''One Man Clapping'' is the third album from English band
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, a live album released in March 1989. The album was recorded at the Moles Club, Bath, UK 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.
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
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for in excess of £100.
Track listing
# "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
* 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
James
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Tim Booth
Timothy John Booth (born 4 February 1960) is an English singer-songwriter, actor and dancer. He is the lead singer and co-founder of the indie rock band James, and co-wrote several of their hit singles including " Sit Down", " Come Home", and ...
*
Larry Gott
James Lawrence "Larry" Gott (born 24 July 1957, Manchester) is an English musician, formerly of the Mancunian band James. He is also a designer.
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Within the band Gott mainly played guitar and provided backing vocals, but also featured on ...
*
Jim Glennie
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*
Gavan Whelan
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Additional musicians
* Mick Armistead – keyboards
References
External links
Official James Website
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James (band) live albums
1989 live albums
Rough Trade Records live albums