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Release date : Friday, July 19, 2024

One Hand Clapping - The Backyard

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Disc 1

  1. Blackpool

    Written by Paul McCartney

    4:15 • DemoA

    Unknown musician(s) : Acoustic guitars, Drums, Electric keyboard

    Session Recording: Circa 1971-1972 • Studio Rude Studio, Campbeltown, Scotland

    Session Mixing: Jan 20, 1973 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

  2. Blackbird

    Written by Lennon - McCartney

    2:27 • Studio versionI

    Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer

    Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  3. Country Dreamer

    Written by Paul McCartney, Linda Eastman / McCartney

    2:17 • Studio versionC

    Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer

    Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  4. Twenty Flight Rock

    Written by Eddie Cochran, Ned Fairchild

    2:08 • Studio versionB

    Paul McCartney : Producer Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer

    Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  5. Peggy Sue

    Written by Buddy Holly, Jerry Allison, Norman Petty

    1:24 • Studio versionA

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer

    Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK

  6. I'm Gonna Love You Too

    Written by Norman Petty, Joe B. Mauldin, Niki Sullivan

    1:10 • Studio versionB

    Paul McCartney : Acoustic guitar, Producer, Vocals Geoff Emerick : Recording engineer Mark Vigars : Assistant recording engineer Steve Orchard : Mixing engineer

    Session Recording: Aug 30, 1974 • Studio EMI Studios, Abbey Road

    Session Mixing: Early 2024 • Studio Hog Hill Studio, Rye, UK


From paulmccartney.com newsletter, July 18, 2024:

One Hand Clapping – The Backyard

Join us in the backyard of Abbey Road Studios tomorrow as One Hand Clapping – The Backyard comes to digital platforms.

During a break in the One Hand Clapping sessions, Paul went into the garden behind Studio 2 and was filmed performing what would come to be The Backyard Session.

One Hand Clapping – The Backyard includes the unreleased track ‘Blackpool’, The Beatles’ iconic ‘Blackbird’, Wings B-side ‘Country Dreamer’, and cover versions of Eddie Cochran’s ‘Twenty Flight Rock’ (the first song Paul played to John Lennon when they met in 1957), Buddy Holly’s ‘Peggy Sue’ and’ I’m Gonna Love You Too’.

‘Blackpool’ Remastered Music Video Premiere

The ‘Blackpool’ music video will premiere tomorrow 19th July at 5 PM GMT / 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT

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