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Paul McCartney / One Hand Clapping gets theatrical release

1974 doc to be shown in full, with extras

By Paul Sinclair

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Paul McCartney’s never-issued 1974 documentary known as One Hand Clapping is getting a theatrical release in September (“an exclusive cinema event” to quote the press release).

The soundtrack was recently released in CD and vinyl audio configurations (read SDE’s review) but now David Litchfield’s original documentary (filmed on video) will be shown on the big screen and will incorporate the previously unreleased Backyard Sessions, where Paul McCartney played a few songs in the back garden of Abbey Road Studios on acoustic guitar, including ‘Blackpool” and ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (these tracks were included on the seven-inch single which formed part of the D2C 2LP+7″ package).

Songs from One Hand Clapping film were featured on the DVDs of some of McCartney’s deluxe archive editions (notably Band on the Run and McCartney) but it has never been officially released in full.

Since this is being produced by Mercury Studios is seems more than likely that a Blu-ray/DVD release will follow. Even though, as noted, this was filmed on video, it has been scanned and restored to 4K although that seems rather pointless since the new clip of Band on the Run (above) confirms that a 4K restoration of dodgy video still looks like dodgy video.

Tickets go on sale on 16 August via the official website and screenings begin from 26 September. The screenings also boast an exclusive filmed introduction by Paul McCartney and previously unseen Polaroid photographs from the sessions.

Tracklisting

Paul McCartney / One Hand Clapping reissue

One Hand Clapping Paul McCartney & Wings /

    • SIDE ONE
      1. One Hand Clapping* 02:15
      2. Jet* 03:59
      3. Soily* 03:55
      4. C Moon/Little Woman Love* 03:19
      5. Maybe I’m Amazed* 04:52
      6. My Love* 04:15
      SIDE TWO
      1. Bluebird* 03:27
      2. Let’s Love* 01:09
      3. All of You* 02:04
      4. I’ll Give You a Ring* 02:03
      5. Band on the Run* 05:20
      6. Live and Let Die* 03:26
      7. Nineteen Hundred and Eighty Five* 05:50
      8. Baby Face* 01:56
      ** Previously released as bonus audio on Archive Collection releases
      *Previously released 2010 Band on the Run Archive Collection DVD
    • LP 2
      SIDE ONE
      1. Let Me Roll It** 04:28
      2. Blue Moon of Kentucky 03:05
      3. Power Cut 01:33
      4. Love My Baby 01:13
      5. Let It Be 01:02
      6. The Long and Winding Road/Lady Madonna 02:10
      SIDE TWO
      1. Junior’s Farm 04:17
      2. Sally G 03:28
      3. Tomorrow 02:12
      4. Go Now 03:35
      5. Wild Life 04:30
      6. Hi, Hi, Hi 03:57
      ** Previously released as bonus audio on Archive Collection releases

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