Video: 'Jet (One Hand Clapping Sessions)'

(Wednesday, October 9, 1974, during sessions for One Hand Clapping) — More than a month after an intense week of recording and filming sessions, Paul McCartney’s One Hand Clapping project concluded today with the final re-recordings of three songs at EMI Studios in London.

The tracks completed yesterday and today include “Jet” and “Junior’s Farm,” with “Soily” being finalized today.

Video: 'Junior’s Farm (One Hand Clapping Sessions)'

The release these three songs were issued as composites of recordings from both August and October 1974.

Originally conceived as a rockumentary, the project starred McCartney and his then-band, Wings, under the direction of David Litchfield. It was recorded over five days in August 1974 at Abbey Road Studios in London.

Video: 'Soily (From "One Hand Clapping" / Remastered 2014)'

The film captures the band performing live in the studio, recording what was intended to be a potential live album, and includes voice-over interviews with the band members. The featured songs span McCartney’s solo work, Wings’ hits, and classics from The Beatles, alongside a few covers.

Despite the creation of a TV sales brochure, both the film and the album remained unreleased at the time. However, over the decades, bootleg versions surfaced, and various tracks found their way onto special editions of other McCartney and Wings albums.

Video: 'Soily (One Hand Clapping Sessions)'

The film finally saw an official release on November 2, 2010, as part of the Band on the Run box set, the first installment in the Paul McCartney Archive Collection.

The album was subsequently released on June 14, 2024, on CD, LP, and digital platforms. A special edition 2-LP, which includes an additional 7″ record, features six extra songs performed solo by McCartney in the backyard of Abbey Road Studios on the final day of recording in Aug. 1974.

In August 2024, it was announced that the film had been remastered in 4K and would be released in cinemas on September 26, 2024.