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Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band:
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Here, the The Beatles display a mischievious talent not unlike their
talent in the studio, simply masterfull. The crowd includes faces (and
bodies) of many famous people who passed away or have become outdated.
Even the wax figures of the "early" Beatles stand in. They're
overlooking a grave site and each of the Beatles is facing Paul who is
facing forward into the grave (indicating his significance). The drum that they surround plays an eerie role, place a mirror accross the middle of the drum so that the reflective side is facing the top of the album. Read what the reflection has created by looking at the words split by the edge of the mirror: HE ^ DIE (Note that the arrow points to Paul). Its ironic
that each Beatle is holding an instrument: John, a brass French Horn;
George, a brass Flute; Ringo, a brass Trumpet; and Paul, a woodwind black
Cor Anglais. The flowers spell out the word "BEATLES" and there
is a left handed bass guitar there with 3 sticks upon it indicating that
there are 3 remaining Beatles. Some even believe that the guitar appears to
spell, "PAUL?" Above the Red "S" (of Beatles) is a doll wearing a green dress, she is watching a burning car fall from a cliff (see the yellow below the Rolling Stones doll?). There is another open palm above Paul's head. A doll sits
off to the side (Jane Asher?!) with red lines (blood) running down her
dress. A small car sits on her lap, a model of the car Paul was driving.
On the back cover, the Beatles are all facing forward except for Paul, who's
turned around. George is pointing a "sixth finger at him, a sign of
ill-omen. If you read across the back cover, from left to right, you can
find all sorts of clues. Starting with "Somebody calls you, you answer
quite slowly" (from Lucy), continue to read across "Wednesday
Morning at five o'clock as the day begins", "life flows on within
you and without you" (funny that the "without you" seems to extend from
Paul's head), "you're on your own you're in the street". Inside
the album, Paul has a patch on his left arm "O. P. D.", Officially Pronounced Dead? (Remember, these are rumors, it actually says: O. P. P. -- You down with that?) Hmm, looks like William
Campbell again ;). He always had a mustache or slight beard.
One last note, the paper sleeve that held the vinyl record looked
like it had been soaked inblood! At the bottom it's bright red but then
fades into a light pink at the top. Subsequent releases of this album did
not have the red-faded-into-pink color scheme on the inner sleeve.
Sgt. Pepper's lyrics:
- Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band: "..so let me introduce
to you the one and only Billy Shears and Sgt. Pepper's lonely heart's club
band.." (Sgt. Pepper's Band is actually an idea taken from history
(somewhere) where a man was able to take the place of another man without
anyone catching on. Billy is a nice nickname for William Campbell, isn't
it?)
- Fixing A Hole: "..and it really doesn't matter if I'm wrong
I'm right where I belong. See the Beatles standing there, they disagree.."
"..silly Beatle run around, they worry me.." (William is adjusting
to his new role)
- She's Leaving Home: "..Wednesday morning at five o'clock
as the day begins.." (the time of the fatal accident)
- Lovely Rita: "..standing by a parking meter when I caught
a glimpse of Rita.." (took his eyes off the road!)
- Good Morning, Good Morning: "..nothing to do to save his
life.." "..and you're on your own you're in the street.."
"..people running around it's 5 o'clock.." "..watching the
skirts you start to flirt, now you're in gear.."
- A Day In The Life: "..I saw the photograph. He blew his
mind out in a car, he didn't notice that the lights had changed. A crowd
of people stood and stared they'd seen his face before, nobody was really
sure if he was from the house of *Paul*.."
Paul is Dead main page
Or click one of the album names for a detailed explanation:
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Best Album cover of all
Magical Mystery Tour
Hey Jude
White Album
Yellow Submarine
Abbey Road
Let it Be
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