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carved wings but has the original pickups, surround and tailpiece...and wearing a kilt ! what year ? seller says '78 ! i think somewhere around '73/'74 ?

I agree with you, Ronbo. '73 or even earlier.

when did he start touring again after the beatles breakup, and was it with wings first or was there something prior ?

Touring, I'm not sure, but he was appearing out as early as '71. Wings was christened with the Wild Life album. Not sure when the first official tour was, but he had been testing the waters very early on.

There was a festival appearance IIRC in '71, and a couple of one-nighters (Scotland?) in '72 as Paul and Linda. I could be off here, I'm not really a Paul historian, but just I remember because I was around ...

I think thats from 1972.

Wasn't the Band on the Run era his first "real" tour?

The fact that the bass still has it's original gap-tooth TP, HS and surround points to the early 70s. His mullet suggests 72/3.

ROCKETBRO2 wrote:Wasn't the Band on the Run era his first "real" tour?

Of the US. He toured the UK and Europe in 72/3.

antipodean wrote: His mullet suggests 72/3.

I agree with you on that, Evan. That was my first impression. That and the clothing.

This intriged me.

Best i could find was this

http://www.macca-central.com/macca-concerts/

Goto the Video's/Slideshows mousover link, Slideshows Wings, 72-73 :: Wings

A pic with him wearing the same gear is included in the slide show, and he's wearing Tartan Trousers This site dates it to 73. I wonder if he wore it at one of the two Scottish gigs that year. The shirt looks like a take on the Scottish Football teams shirt of the day(http://www.oldfootballshirts.com/en/tea ... s3922.html) and he would have been linched in England wearing that.