Paul McCartney and Wings James Paul McCartney (TV special aired: USA Apr 16, 1973 / UK May 10, 1973) One Hand Clapping (unreleased Wings Special - August 1974) Two Of Us Productions/Picture Perfect PPDVD19 "Lightspeed" disc 1 JAMES PAUL McCARTNEY 01. Big Barn Bed 02. Blackbird/Bluebird/Michelle/Heart Of The Country 03. Mary Had A Little Lamb 04. Little Woman Love/C Moon 05. My Love 06. Uncle Albert 07. Pub Sequence 08. Gotta Sing, Gotta Dance 09. Live And Let Die 10. A Beatles Medley 11. The Mess 12. Maybe I'm Amazed 13. Long Tall Sally 14. Yesterday BONUS TRACKS 15. Blackbird/Bluebird/Michelle/Heart Of The Country 2006 remaster 16. Hi, Hi, Hi - from UK TV Broadcast ONE HAND CLAPPING 01. Program Start; One Hand Clapping 02. Jet 03. Soily 04. Little Woman Love/C Moon 05. Maybe I'm Amazed 06. My Love 07. Bluebird 08. Suicide 09. Let's Love / Sitting At The Piano 10. All Of You 11. I'll Give You A Ring 12. Band On The Run 13. Live And Let Die 14. Nineteen Hundred And Eighty-Five 15. Baby Face BONUS TRACKS 16. Junior's Farm - remastered stereo promotional film 17. Live And Let Die - 2006 multi-track video remix 18. "This Is Your Life" - 11/13/74 JAMES PAUL McCARTNEY - 1973 While under appreciated by critics at the time of it’s broadcast; James Paul McCartney remains a unique time capsule. The special featured most of Wings singles to date along with tracks from the new Wings LP Red Rose Speedway. Also included were previews of “Live and Let Die” and “Bluebird” as well as classic Beatles songs. Commissioned by music publisher and head of ATV Sir Lew Grade, the program came about as a compromise between Grade and McCartney over songwriting disputes. Sir Grade challenged McCartney’s use of wife Linda’s name as co-writer on the LP’s Ram and Wild Life along with most of the singles through the end of 1972. As a resolution, Paul agreed to videotape the special for ATV, with him retaining total creative control. The special was produced and directed by Gary Smith and Dwight Hemion. This team was responsible for “ELVIS”, the 1968 Comeback Special. With its’ blend of live performances, promos and skits, James Paul McCartney is a unique Television program worthy of revisiting. This remastered version belongs in every McCartney fans’ collection. John later remarked, “I liked parts of Paul’s TV special, especially the intro. The bit filmed in Liverpool made me squirm a bit, but Paul’s a pro. He always has been.” For this definitive edition, we have used a previously unreleased source tape and restored the special using the finest audio and visual elements available. This extra effort results in the best presentation of James Paul McCartney to date. BONUS TRACKS: Blackbird/Bluebird/Michelle/Heart Of The Country – 2006 remaster, acoustic medley re-synchronized to the original raw audio source. Hi, Hi, Hi – Not included in US airings of the special, taped live from ATV Studios ONE HAND CLAPPING - 1974 With Band On The Run still riding high in the charts, Paul assembled a new lineup for Wings in 1974. He took the band to Nashville in June for a working holiday. The six-week stay resulted in the first new Wings single in several months; “Junior’s Farm/Sally G” was released in November. Wings also worked on several Cold Cuts that Paul stated would be issued after the next proper Wings LP. Pleased with the new lineup, Paul and Wings gathered at EMI’s Studio Two in August to rehearse and record old and new material. MPL videotaped the events with the intent of producing a Television special. Geoff Emerick recorded the sessions for possible commercial release. A tour was also under consideration. The sessions took place over four days in late August with almost forty hours of videotape shot. Directed by David Litchfield, the idea was to shoot on videotape and then edit and transfer the selected footage onto film. Frank Zappa’s film 200 Motels inspired this technique. The film was named One Hand Clapping, and is an interesting Wings documentary. The film takes the viewer right inside Studio 2 as Wings rehearse, record and share their thoughts. 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. In early1975, during the Venus And Mars sessions, overdubs for the films finale “Baby Face” were recorded in New Orleans. In spite of the effort put into the project, One Hand Clapping remains unreleased to this day. Picture Perfect is extremely pleased to present One Hand Clapping in incredible quality. For this edition, we have uncovered an amazing 35mm film print buried in the archives. This discovery far surpasses all previous 16mm reductions of this material. The audio has been taken directly from the original Nagras to produce this definitive edition. Apparently the transfer from video to film produced less than optimal results and may very well be a reason the project was scrapped. Short film excerpts from the finished print have appeared over the years, but no evidence exist that the original videotapes have survived.