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Behind the curtain: a daily look into the life of Paul McCartney.

Photo: Paul McCartney, reading the Observer, 20 Forthlin Road, 21 October 1962. Photo by Mike McCartney taken a few weeks after the release of Love Me Do.

1973
Moroccan week for Wings
Feb 6, 1973
Paul McCartney acquires Buddy Holly's song catalog
February 1973 ?
Paul McCartney to work with ATV for the "Zoo Gang" TV series
Jan 13, 1973
Wings UK tour announced
January 1973
Paul McCartney buys Strawberry jackets from Wonder Workshop
Early 1973
First unofficial Wings Fan Club newsletter published
January 1973
Paul McCartney buys a farm in Rye, Sussex
1973
1973 Beatles reunion rumors
1973
1972
Paul and Linda McCartney Christmas poster in Disc
Dec 23, 1972
Paul McCartney to be judged in March 1973 in drug case
Dec 22, 1972
"Hi, Hi, Hi" banned by the BBC
Dec 1, 1972
Wings Fun Club announced
Late 1972
"Hi, Hi, Hi" lunchtime party
Nov 30, 1972
Filming of the "Hi, Hi, Hi" / "C Moon" promotional videos
Nov 25, 1972
Photo shoot with Robert Ellis
Nov 14, 1972
"Mary Had A Little Lamb" (Psychedelic version) broadcast on US TV
Oct 12, 1972
Paul McCartney appeals for the return of a stolen guitar
Oct 11, 1972
Paul McCartney's 1961 Höfner 500/1 bass is stolen
Oct 10, 1972
Martha gives birth to eight pups
Oct 1, 1972
Cannabis plants found in Paul McCartney's Scottish farm
Sep 19, 1972
Paul & Linda McCartney & Denny Seiwell arrested for drug possession
Aug 10, 1972
Paul McCartney considered for a guest role in Twiggy's film musical
August 1972
Wings' concert in Lyon doesn't happen
Jul 14, 1972
Wings travel to Marseille to start its "Wings Over Europe" tour
Jul 8, 1972
Wings invited to festival in Verona
July 1972
“Mary Had A Little Lamb” (Barn version) broadcast on UK TV
Jun 29, 1972
"Mary Had A Little Lamb"(Countryside version) broadcast on UK TV
Jun 24, 1972
Spanish holidays for the McCartney family, and Wings
Mid-June to June 25, 1972
Paul McCartney signs co-publishing deal with ATV
Jun 10, 1972
Wings' Summer tour announced
June 1972
Ads published in Sounds Magazine to launch a Paul McCartney fan club
April 20 - July 22, 1972
The Beatles' Fan Club closes
Mar 31, 1972
McCartney Productions Ltd. publish its results
Mar 31, 1972
The Beatles win the Grammy Trustee Award
Mar 14, 1972
Paul McCartney wins against Northern Songs
Feb 17, 1972
Wings take a second day off from their university tour
Feb 15, 1972
Wings take a day off from their university tour
Feb 12, 1972
"Give Ireland Back To The Irish" banned
Feb 10, 1972
Wings departs for their University Tour
Feb 8, 1972
John and Yoko send a telegraph to Paul and Linda to play a benefit concert
Feb 7, 1972
Bloody Sunday
Jan 30, 1972
Paul and Linda meet John and Yoko in New York
January 29-31, 1972
Henry McCullough joins Wings
Jan 20, 1972
1971
Paul and Linda meet John and Yoko in New York
Christmas 1971
Rumours about the Beatles searching for a new bass player reported
December 1971
Paul and Linda McCartney on holiday in Jamaica
Early December 1971
Wings' "Wild Life" release is postponed
Nov 15, 1971
"Wild Life" launch party
Nov 8, 1971
Wings' first LP release is announced in the press
Oct 23, 1971
New Musical Express reports an instrumental version of "Ram" is coming
Oct 9, 1971

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