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Thunderclap Newman have largely gone down in rock history as a one hit wonder band thanks to their psychedelic masterpiece “Something In The Air,” which went to number one on the UK charts in 1969 and has been covered by everyone from Tom Petty to Labelle, Eurythmics, and Elbow. But early Seventies rock aficionados know about the profound brilliance of their album Hollywood Dream, and the role that Pete Townshend took in assembling the group alongside Who manager Kit Lambert.

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It was 1974, and Paul McCartney had hit new heights of success with his album Band on the Run, widely considered one of his finest works. Though McCartney had long moved past his Beatles days, creating acclaimed music as a solo artist, forming the band Wings in 1971 helped give new energy to his collaborative spirit. Just over a year after Band on the Run’s release, McCartney and Wings found themselves at Abbey Road Studios preparing for their next creative venture.

Abbey Road was where McCartney had made so much musical history. Now, with Wings taking shape around him, including wife Linda on keyboards, Denny Laine on guitar and vocals, and newer members Jimmy McCulloch and Geoff Britton, McCartney saw an opportunity to capture the band’s chemistry on film. He brought in friend David Litchfield to document rehearsals for an envisioned live album and special to be called One Hand Clapping.

A documentary chronicling the making of Paul McCartney and Wings’ album One Hand Clapping is coming to cinemas, here are the details.

It’s a good time to be a Beatles fan. Its final song Now And Then was released to critical acclaim last year, rare documentary Let It Be landed on Disney+ in May and Sam Mendes’ is currently producing four separate biopics, which could land in cinemas on the same day.

Paul McCartney has now announced too that One Hand Clapping, a documentary about the making of Wings’ album of the same name, will be screened in cinemas worldwide in September. The footage was recorded in 1974, capturing McCartney and the band, who included Linda McCartney on piano, Denny Laine and Jimmy McCulloch on guitars and Geoff Britton on drums, playing live in the studio for an album that was not released until June this year.

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Trafalgar Releasing and Mercury Studios have set a September 26 release for documentary One Hand Clapping, an opportunity for audiences to step back in time to 1974 with Paul McCartney and Wings.

The behind-the-scenes look delves into the making of the acclaimed One Hand Clapping album featuring rare footage, interviews with the band, insights from the creative team, and iconic Wings hits.

“It’s so great to look back on that period and see the little live show we did. We made a pretty good noise actually! It was a great time for the band, we started to have success with Wings, which had been a long time coming, said McCartney, whose exclusive filmed introduction will kick off the screenings along with previously unseen Polaroid photographs from the recording sessions.

The full documentary directed by David Litchfield will include previously unreleased Backyard Sessions, showcasing McCartney on acoustic guitar performing beloved tracks from his catalog.

Half a century after Paul McCartney and Wings took a studio vacation at Abbey Road to film their Band on the Run tour rehearsals, that picture, One Hand Clapping, is finally getting a wide release. This complements this year’s One Hand Clapping soundtrack album. The movie will start getting screenings around the world beginning on Sept. 26. The picture will feature a new introduction by McCartney, the “backyard session,” where McCartney sings Buddy Holly songs with only his acoustic guitar, and previously unseen polaroids from the sessions. Tickets will go on sale Aug.

The title One Hand Clapping, taken from a Japanese kōan, tells you nearly everything you need to know about Paul McCartney and Wings’ 1974 Abbey Road sessions: These performances are an event rarely seen and heard even less often. For years, you’ve had to imagine what didn’t leak out from the studio as bootlegs for yourself. Those who do know these session know them as greasy VHS transfers to YouTube and bonus tracks to Band on the Run and Venus and Mars reissues. In the past, McCartney fans would...

Paul McCartney & Wings are finally offering a physical release of one of their most bootlegged albums: One Hand Clapping, the live studio sessions conducted post-Band on the Run in 1974 for a seldom-seen documentary film, will arrive everywhere on June 14th.

While several songs from One Hand Clapping eventually landed on subsequent Paul McCartney releases, this will be the first time the album is available in full. It was also the first Wings album recorded with a new lineup — Denny Seiwell and Henry McCullough departed after Band on the Run, and were replaced by guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton for the One Hand Clapping sessions.

The album was recorded at Abbey Road Studios over a span of four days while director David Litchfield filmed the documentary — which still hasn’t been released in an official capacity. Within the album’s 26 tracks are Paul McCartney & Wings favorites like “Live and Let Die...