Release date : Friday, June 14, 2024
One Hand Clapping (2 LP and 7”)
By Paul McCartney & Wings • LP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Last updated on June 19, 2024
Release date : Friday, June 14, 2024
By Paul McCartney & Wings • LP • Part of the collection “Paul McCartney • Studio albums • Special editions”
Last updated on June 19, 2024
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Album Jun 14, 2024 • "One Hand Clapping (2 LP edition)" by Paul McCartney & Wings released globally
This album was recorded during the following studio sessions:
Apr 23, 2024
Written by Paul McCartney
2:15 • Studio version • A • One min longer than existing version and likely an unreleased take. Glorious extended Jimmy McCulloch guitar solo, and no fade at end.
Paul McCartney : Electric piano, Producer Linda McCartney : Moog Denny Laine : Bass Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Joe English : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
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Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:59 • Studio version • D • Jet is actually a composite of two takes, one recorded in August and the other in October.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Moog, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Aug 29, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Recording: October 8 or 9, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:55 • Studio version • B • Same as the take released on Venus and Mars archive edition but a brand new mix made by Giles Martin. This take was a remake, recorded on October 9, 1974 as the take recorded in August was deemed unsatisfactory in the edit.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Moog Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Oct 09, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Medley
A trimmed version of the medley, cut down from 4'36" to 3'21". Existing versions of this recording begin and end with Little Woman Love. But cleanest version and mix to date.
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:19 • Studio version • B • Medley with "little Woman Love"
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:19 • Studio version • C • Medley with "C Moon"
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney
4:52 • Studio version • F • The same take as issued on McCartney archive edition but remixed by Giles.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Mellotron Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:15 • Studio version • C • This take has been available for years but never like this. Orchestral overdubs are now present throughout that were previous mixed out.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Aug 29, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:27 • Studio version • D • As per the version issued on Band on the Run archive edition, complete with bluesy brushstrokes from saxophonist Howie Casey's (now front and centre in the mix rather than mixed hard right).
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Howie Casey : Saxophone Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums John Barrett : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 27, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
1:09 • Studio version • E • Brand new take. Never issued before officially or otherwise. Extracts of this piano recording also feature on Venus and Mars archive edition and the McCartney Years DVD but this is new. Short but sweet.
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:04 • Studio version • A • This recording was previously issued on the McCartney Years DVD box set, but this new version is 20+ seconds longer and much better quality.
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Paul McCartney
2:03 • Studio version • B • Again, this was issued on the McCartney Years DVD box set many moons ago, but this new mix is much higher quality and 10+ seconds longer.
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
5:20 • Studio version • G • The same take as featured on Band On The Run archive edition but a radically different mix. Jimmy's guitar is higher in the mix and instrument separation is clearer. Nice job by Giles to get the most out of the complex, layered instrumentation.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Moog Denny Laine : Acoustic guitar, Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums John Barrett : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 27, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Aug 29, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:26 • Studio version • D • Nothing new here but a more balanced mix with more space for the orchestra to shine.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Mellotron Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer (?) John Barrett : Assistant recording engineer (?) Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 27, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Aug 29, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-five
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
5:50 • Studio version • I • The same version as presented on Band on the Run archive edition - a composite take of Paul live in Studio Two, and the album version with a live vocal overdub. One difference here, the very end does not crossfade with Band On The Run.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Harry Akst, Benny Davis
1:56 • Studio version • B • The first time this has been issued complete on record (it had previously been available as two fragments). Complete with New Orleans overdubs courtesy of the Tuxedo Jazz Band, overdubbed on February 13, 1975.
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Alan O'Duffy : Recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer Young Tuxedo Brass Band : Brass Frank Naundorf : Trombone Greg Stafford : Trumpet Ted Reilly : Trumpet Walter Payton : Sousaphone Herman Sherman : Alto saxophone Joe Torregano : Clarinet Emile Know : Bass drum Laurence Trotter : Snare drum
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Overdubs: Feb 13, 1975 • Studio Sea-Saint Recording Studio, New Orleans, USA
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Credits & recording details courtesy of Luca Perasi • Buy Paul McCartney: Music Is Ideas. The Stories Behind the Songs (Vol. 1) 1970-1989 on Amazon
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:28 • Studio version • D • Gutsy performance, as per the version issued on Band on the Run archive edition but a new mix.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Mellotron Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
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Written by Bill Monroe
3:05 • Studio version • A • This cut could be found on unofficial releases in the past (and was on acetates cut for members of Wings back in 1974) but gets its first official release here. Superb quality and nice to hear Jimmy's guitar solo higher in the mix.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 27, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
1:33 • Studio version • B • Brand new cut. Recorded by Paul during a solo session at EMI Studio Two on August 28, 1974.
Paul McCartney : Hammond organ, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney
1:13 • Studio version • B • Paul dropped this track as a website exclusive a few years ago, it's available on CD/LP here for the very first time.
