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Who is on the cover? The identifiable figures are:
1. Sri Yukteswar Giri
One of four Indian gurus selected by George. Yukteswar was Sri Yogananda’s guru and author of the treatise ‘The Holy Science’, which deals with the underlying unity of the Bible and the Hindu scriptures.
2. Aleister Crowley
A British magician, specialising in the black arts, who was known as ‘The Great Beast.’ He was once the subject of a novel by W. Somerset Maugham called ‘The Magician.’ During his life he was involved in many scandals and was referred to in the press as ‘the most evil man in Britain.’ He was a practitioner of ‘sex magic’ and wrote many books on the occult.
3. Mae West
The legendary film star who, during the Second World War, had a life-saving device named after her – an inflatable rubber jacket. Her films included ‘My Little Chickadee’ in which she starred with W. C. Fields, who is also featured on the cover. Ringo Starr appeared with Mae in the film ‘Sextette’ and Beatles aide Derek Taylor was once employed to handle her publicity. When first approached for permission to use her image, Mae turned down the request, stating, ‘What would I be doing in a Lonely Hearts Club?’ The Beatles wrote to her, each signing the letter, and she then agreed.
4. Lenny Bruce
An American comedian who gained a cult following because of his abrasive comedy routine which shocked audiences with its liberal use of four-letter words. He died of drug abuse and was the subject of a film biopic, which starred Dustin Hoffman, and a book by Albert Goldman.
5. Karl Heinz Stockhausen
A contemporary German composer, born in 1928, who was noted for his use of electronic sounds.
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6. W. C. Fields
He was one of Peter Blake’s choices. Fields was an eccentric American screen comedian. Born Clarke William Duckenfield in 1880, his films included ‘Never Give a Sucker An Even Break’ and ‘My Little Chickadee.’ He was the subject of a film biopic that starred Rod Steiger.
7. Carl Gustav Jung
A prominent psychiatrist, born in Switzerland, who studied dreams, the I Ching and various esoteric subjects. His theory of ‘synchronicity’ intrigued Sting of The Police who named one of the group’s albums after it. During the 1930s Jung had a dream in which he claimed he saw the future. In his dreams he was in Liverpool, which he called ‘the city of light.’
8. Edgar Allen Poe
He was John Lennon’s choice. Poe was an American author, creator of the modern detective novel and several classic horror tales, including ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘The Pit and the Pendulum.’ He died of a weak heart in 1849, caused by excessive drinking.
9. Fred Astaire
Hollywood’s premier star of the dance musical, his films include ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Funny Face.’ He was featured in John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ film.
10. Richard Merkin
A contemporary American painter, one of several featured on the sleeve. Most likely a choice by Robert Fraser.
11. The Vargas Girl
A pin up by the artist Alberto Vargas.
12. Leo Gorcey
Leo Gorcey was selected to appear on the Sgt Pepper tableau and is, in fact, featured on some of the preliminary cover photographs. However, when he was approached for permission to use his image, he insisted on receiving a fee of £500 for it, so his image was taken out.
13. Huntz Hall
A screen comedy actor who starred in dozens of 'Dead End Kids' and 'Bowery Boys' movies in the 1930s and 1940s. He was an original member of the Dead End Kids, who also included Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan. Hall died in Hollywood on 1st February 1999, aged 78.
14. Simon Rodia
A minor folk artist who was also a sculptor and designer. In 1954 he completed the famous Watts Tower, an unusual architectural structure of pottery and cement on a steel framework. Not likely to have been one of the Beatles’ choices.
15. Bob Dylan
America’s leading solo artist on the Sixties and a friend of The Beatles. His real name was Robert Zimmerman.
16. Aubrey Beardsley
One of the most controversial artists of the Victorian age whose career was almost ruined by a scandal caused by his series of erotic drawings (John Lennon’s erotic drawings also caused a scandal!). He suffered from ill health from the age of six and died at the age of 25.
17. Sir Robert Peel
A former Prime Minister of Great Britain who originally formed the Conservative Party. Born in Bury, Lancashire in 1788, he died in 1850. Apart from repealing The Corn Laws, he established the police force in Britain; hence early policemen were nicknamed ‘peelers.’
18. Aldous Huxley
A noted British author whose most famous work is the novel ‘Brave New World’. He explored the use of hallucinogenic drugs in his book ‘The Doors of Perception’, a non-fiction work which inspired Jim Morrison to call his group The Doors. John Lennon was very influenced by him and this is arguably one of John’s choices. Huxley died in 1963.
