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Birthday boy Paul McCartney (with Stu Sutcliff) in Hamburg, Germany. November 1960.

In Los Angeles. June 1968.

Old man McCartney. Circa 2006 (?).

The Quarry Men: Paul, some guy named Arthur Kelly (who was in George’s pre-Beatles band The Rebels but was not a Quarry Man), George and John. Circa 1958-9.

Toward the end of The Beatles. Paul is either wearing the same shirt as in the Quarry Men shot or a replica. April 9, 1969.

Performing at The Concert for George with Clapton, Ringo and Harrison offspring and spitting image, Dhani (sorry girls, he’s married). November 29, 2002.

In India. Sometime in February or March 1968.

Paul and future wife Linda Eastman at the Sgt. Pepper album release party. May 19, 1967.

Paul and Linda McCartney. Ram sessions. New York City. February 1971.

In Nashville. Summer 1974.

Beatles and Yoko looking out the window of Paul’s Cavendish Road, London home. April 1969.

Wings strike a similar pose 3 years later. 1972.