady Madonna,” the Moody Blues hit “Go Now” with Denny Laine singing, and a Paul solo piano version of the Harry Akst/Benny Davis Tin Pan Alley classic “Baby Face.”
One Hand Clapping will be released in multiple formats, including an online exclusive 2LP + 7” package featuring an exclusive vinyl single of previously unreleased solo performances recorded on the final day of the sessions in the backyard of Abbey Road studios. These include the unreleased track “Blackpool,” The Beatles’ iconic “Blackbird,” Wings B-side “Country Dreamer,” and cover versions of Eddie Cochran’s “Twenty Flight Rock” (the first song Paul played to John Lennon when they met in 1957) and Buddy Holly’s “Peggy Sue” and “I’m Gonna Love You Too.”
One Hand Clapping serves as a celebration of the enduring legacy of Paul McCartney and Wings. It captured a moment when Wings had found and defined their signature sound – just as Paul had shaped popular culture the decade before with The Beatles, he was doing it once again in the 70s with Wings. This recording gives an insight into the inner workings of the band as they work and play together in the studio. It also underscores Paul’s incredible talent as a live performer: Fifty years on, Paul is still performing many of these songs in packed stadiums across the world.
ONE HAND CLAPPING FORMATS
2LP + 7” (D2C)
*Previously released 2010 Band on the Run Archive Collection DVD
** Previously released as bonus audio on Archive Collection releasesDisc 1
SIDE ONEOne Hand Clapping* 02:15
Jet* 03:59
Soily* 03:55
C Moon/Little Woman Love* 03:19
Maybe I’m Amazed* 04:52
My Love* 04:15
SIDE TWO01.Bluebird* 03:27
02. Let’s Love* 01:09
03. All of You* 02:04
04. I’ll Give You a Ring* 02:03
05. Band on the Run* 05:20
06. Live and Let Die* 03:26
07. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five* 05:50
08. Baby Face* 01:56Disc 2
SIDE ONELet Me Roll It** 04:28
Blue Moon of Kentucky 03:05
Power Cut 01:33
Love My Baby 01:13
Let It Be 01:02
The Long and Winding Road/Lady Madonna 02:10
SIDE TWOJunior’s Farm 04:17
Sally G 03:28
Tomorrow 02:12
Go Now 03:35
Wild Life 04:30
Hi, Hi, Hi 03:57
Disc 3 (7”)Blackpool 01:43
Blackbird 02:27
Country Dreamer** 02:17
SIDE TWOTwenty Flight Rock 02:08
Peggy Sue 01:24
I’m Gonna Love You Too 01:10
2LP / 2CD
Disc 1
SIDE ONEOne Hand Clapping* 02:15
Jet* 03:59
Soily* 03:55
C Moon/Little Woman Love* 03:19
Maybe I’m Amazed* 04:52
My Love* 04:15
SIDE TWOBluebird* 03:27
Let’s Love* 01:09
All of You* 02:04
I’ll Give You a Ring* 02:03
Band on the Run* 05:20
Live and Let Die* 03:26
Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five* 05:50
Baby Face* 01:56
SIDE ONELet Me Roll It** 04:28
Blue Moon of Kentucky 03:05
Power Cut 01:33
Love My Baby 01:13
Let It Be 01:02
The Long and Winding Road/Lady Madonna 02:10
SIDE TWOJunior’s Farm 04:17
Sally G 03:28
Tomorrow 02:12
Go Now 03:35
Wild Life 04:30
Hi, Hi, Hi 03:57
One Hand Clapping will also be available to stream in Dolby Atmos
Atmos mix by Giles Martin and Steve Orchard
One Hand Clapping by Paul McCartney and Wings:
Paul McCartney: vocals, bass, piano, electric piano, Hammond organ, celeste, harmonium, acoustic guitar
Linda McCartney: Moog, electric piano, Mellotron, tambourine, backing vocals
Danny Laine: vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar
Jimmy McCulloch: electric guitar, backing vocals
Geoff Britton: drums
Featuring Tuxedo Brass Band and Howie Casey
Orchestra conducted by Del Newman
Produced by Paul McCartney -
I ordered a copy of the vinyl One Hand Clapping that includes the vinyl 45 with Twenty Flight Rock on it since we all know the significance of that song. I have never ordered off the website but aren’t they very slow in shipping? Which means I probably won’t get it until late June?
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What's your review?
I really enjoy, some of the versions we all already knew but it's really good to see the band jamming songs like Power Cut, Wild Life, Tomorrow, Let it Be...
Maybe this record make him put some changes on the setlist?
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@john-mackintosh said in One Hand Clapping LP/CD Release:
I ordered a copy of the vinyl One Hand Clapping that includes the vinyl 45 with Twenty Flight Rock on it since we all know the significance of that song. I have never ordered off the website but aren’t they very slow in shipping? Which means I probably won’t get it until late June?
I don’t know - I always order from Amazon as I get free shipping with Amazon Prime. My 2-CD set arrived June 14th.
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@njr I ordered mine when first available and hit it yesterday. It's Great
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Alas, being in Hawaii, I still haven't gotten my CD copy yet. Anything shipped here from Europe or the US mainland that isn't shipped via some expedited service (e.g. USPS Priority Mail) comes here by mule train -- well, technically by boat -- and takes a month or more. They're now saying July 10. Ugh.
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I’m really enjoying One Hand Clapping, a very fun album.
I usually don’t particularly like the song Power Cut, but was surprised to find that I really like this version. -
I'm wondering if I like Bluebird more than Blackbird
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@toris said in One Hand Clapping LP/CD Release:
I'm wondering if I like Bluebird more than Blackbird
I’m wondering too - the sax is really great in Bluebird!
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I am clearly going to be the last human on earth to receive my copy -- well, unless there's an expedition to the South Pole with an order in for the album that I don't know about.
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@njr the sax is Awesome. Reminds me of my X.... best part was his sax playing. Sad
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@bruce-m I hope you get your copy soon Bruce!
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@paulfan11 said in One Hand Clapping LP/CD Release:
@bruce-m I hope you get your copy soon Bruce!
Thanks! I remain cautiously optimistic about getting it before I die of old age.
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@bruce-m I hope so.
It's really good..a lot of dilly but also deep music. Very Paulish ...that's a compliment. -
Belatedly returning to this thread to say that my copy did finally arrive mid-July, and I've enjoyed it. The versions of Junior's Farm and Hi Hi Hi in particular are just different enough from the versions we know to be quite fun, and I am really intrigued by the slowed-down take on Tomorrow, which gives the song a whole different feel. And I'll definitely take this version of Wild Life over the original, which goes on too long and wears out its welcome, at least to my ears.