19. Dylan Thomas
A Welsh poet who died in New York in 1953. He was also a playwright and wrote works such as ‘Under Milk Wood’.
20. Terry Southern
A friend of photographer Michael Cooper, and was one of Robert Fraser’s choices. The American author penned ‘Candy’ and ‘The Magic Christian’, both of which were filmed featuring Ringo Starr. He was 71 years old at the time of his death in 1995.
21. Dion
Peter Blake’s choice. An American teen singing idol whose hits included ‘Runaround Sue’ and ‘The Wanderer’. He originally fronted the Belmonts, who had a major international hit with ‘Teenager In Love’. He was certainly not one of The Beatles’ seminal influences.
22. Tony Curtis
Peter Blake’s choice. He was an American film star, born in Brooklyn, who became a teen idol in the 1950s and later appeared in comedy roles. His hair style was much copied and in Liverpool, early members of The Beatles wore the D.A. (duck’s arse) hairstyle. He was one of the guest stars in Mae West’s ‘Sextette’, in which Ringo Starr and Keith Moon also appeared.
23. Wallace Berman
Robert Fraser’s choice, another contemporary American artist, based in Los Angeles. He died in 1976.
24. Tommy Handley
A Liverpool comedian who died in 1949. He became famous for his long-running radio series ‘I.T.M.A. (It’s That Man Again)’.
25. Marilyn Monroe
Paul McCartney owns a sculpture of this famous Hollywood screen star who tragically died of an overdose of sleeping pills in 1962. Although regarded as one of the screens ‘sex goddesses’, she was an under-rated comedienne and her films included ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘The Misfits’.
26. William Burroughs
A Paul McCartney choice. An American writer, born in 1914, whose novels gained a cult following, particularly in the 1960s when several groups named themselves after the titles of his books, which included ‘The Soft Machine’ and ‘Nova Express’. He died in 1997.
27. Sri Mahavatara Babaji
Another Indian guru selected by George.
28. Stan Laurel
The Lancashire-born comedian who moved to Hollywood and found fame in partnership with Oliver Hardy. He died in 1965.
29. Richard Lindner
Robert Fraser’s choice. A German-born artist who fled to America in 1941 to escape **** persecution. Originally a concert pianist, he took to painting the sordid low life of New York. He died in 1978.
30. Oliver Hardy
Together with his screen partner, Stan Laurel, he created one of the classic film comedy duos – Laurel & Hardy. ‘Trail Of the Lonesome Pine’, a song from their film ‘Way Out West’, provided the pair with a posthumous chart hit in the 1970s. He died in 1957.
1. Sri Yukteswar Giri
One of four Indian gurus selected by George. Yukteswar was Sri Yogananda’s guru and author of the treatise ‘The Holy Science’, which deals with the underlying unity of the Bible and the Hindu scriptures.
2. Aleister Crowley
A British magician, specialising in the black arts, who was known as ‘The Great Beast.’ He was once the subject of a novel by W. Somerset Maugham called ‘The Magician.’ During his life he was involved in many scandals and was referred to in the press as ‘the most evil man in Britain.’ He was a practitioner of ‘sex magic’ and wrote many books on the occult.
3. Mae West
The legendary film star who, during the Second World War, had a life-saving device named after her – an inflatable rubber jacket. Her films included ‘My Little Chickadee’ in which she starred with W. C. Fields, who is also featured on the cover. Ringo Starr appeared with Mae in the film ‘Sextette’ and Beatles aide Derek Taylor was once employed to handle her publicity. When first approached for permission to use her image, Mae turned down the request, stating, ‘What would I be doing in a Lonely Hearts Club?’ The Beatles wrote to her, each signing the letter, and she then agreed.
4. Lenny Bruce
An American comedian who gained a cult following because of his abrasive comedy routine which shocked audiences with its liberal use of four-letter words. He died of drug abuse and was the subject of a film biopic, which starred Dustin Hoffman, and a book by Albert Goldman.
5. Karl Heinz Stockhausen
A contemporary German composer, born in 1928, who was noted for his use of electronic sounds.
Sgt Pepper Album Cover Map
Click for larger image / map
6. W. C. Fields
He was one of Peter Blake’s choices. Fields was an eccentric American screen comedian. Born Clarke William Duckenfield in 1880, his films included ‘Never Give a Sucker An Even Break’ and ‘My Little Chickadee.’ He was the subject of a film biopic that starred Rod Steiger.