Paul McCartney : Celesta, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
1:02 • Studio version • H • Another brand new cut. Again, recording by Macca during a solo session on August 28, 1974.
Paul McCartney : Harmonium, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Medley
Two more 2024 One Hand Clapping album exclusives. Both recorded (yes, you guessed it) during Paul's solo August 28, 1974 session. Imagine being a fly on the wall during that session!
2:10 • Studio version • G • Medley with "lady Madonna"
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
2:10 • Studio version • H • Medley with "The Long And Winding Road"
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:17 • Studio version • B • New to the 2024 One Hand Clapping set. A composite take of recordings made in both August and October.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 26, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Recording: October 8 or 9, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:28 • Studio version • B • Another brand new track. Likely recorded solo by Paul during the Backyard session on August 30, 1974.
Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: August 30, 1974 ? • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:12 • Studio version • D • Exclusive to this set. Another delightful solo recording taken from Paul's session at EMI Studios on August 28, 1974.
Paul McCartney : Piano, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 28, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Larry Banks, Milton Bennett
3:35 • Studio version • A • Another track that was on the original One Hand Clapping acetates and has been available unofficially for years, but is presented here in glorious sound quality on an official set for the first time.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Piano, Producer Linda McCartney : Backing vocals Denny Laine : Vocals Jimmy McCulloch : Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums John Barrett : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 27, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
4:30 • Studio version • C • Another exclusive to this new release. A tiny fragment of this track was on the One Hand Clapping acetates but the full track is presented here for the first time. Stunning cut.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 27, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
3:57 • Studio version • B • It's always nice to end on a high, and this set delivers with an unedited version of 'Hi, Hi, Hi' (previous releases featured an abrupt slap-echo ending). Exclusive to the One Hand Clapping set.
Paul McCartney : Bass, Producer, Vocals Linda McCartney : Backing vocals, Piano Denny Laine : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Jimmy McCulloch : Backing vocals, Electric guitar Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Geoff Britton : Drums Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 27, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Studio Two, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Details & description coming from McCartney Legacy on X.com
Written by Paul McCartney
1:43 • Studio version • A • "The Backyard" version
Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
2:27 • Studio version • I
Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney
2:17 • Studio version • C • "The Backyard" version
Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild
2:08 • Studio version • B • "The Backyard" version
Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty
1:24 • Studio version • A • "The Backyard" version
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
Written by Norman Petty, Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan
1:10 • Studio version • B • "The Backyard" version
Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer
Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road
Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK
One Hand Clapping is a video documentary, directed by David Litchfield, concerning five musicians working in a recording studio. The five musicians were Paul McCartney, Linda McCartney, Denny Laine, Jimmy McCulloch, Geoff Britton and form a rock and roll band called Wings. Also in the studio were two other musicians, an orchestra and a dog. One of the musicians was called Howie Casey and played a saxophone. The other was called Del Newman and he conducted the orchestra. The dog was called Poppy and didn’t really do much at all. The studio at number 3 Abbey Road, London is where The Beatles recorded their first album Please Please Me in 1963 and the studio hasn’t been painted since then. Geoff Emerick, the recording engineer, said it would ruin the acoustics.
From the liner notes of “One Hand Clapping”
I like working with a gang of people… I like a little team… the fun of all having a cup of tea together and getting your heads down and working on a piece of music… I’ve never been a solo performer so it’s natural for me to find myself in a group…
Paul McCartney – From the liner notes of “One Hand Clapping”
It depends, on some of them Paul shows me what to play… on others I just get the chords… find out what the chords are and pick it up from there… ‘Cos it’s you… if you don’t do it nobody can do it for you…
Linda McCartney – From the liner notes of “One Hand Clapping”
After being with The Beatles… the biggest group in the world… for ten years and he suddenly ends up on his own… Man, it’s hard to get confidence back… But don’t you feel a bit like that… you were with The Moody Blues? … Exactly, that’s why I know exactly what he feels…
Denny Laine – From the liner notes of “One Hand Clapping”
I want to be able to produce a monster album with Paul and the band… and be proud of it… That’s what I want… To be appreciated on record…
Jimmy McCulloch – From the liner notes of “One Hand Clapping”
I was with The Wild Angels … Any band that goes up and down the motorway … that’s a gigging band … You spend all those hours locked up in the back of a truck … you get pent-up emotion … What happened was … we got a duff boarding house … I don’t know how it happened … anyway … Lennie’s bed got nailed to the ceiling …
Geoff Britton – From the liner notes of “One Hand Clapping”
From Paul McCartney.com, April 23, 2024:
Paul McCartney & Wings
One Hand Clapping
Live studio sessions from 1974 newly-mixed and available for the first time
Out 14th June 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 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
Denny 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 McCartneyAvailable in various formats:
2LP/2CD/Digital
Online Exclusive: 2LP +7”
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