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Macca wings it on forgotten album: ADRIAN THRILLS reviews Paul McCartney and Wings' One Hand Clapping


By the summer of 1974, four years after the end of The Beatles , Paul McCartney was finally back at the helm of a group who were going places

Wings, built around a core trio that also featured his keyboard-playing wife Linda and guitarist Denny Laine, stood atop the UK albums chart with Band On The Run — and were rapidly establishing their own identity. With the original trio joined by guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton, it captures a band on the cusp of something special, starting to create a signature sound built on Paul, Linda and Laine’s harmonies. The unreleased Blackpool, available on a bonus 7-inch single as part of a deluxe vinyl package (£44, selected online retailers), is a light-hearted, 12-bar blues that salutes the seaside resort.

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