7. Carl Gustav Jung
A prominent psychiatrist, born in Switzerland, who studied dreams, the I Ching and various esoteric subjects. His theory of ‘synchronicity’ intrigued Sting of The Police who named one of the group’s albums after it. During the 1930s Jung had a dream in which he claimed he saw the future. In his dreams he was in Liverpool, which he called ‘the city of light.’
8. Edgar Allen Poe
He was John Lennon’s choice. Poe was an American author, creator of the modern detective novel and several classic horror tales, including ‘The Fall of the House of Usher’ and ‘The Pit and the Pendulum.’ He died of a weak heart in 1849, caused by excessive drinking.
9. Fred Astaire
Hollywood’s premier star of the dance musical, his films include ‘Top Hat’ and ‘Funny Face.’ He was featured in John Lennon’s ‘Imagine’ film.
10. Richard Merkin
A contemporary American painter, one of several featured on the sleeve. Most likely a choice by Robert Fraser.
11. The Vargas Girl
A pin up by the artist Alberto Vargas.
12. Leo Gorcey
Leo Gorcey was selected to appear on the Sgt Pepper tableau and is, in fact, featured on some of the preliminary cover photographs. However, when he was approached for permission to use his image, he insisted on receiving a fee of £500 for it, so his image was taken out.
13. Huntz Hall
A screen comedy actor who starred in dozens of 'Dead End Kids' and 'Bowery Boys' movies in the 1930s and 1940s. He was an original member of the Dead End Kids, who also included Leo Gorcey, Gabriel Dell, Billy Halop and Bobby Jordan. Hall died in Hollywood on 1st February 1999, aged 78.
14. Simon Rodia
A minor folk artist who was also a sculptor and designer. In 1954 he completed the famous Watts Tower, an unusual architectural structure of pottery and cement on a steel framework. Not likely to have been one of the Beatles’ choices.
15. Bob Dylan
America’s leading solo artist on the Sixties and a friend of The Beatles. His real name was Robert Zimmerman.
16. Aubrey Beardsley
One of the most controversial artists of the Victorian age whose career was almost ruined by a scandal caused by his series of erotic drawings (John Lennon’s erotic drawings also caused a scandal!). He suffered from ill health from the age of six and died at the age of 25.
17. Sir Robert Peel
A former Prime Minister of Great Britain who originally formed the Conservative Party. Born in Bury, Lancashire in 1788, he died in 1850. Apart from repealing The Corn Laws, he established the police force in Britain; hence early policemen were nicknamed ‘peelers.’
18. Aldous Huxley
A noted British author whose most famous work is the novel ‘Brave New World’. He explored the use of hallucinogenic drugs in his book ‘The Doors of Perception’, a non-fiction work which inspired Jim Morrison to call his group The Doors. John Lennon was very influenced by him and this is arguably one of John’s choices. Huxley died in 1963.
19. Dylan Thomas
A Welsh poet who died in New York in 1953. He was also a playwright and wrote works such as ‘Under Milk Wood’.
20. Terry Southern
A friend of photographer Michael Cooper, and was one of Robert Fraser’s choices. The American author penned ‘Candy’ and ‘The Magic Christian’, both of which were filmed featuring Ringo Starr. He was 71 years old at the time of his death in 1995.
21. Dion
Peter Blake’s choice. An American teen singing idol whose hits included ‘Runaround Sue’ and ‘The Wanderer’. He originally fronted the Belmonts, who had a major international hit with ‘Teenager In Love’. He was certainly not one of The Beatles’ seminal influences.
22. Tony Curtis
Peter Blake’s choice. He was an American film star, born in Brooklyn, who became a teen idol in the 1950s and later appeared in comedy roles. His hair style was much copied and in Liverpool, early members of The Beatles wore the D.A. (duck’s arse) hairstyle. He was one of the guest stars in Mae West’s ‘Sextette’, in which Ringo Starr and Keith Moon also appeared.
23. Wallace Berman
Robert Fraser’s choice, another contemporary American artist, based in Los Angeles. He died in 1976.
24. Tommy Handley
A Liverpool comedian who died in 1949. He became famous for his long-running radio series ‘I.T.M.A. (It’s That Man Again)’.
