Video: 'Paul McCartney | The Backyard (Full Audio Tape/30th August 1974)'

(Thursday, August 29, 1974, during sessions for One Hand Clapping) — On the fifth day of Paul McCartney’s One Hand Clapping project, the former Beatle was filmed today performing ten songs, sitting in a chair playing acoustic guitar, in the backyard at EMI Studios in London.

The ten songs included: “Blackbird” (four takes), “Country Dreamer,” “Twenty Flight Rock,” “Peggy Sue,” “I’m Gonna Love You Too,” “Great Day,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “Loving You,” “We’re Gonna Move,” and “Blackpool.”

Video: 'Paul McCartney - The Backyard (Rare Unreleased TV Special, 1974, Restored)'

Interestingly, this segment was not included in the final version of the “One Hand Clapping” documentary.

Additionally, on this day, Paul McCartney and Wings were also filmed during the recording of a version of “Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five,” which was included in One Hand Clapping.

Video: 'Paul McCartney - "The Backyard" EP from the limited edition "One Hand Clapping" LP.' (this is from an exclusive vinyl single of previously unreleased solo performances recorded today in the backyard of Abbey Road studios)

Three additional songs were also performed to conclude the weeks’ sessions, including: “Freight Train,” “Cumberland Gap,” and “Rock Island Line.” (three songs, including “Jet,” “Junior’s Farm” and “Soily” would be re-recorded in October 1974.

Video: 'Paul McCartney - Peggy Sue ("The Backyard" 1974)'

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 five 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.

Video: 'Paul McCartney "1985" from One Hand Clapping 1974- Stereo' (a composite take of Paul live in Studio Two, and the album version with a live vocal overdub)

Although the TV sales brochure was prepared, both the film and the album remained unreleased at the time.

Video: 'Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five (From "One Hand Clapping" Soundtrack / Remastered 2010)' (a composite take of Paul live in Studio Two, and the album version with a live vocal overdub)

Over the years, bootleg copies surfaced, and some tracks were included in special editions of other McCartney and Wings albums.

Video: 'Nineteen Hundred And Eighty Five (One Hand Clapping Sessions)' (The same version as presented on Band on the Run archive edition except the very end does not crossfade with "Band On The Run")

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.