The soundtrack to some of the film (and also to some outtakes not included in the finished film) leaked out on vinyl bootlegs, and the film itself later leaked out to video (VHS) collectors some time in the early nineties. In spite of the effort put into the project, One Hand Clapping remains unreleased to this day. In early 1975, during the Venus And Mars sessions, overdubs for the films finale “Baby Face” were recorded in New Orleans. Following this session, Paul invited Howie to join the group on a more permanent basis and he later appeared on the Wings 1975/19 concert tours. Joining Wings at the sessions are the orchestral arranger/conductor Del Newman, and the Liverpool saxophone player Howie Casey, a veteran of the Liverpool music scene who first teamed up with Paul when he played in Hamburg with The Beatles in the early Sixties. Let It Be style behind the scenes footage of the group at work and at play is also included, such as Geoff Britton performing a drum solo and practising karate, as well as Paul and Jimmy jamming a version of ‘Billy, Don’t Be A Hero’. The film also gave each Wings member their own spotlight section Paul’s being a rare piano medley that included several songs never heard before or since. The film takes the viewer right inside Studio 2 as Wings rehearse, record and share their thoughts. The film was named One Hand Clapping, and is an interesting Wings documentary. Frank Zappa’s film 200 Motels inspired this technique. Directed by David Litchfield, the idea was to shoot on videotape and then edit and transfer the selected footage onto film. The sessions took place over four days in late August with almost forty hours of videotape shot. Geoff Emerick recorded the sessions for possible commercial release. MPL videotaped the events with the intent of producing a Television special. Pleased with the new lineup, Paul and Wings gathered at EMI’s Studio Two in August to rehearse and record old and new material. Wings also worked on several Cold Cuts that Paul stated would be issued after the next proper Wings LP. The six-week stay resulted in the first new Wings single in several months “Junior’s Farm/Sally G” was released in November. He took the band to Nashville in June for a working holiday. With Band On The Run still riding high in the charts, Paul assembled a new lineup for Wings in 1974. ‘This Is Your Life’ – Edit of show from 6th Nov 1974 featuring Wings.įor the purists the original mono soundtrack with voice-overs is also included (as audio channel 2), and there is also a bonus edit of just the available stereo musical performances.
Peeling away the chat and restoring Juniors Farm to the running order reveals a superb glimpse of a band at the peak of their powers.Ġ9 Piano Medley Suicide / Let’s Love / Sitting At The Piano / All Of You / I’ll Give You A Ring This DVD features a previously circulated 35mm transfer of the film with ten of the 17 tracks remastered in stereo and the voice-over commentary removed. This is far and away the best version of ‘One Hand Clapping’ you will find anywhere. ‘Dual Audio 35th Anniversary Collectors’ Edition’ One Hand Clapping (From A Different Angle) NTSC DVD A preview clip from the new ‘Yellow Cow Records’ DVD release of ‘One Hand Clapping’