25. Marilyn Monroe
Paul McCartney owns a sculpture of this famous Hollywood screen star who tragically died of an overdose of sleeping pills in 1962. Although regarded as one of the screens ‘sex goddesses’, she was an under-rated comedienne and her films included ‘Some Like It Hot’ and ‘The Misfits’.
26. William Burroughs
A Paul McCartney choice. An American writer, born in 1914, whose novels gained a cult following, particularly in the 1960s when several groups named themselves after the titles of his books, which included ‘The Soft Machine’ and ‘Nova Express’. He died in 1997.
27. Sri Mahavatara Babaji
Another Indian guru selected by George.
28. Stan Laurel
The Lancashire-born comedian who moved to Hollywood and found fame in partnership with Oliver Hardy. He died in 1965.
29. Richard Lindner
Robert Fraser’s choice. A German-born artist who fled to America in 1941 to escape **** persecution. Originally a concert pianist, he took to painting the sordid low life of New York. He died in 1978.
30. Oliver Hardy
Together with his screen partner, Stan Laurel, he created one of the classic film comedy duos – Laurel & Hardy. ‘Trail Of the Lonesome Pine’, a song from their film ‘Way Out West’, provided the pair with a posthumous chart hit in the 1970s. He died in 1957.
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31. Karl Heinrich Marx
This German-born political theorist developed a system of social philosophy based on his experiences in London’s East End. The pamphlet he co-wrote with Friedrich Engels, ‘The Communist Manifesto’, had a profound effect on the course of 20th Century history. He died in 1883.
32. Herbert George (H.G.) Wells
The British novelist who created many enduring science fiction classic novels such as ‘The War Of the Worlds’, ‘The Time Machine’, ‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘The Island of Dr Moreau’. His book ‘The War of the Worlds’ was adapted into a successful rock music album by Jeff Wayne. He died in 1946.
33. Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
The first great Indian master to live in the West for a long period of time. He was instrumental in introducing Indian thought and practice to America. Mahasaya Paramahansa was the author of ‘Autobiography Of A Yogi’, a copy of which George presented to Henry Kissinger. George also dedicated two songs on his ‘33 1/3’ album to the guru, ‘Dear One’ and ‘See Yourself’.
34. Anonymous
This was a hairdresser's dummy.
35. Stuart Sutcliffe
The original fifth member of The Beatles who played bass guitar with the band. He remained in Hamburg after The Beatles had performed there and tragically died of a brain haemorrhage in 1962.
36. Anonymous
This was a hairdresser's dummy
37. Max Miller
A controversial British music hall comedian, born in Britain in 1895, who was known as ‘the cheeky chappie’ because of his risqué comedy routine. He died in 1963.
38. Lucille Ball - 'Petty Girl'
A famous Hollywood comedienne, known as ‘the Queen of Comedy’. The drawing of the actress on the sleeve was executed by George Petty, an artist who, like Vargas, specialised in painting pin-ups. Lucille died on 26th April 1989.
39. Marlon Brando
A Hollywood superstar who studied the ‘Method’ style of acting in films such as ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. His other films ranged from ‘Julius Caesar’ to ‘Superman’ and the controversial ‘Last Tango in Paris’. An apocryphal story is that a band of bikers in his film ‘The Wild One’ inspired the name The Beatles. This is completely untrue as the film was banned in Britain until 1968 and no member of The Beatles could possibly have seen it. Brando died in 2004 at the age of 80.
40. Tom Mix
One of the most famous Western actors of the silent screen. A former working cowhand, he became a stunt man and then a star. He died in a car accident in 1940.
41. Oscar Wilde
John Lennon’s choice. An Irish playwright noted for his witty epigrams. He was involved in a major scandal due to his homosexuality and served a jail sentence before dying in ignominy in Paris in 1900.
42. Tyrone Power
A Hollywood leading man who appeared in many swashbuckling roles. His films included ‘Captain from Castile’, ‘The Eddy Duchin Story’ and ‘Son of Fury’. He died of a heart attack in 1958 while filming ‘Solomon and Sheba’.
43. Larry Bell
A contemporary minimalist American artist, born in Chicago in 1939. He based himself in Little Venice in California and became a leading light in the Los Angeles art world. He began to concentrate on creating glass sculptures from 1964.
44. Dr. David Livingstone
A Scottish missionary and explorer who died in Africa in 1873.
