Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Band On The Run ("One Hand Clapping" 1974)'
(Tuesday, August 27, 1974, during sessions for One Hand Clapping) — Former Beatle Paul McCartney and his British–American rock band Wings continued recording sessions today for their live-in-studio album, One Hand Clapping, at Abbey Road Studios in London.
Video: 'Band On The Run (From "One Hand Clapping" Soundtrack / Remastered 2010)'
Video: 'Wild Life (One Hand Clapping Sessions)'
Video: 'Hi, Hi, Hi (One Hand Clapping Sessions)'
Nine tracks were attempted on this second day, including: “Band On The Run,” “Wild Life,” “Hi, Hi, Hi,” “Live And Let Die,” “Soily,” “Wild Drum Track & Jam,” “Go Now,” “Blue Moon Of Kentucky,” and “Bluebird.”
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Live And Let Die [Rehearsal] [High Quality]'
Video: 'Paul McCartney & Wings - Soily (One Hand Clapping 1974)'
Six of the tracks were completed today, including: “Band On The Run,” “Wild Life,” “Hi, Hi, Hi,” “Go Now” (with Denny Laine on lead vocal), and “Blue Moon Of Kentucky.”
Video: 'Go Now (One Hand Clapping Sessions)'
“Live and Let Die” and “Bluebird” would be completed with overdubs on Aug. 29, 1974, “Soily” would be remade in October 1974 and “Wild Drum Track & Jam” would go unreleased.
Video: 'Blue Moon Of Kentucky (One Hand Clapping Sessions)'
The project, envisioned as a “rockumentary,” was directed by David Litchfield and featured live performances of McCartney, Wings, and Beatles hits, along with a few covers.
The recording sessions, set to span over four days, were part of a film project capturing the band in a studio setting. The film would include interviews with the band members and live studio performances aimed at creating a potential live album.
Although the TV sales brochure was prepared, both the film and the album remained unreleased at the time.
Over the years, bootleg copies surfaced, and some tracks were included in special editions of other McCartney and Wings albums.
The film “One Hand Clapping” was officially released on November 2, 2010, as part of the box set reissue of “Band on the Run,” marking the debut release in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection.
Fans eagerly anticipate the album’s release, scheduled for June 14, 2024, almost fifty years after the initial recording sessions.
