Paul McCartney & Wings – One Hand Clapping – LP

Description

First Ever Official Release on 180g Double LP!
One of the Most Bootlegged Live Albums in Musical History!
Newly Mixed with 12 Tracks Not in the Original Film!

Fifty years after their initial recording, the sessions for Wings’One Hand Clappingare released for the very first time. This 2 disc set is newly mixed with 12 tracks that didn’t appear in the original film, including reworked extracts of Beatles classics. The package includes original artwork, plus a TV brochure created for the film. 2 LP set on 180g black vinyl.

In August 1974, whenBand on the Runwas 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 Clappingwas never officially released.

Filmed and recorded over four days and directed by David Litchfield, the release ofOne Hand Clappingis a historic moment for Paul McCartney fans. Over the years, various parts ofOne Hand Clappinghave been bootlegged with varying degrees of success. Some of the material has also appeared on official McCartney releases. However, the 2024 release ofOne 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 filmplus several additional songs recorded off-camerahave been officially issued.

One Hand Clappingshowcased 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 masterpieceBand 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 theOne Hand Clappingtheme 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 Clappingserves 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.

Features

• 180g Vinyl
• Double LP
• Black Vinyl
• First Ever Official Release
• Newly Mixed with 12 Tracks That Didn’t Appear in the Original Film
• Original Artwork
• TV Brochure Created for the Film

Selections

Side A:

1. One Hand Clapping
2. Jet
3. Soily
4. C Moon / Little Woman Love
5. Maybe I’m Amazed
6. My Love

Side B:

1. Bluebird
2. Let’s Love
3. All of You
4. I’ll Give You a Ring
5. Band on the Run
6. Live and Let Die
7. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five
8. Baby Face

Side C:

1. Let Me Roll It
2. Blue Moon Of Kentucky
3. Power Cut
4. Love My Baby
5. Let It Be
6. The Long and Winding Road / Lady Madonna

Side D:

1. Junior’s Farm
2. Sally G
3. Tomorrow
4. Go Now
5. Wild Life
6. Hi, Hi, Hi