45. Johnny Weissmuller
A prominent athlete who became the American swimming champion, winning five gold medals in the Olympics. This led to offers from Hollywood and he became the screen’s most popular Tarzan. He died in 1984.
46. Stephen Crane
A talented American author who died from tuberculosis in 1900 at the age of 28. His novels included ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ and ‘The Outcasts of Poker Flat’.
47. Issy Bonn
A noted British radio and music hall star of the 1940s and 1950s.
48. George Bernard Shaw
Waxwork. The Irish-born playwright whose works included ‘Man And Superman’, ‘Pygmalion’ and ‘Major Barbara’. Paul McCartney appeared as the inquisitor in a school play production of Shaw’s ‘St Joan’ when he was attending the Liverpool Institute. He died in 1959.
49. H.C. (Horace Clifford) Westermann
Peter Blake’s choice. A noted American sculptor. He died in 1981.
50. Albert Stubbins
A former soccer player with Liverpool FC. This was John’s choice, although he didn’t know anything about him. He’d chosen him because his father had been a fan. He died in December 2002 at the age of 83.
51. Sri Lahiri Mahasaya
Another of George’s Indian guru selections, whose aphorisms included ‘You belong to no one and no one belongs to you.’ He died in 1895.
52. Lewis Carroll
John Lennon’s choice. Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Cheshire, near Liverpool, in 1832. He was a teacher who was author of such classic works as ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’. John was inspired by his works, as is evident from songs such as ‘I am The Walrus’. He died in 1898.
53. T.E. (Thomas Edward) Lawrence
Waxwork. He rose to fame during the First World War when he united the Arab nations and led the fight against the Turks. He became disillusioned when the British reneged on their promises to the Arabs and later enlisted anonymously in the RAF. He wrote several books including ‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ and died in a motorcycle accident in 1935.
54. Sonny Liston
Peter Blake’s choice. Liston was an American boxer who became Heavyweight Champion of the World when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. He died alone in 1970, his body being discovered a week after his death. This is a waxwork figure that Blake brought from Madame Tussauds.
55. The Petty Girl
Another image by artist George Petty - possibly Binnie Barnes.
56. George Harrison
Waxwork model.
57. John Lennon
Waxwork model.
58. Shirley Temple
Peter Blake’s choice. There are actually three images of Shirley on the cover. The Californian actress rose to fame as a child star in such films as ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ and ‘The Little Princess’ and was later to become an American Ambassador. She visited The Beatles in their dressing-room at The Cow Palace, San Francisco in 1964. When initially approached about permission to use her image she insisted on hearing the record first before she gave her approval.
59. Ringo Starr
Waxwork model.
60. Paul McCartney
Waxwork model
This German-born political theorist developed a system of social philosophy based on his experiences in London’s East End. The pamphlet he co-wrote with Friedrich Engels, ‘The Communist Manifesto’, had a profound effect on the course of 20th Century history. He died in 1883.
32. Herbert George (H.G.) Wells
The British novelist who created many enduring science fiction classic novels such as ‘The War Of the Worlds’, ‘The Time Machine’, ‘The Invisible Man’ and ‘The Island of Dr Moreau’. His book ‘The War of the Worlds’ was adapted into a successful rock music album by Jeff Wayne. He died in 1946.
33. Sri Paramahansa Yogananda
The first great Indian master to live in the West for a long period of time. He was instrumental in introducing Indian thought and practice to America. Mahasaya Paramahansa was the author of ‘Autobiography Of A Yogi’, a copy of which George presented to Henry Kissinger. George also dedicated two songs on his ‘33 1/3’ album to the guru, ‘Dear One’ and ‘See Yourself’.
34. Anonymous
This was a hairdresser's dummy.
35. Stuart Sutcliffe
The original fifth member of The Beatles who played bass guitar with the band. He remained in Hamburg after The Beatles had performed there and tragically died of a brain haemorrhage in 1962.
36. Anonymous
This was a hairdresser's dummy
37. Max Miller
A controversial British music hall comedian, born in Britain in 1895, who was known as ‘the cheeky chappie’ because of his risqué comedy routine. He died in 1963.
38. Lucille Ball - 'Petty Girl'
A famous Hollywood comedienne, known as ‘the Queen of Comedy’. The drawing of the actress on the sleeve was executed by George Petty, an artist who, like Vargas, specialised in painting pin-ups. Lucille died on 26th April 1989.
