One Man Clapping is the third album from English band James, a live album released in March 1989. The album was recorded at the Moles Club, Bath, Somerset on the 14 and 15 November 1988. The album was issued on their own One Man imprint of Rough Trade Records, after parting company with Blanco y Negro/Sire. To fund the album, the band had to borrow £12,000 from the Royal Bank of Scotland. Initially, the bank manager was not willing to lend the band the money, but after seeing them live in Manchester he agreed.
| One Man Clapping | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | March 1989 | |||
| Recorded | November 1988 | |||
| Venue | Bath Moles Club | |||
| Length | 35:32 | |||
| Label | One Man/Rough Trade | |||
| Producer | Steve Power | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Q | [2] |
Because the album was self-funded, only 10,000 CD copies were produced; this has made the album highly sought after by collectors. Copies have been known to trade hands on eBay for in excess of £100.
Track listing edit
- "Chain Mail" – 3:26
- "Sandman (Hup-Springs)" – 3:43
- "Whoops" – 3:26
- "Riders" – 3:35
- "Leaking" – 4:09
- "Why So Close" – 4:10
- "Ya Ho" – 4:45 (not on vinyl version of album)
- "Johnny Yen" – 3:43
- "Scarecrow" – 2:49
- "Are You Ready" – 2:59
- "Really Hard" – 4:23
- "Burned" – 4:29
- "Stutter" – 5:33
Release details edit
- UK 12" Vinyl – One Man/Rough Trade Records (ONE MAN 1 LP)
- UK Cassette – One Man/Rough Trade Records (ONE MAN 1 C)
- UK CD – One Man/Rough Trade Records (ONE MAN 1 CD)
This album was pressed onto cd by MPO France.
Personnel edit
James edit
- Tim Booth - Vocals & Words
- Larry Gott - Guitar & Vocals
- Jim Glennie - Bass & Vocals
- Gavan Whelan - Drums
Additional musicians edit
- Mick Armistead – keyboards
References edit
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. One Man Clapping at AllMusic. Retrieved March 12, 2012.
- ^ "How Was It For You?: A James Discography". Q. October 1999. p. 95.