39. Marlon Brando
A Hollywood superstar who studied the ‘Method’ style of acting in films such as ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’. His other films ranged from ‘Julius Caesar’ to ‘Superman’ and the controversial ‘Last Tango in Paris’. An apocryphal story is that a band of bikers in his film ‘The Wild One’ inspired the name The Beatles. This is completely untrue as the film was banned in Britain until 1968 and no member of The Beatles could possibly have seen it. Brando died in 2004 at the age of 80.
40. Tom Mix
One of the most famous Western actors of the silent screen. A former working cowhand, he became a stunt man and then a star. He died in a car accident in 1940.
41. Oscar Wilde
John Lennon’s choice. An Irish playwright noted for his witty epigrams. He was involved in a major scandal due to his homosexuality and served a jail sentence before dying in ignominy in Paris in 1900.
42. Tyrone Power
A Hollywood leading man who appeared in many swashbuckling roles. His films included ‘Captain from Castile’, ‘The Eddy Duchin Story’ and ‘Son of Fury’. He died of a heart attack in 1958 while filming ‘Solomon and Sheba’.
43. Larry Bell
A contemporary minimalist American artist, born in Chicago in 1939. He based himself in Little Venice in California and became a leading light in the Los Angeles art world. He began to concentrate on creating glass sculptures from 1964.
44. Dr. David Livingstone
A Scottish missionary and explorer who died in Africa in 1873.
45. Johnny Weissmuller
A prominent athlete who became the American swimming champion, winning five gold medals in the Olympics. This led to offers from Hollywood and he became the screen’s most popular Tarzan. He died in 1984.
46. Stephen Crane
A talented American author who died from tuberculosis in 1900 at the age of 28. His novels included ‘The Red Badge of Courage’ and ‘The Outcasts of Poker Flat’.
47. Issy Bonn
A noted British radio and music hall star of the 1940s and 1950s.
48. George Bernard Shaw
Waxwork. The Irish-born playwright whose works included ‘Man And Superman’, ‘Pygmalion’ and ‘Major Barbara’. Paul McCartney appeared as the inquisitor in a school play production of Shaw’s ‘St Joan’ when he was attending the Liverpool Institute. He died in 1959.
49. H.C. (Horace Clifford) Westermann
Peter Blake’s choice. A noted American sculptor. He died in 1981.
50. Albert Stubbins
A former soccer player with Liverpool FC. This was John’s choice, although he didn’t know anything about him. He’d chosen him because his father had been a fan. He died in December 2002 at the age of 83.
51. Sri Lahiri Mahasaya
Another of George’s Indian guru selections, whose aphorisms included ‘You belong to no one and no one belongs to you.’ He died in 1895.
52. Lewis Carroll
John Lennon’s choice. Born Charles Lutwidge Dodgson in Cheshire, near Liverpool, in 1832. He was a teacher who was author of such classic works as ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and ‘Through the Looking Glass’. John was inspired by his works, as is evident from songs such as ‘I am The Walrus’. He died in 1898.
53. T.E. (Thomas Edward) Lawrence
Waxwork. He rose to fame during the First World War when he united the Arab nations and led the fight against the Turks. He became disillusioned when the British reneged on their promises to the Arabs and later enlisted anonymously in the RAF. He wrote several books including ‘The Seven Pillars of Wisdom’ and died in a motorcycle accident in 1935.
54. Sonny Liston
Peter Blake’s choice. Liston was an American boxer who became Heavyweight Champion of the World when he knocked out Floyd Patterson in 1962. He died alone in 1970, his body being discovered a week after his death. This is a waxwork figure that Blake brought from Madame Tussauds.
55. The Petty Girl
Another image by artist George Petty - possibly Binnie Barnes.
56. George Harrison
Waxwork model.
57. John Lennon
Waxwork model.
58. Shirley Temple
Peter Blake’s choice. There are actually three images of Shirley on the cover. The Californian actress rose to fame as a child star in such films as ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ and ‘The Little Princess’ and was later to become an American Ambassador. She visited The Beatles in their dressing-room at The Cow Palace, San Francisco in 1964. When initially approached about permission to use her image she insisted on hearing the record first before she gave her approval.
59. Ringo Starr
Waxwork model.
60. Paul McCartney
Waxwork model
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61. Albert Einstein
The scientific genius, born in Germany in 1879. He spent the last twenty years of his life at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University in America. He revolutionised scientific thinking with his ‘Theory of Relativity’. He died in 1955.
62. John Lennon
Seen holding a French horn.
63. Ringo Starr
Seen holding a trumpet.
64. Paul McCartney
Seen holding a cor anglais.
65. George Harrison
Seen holding a flute.
66. Bobby Breen
A former child actor and lead singer with a British dance band. He moved to America and opened a talent agency in Florida.
67. Marlene Dietrich
The Berlin born film star whose films included ‘The Blue Angel’, ‘Destry Rides Again’ and ‘Shanghai Express’. One of The Beatles’ drinking haunts in Liverpool was called The Blue Angel and Marlene appeared on the same bill as The Beatles at the Royal Variety Show on 4th November 1963. She died in May 1992.
68. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Sir Joseph Lockwood, head of EMI, asked for the figure of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi to be removed as he thought it would offend record buyers in India – and India was a big market for EMI.
69. American Legionnaire
From the Order of the Buffalos
70. Diana Dors
Waxwork. A British film actress who was touted as a screen sex star of the 1950s. She became a popular character actress in British films and TV. She died in 1984.
71. Shirley Temple
There are actually three images of Shirley on the cover.
72. Figure
A cloth grandmother figurine by Jann Haworth, an American pop artist and a pioneer of soft sculpture.
73. Shirley Temple
A cloth figurine by Jann Haworth, wearing a sweater that reads "Welcome The Rolling Stones".
74. Mexican ornament
A ceramic Mexican ornament known as a Tree of Life from Metepec
75. Television
A 9-inch Sony television set
76. Stone figurine of a girl
77. Stone figure
78. Statue
From John Lennon's house, used by Peter Blake as the model for the cut-out of Sgt Pepper.
79. Trophy
80. Indian doll
A four-armed doll of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi
81. Drumskin
Painted by Joe Ephgrave.
82. Hookah
83. Velvet Snake
84. Figurine
A Japanese Fukusuke china figure
85. Snow White
Stone figure
86. Garden gnome
87. Euphonium
The scientific genius, born in Germany in 1879. He spent the last twenty years of his life at the Institute for Advanced Studies at Princeton University in America. He revolutionised scientific thinking with his ‘Theory of Relativity’. He died in 1955.
62. John Lennon
Seen holding a French horn.
63. Ringo Starr
Seen holding a trumpet.
64. Paul McCartney
Seen holding a cor anglais.
65. George Harrison
Seen holding a flute.
66. Bobby Breen
A former child actor and lead singer with a British dance band. He moved to America and opened a talent agency in Florida.
67. Marlene Dietrich
The Berlin born film star whose films included ‘The Blue Angel’, ‘Destry Rides Again’ and ‘Shanghai Express’. One of The Beatles’ drinking haunts in Liverpool was called The Blue Angel and Marlene appeared on the same bill as The Beatles at the Royal Variety Show on 4th November 1963. She died in May 1992.
68. Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Sir Joseph Lockwood, head of EMI, asked for the figure of Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi to be removed as he thought it would offend record buyers in India – and India was a big market for EMI.
69. American Legionnaire
From the Order of the Buffalos
70. Diana Dors
Waxwork. A British film actress who was touted as a screen sex star of the 1950s. She became a popular character actress in British films and TV. She died in 1984.
71. Shirley Temple
There are actually three images of Shirley on the cover.
72. Figure
A cloth grandmother figurine by Jann Haworth, an American pop artist and a pioneer of soft sculpture.
73. Shirley Temple
A cloth figurine by Jann Haworth, wearing a sweater that reads "Welcome The Rolling Stones".
74. Mexican ornament
A ceramic Mexican ornament known as a Tree of Life from Metepec
75. Television
A 9-inch Sony television set
76. Stone figurine of a girl
77. Stone figure
78. Statue
From John Lennon's house, used by Peter Blake as the model for the cut-out of Sgt Pepper.
79. Trophy
80. Indian doll
A four-armed doll of the Hindu goddess Lakshmi
81. Drumskin
Painted by Joe Ephgrave.
82. Hookah
83. Velvet Snake
84. Figurine
A Japanese Fukusuke china figure
85. Snow White
Stone figure
86. Garden gnome
87. Euphonium
Big Ears
Music Lover
Lavender10
Cult of Personality
So simple, so generic... so iconic.
Nololob
Long Live Wock 'n' Woll
Jake T
Running With The Pack
Vader
Veteran Of A Thousand Psychic Wars
