THE BUTCHER ALBUM - ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: June 15, 1966

The actual name is “The Beatles Yesterday and Today.” The graphic nature of the cover gave it the nickname ‘the Butcher Album.” It was never sold in stores. Copies of this album are very rare. This version only went out to record stations as a promotional/airplay album. Capitol records received many complaints and an alternate cover was produced.

Please visit Everything You Wanted to Know About the Butcher Cover for more information.

FRONT COVER CLUES

• The bloody meat and assorted baby doll parts represent the horrible nature of the car accident.
• Notice the set of teeth of Paul’s right arm. They signify that Paul’s teeth were knocked out in the car crash. This rendered dental records unavailable as a means for identifying the body.
• George is holding the head of a baby doll next to Paul’s head, to signify that Paul was decapitated in the accident.

THE BEATLES YESTERDAY AND TODAY - ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: June 20, 1966

This cover replaced the ‘Butcher Album’ image after Capitol Records received complaints. Some ‘Butcher Album’ covers were actually pasted over with the new ‘Steamer Trunk’ cover. Paste over versions of the album are very rare. If you think that you have one, do not try to remove it before consulting Everything You Wanted to Know About the Butcher Cover for more information.

FRONT COVER CLUES

• Paul is sitting inside the trunk. The trunk represents a coffin.
• This is one of the first photographs showing a scar on Paul’s upper lip. A sign that this is the imposter William Campbell sitting in for photograph sessions.

LYRIC CLUES

‘YESTERDAY’
“I believe in yesterday, suddenly, I’m not half the man I used to be, there’s a shadow hanging over me. Yesterday came suddenly…”
…Paul is no longer himself. Or He’s not who we think he is.

‘DR. ROBERT’
“He does everything he can, Dr. Robert.”
…Dr. Robert did everything he could to save Paul’s life after the accident.

‘NOWHERE MAN’
“you don’t know what you’re missing, nowhere man can you see me at all?”
…Paul’s is no longer around, and from where he is (buried) he can not see anyone.

‘AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING’
“you can’t see me” “you can’t hear me”
… Another reference to Paul being buried.

ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: December 3, 1965

This album saw the Beatles take their first steps away from the traditional rock & roll sound. A baby step before the greater transformation to be heard on the follow up ‘Revolver.’

FRONT COVER CLUES

• The photograph is taken from the prospective of the real Paul McCartney looking up from his grave.
• The title of the album is written in the shape of an upside down heart.

LYRIC CLUES

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ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: August 5, 1966

This album was praised for being a breakthrough into new musical areas. Harrison was experimenting with more Indian music, backward recorded guitar phrases, and the use of other studio effects.

FRONT COVER CLUES

Some people say that since Paul is the only Beatle not facing forward, that it means that he is not ‘one of them’ anymore.

LYRIC CLUES

‘TAXMAN’
“If you drive a car *Paul*”
… Reinforces the fact that Paul died in a car accident.
“If you get too cold *Paul*”
… A reference to the state of a body after death.
“My advice to those who die - Taxman”
… Think of ‘Taxman’ as a Taxadermist - one who preserves the remains of the dead.

‘YELLOW SUBMARINE’
“sky of blue, sea of green in our yellow submarine”
… The yellow submarine represents a coffin, buried beneath a sea of green which represents the grass.
“in the land of submarines”
… In a cemetery - in the land of coffins.

‘GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE’
“I took a ride, I didn’t know what I would find there”
… Another reference to a car ride.
“and then suddenly I see you”
… Once you read the Sgt. Pepper clues you will realize that he saw Lovely Rita.

‘TOMORROW NEVER KNOWS’
“*Paul* played the game existance to the end”
… Life is the ‘game of existance’ and when you die the game ends.
… The song title is taken from the ‘Tibetan Book of the Dead.’

ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: June 1, 1967

This album contains more clues than any other. I advise you to grab your LP or CD so you can check out the clues as I cover them.

Want to see the map of the people on the cover, check out the legend of Sgt. Pepper’s cover here.

FRONT COVER CLUES

• The people are looking at what appears to be a freshly dug grave.
• The yellow flowers (directly below the flowers that spell Beatles) are in the shape of a bass guitar. Paul was the bass player for The Beatles.
• There are three sticks on the yellow flowers that represent the strings of the bass. There are only THREE sticks to represent the THREE remaining Beatles.
• Also, notice that the yellow flowers spell out ‘PAUL?’; questioning Paul’s existence.
• The doll on the right of the cover (in the white, black, and red stripes) has a small white car, with a blood red interior, on her lap. This is a model of the car that Paul died in.
• Directly below the doll’s left foot is a white vase with yellow flowers in it. If you look closely it resembles a car plummeting over a cliff with flames coming out of the back end.
• Below the ‘T’ in Beatles is a statue of the Hindu God Shiva ‘The Destroyer.’ Its hand points directly to Paul.
• Notice The Beatles standing behind the drum in the center of the photo. They are standing sideways except for Paul who is facing directly forward. John, Ringo, and George look *three dimensional* while Paul looks like one of the cardboard cutouts.
• Paul is the only one holding a black instrument. Black is associated with death. This may seem insignificant now, but it turns up a few more times.
• This is the first occasion where we see an open palm above Paul McCartney’s head. There are many different theories as to what this signifies. It is generally taken to mean either that the person under the open palm will soon die or has recently passed away. As you will see, this turns up quite a few times.
• Take a small mirror, or the bottom of a CD will work, and place it perpendicular to the center of the drum, so that you split ‘LONELY HEARTS’ in half. Now read the combined writing on the drum and the mirror. It says 1 ONE 1 X HE | DIE. ‘1 ONE 1′ equals three, another reference to three Beatles. The ‘X’ crosses out Paul because he is no longer alive. And the arrow between ‘He’ and ‘Die’ points directly to Paul. (pictured right)
  

GATEFOLD CLUES

• The Fab Four are sitting facing the camera. On Paul’s left arm is a patch that says O. P. D. (Officially Pronounced Dead), much like D. O. A. (Dead on Arrival).
• The photo was taken at such an angle, and with Paul’s sleeve folded, so that it appears to say O. P. D. when in reality it reads O. P. P. This stands for the ‘Ontario Provincial Police.’ (pictured right)
  
• Another interpretation is that William Campbell was once a police officer in Canada. The lyrics to ‘She Came in Through the Bathroom Window’ explain this.

BACK COVER CLUES

• For those of you who do not have the LP, it should be stated that the album had the the lyrics printed on the back cover, layered over a photograph of the Beatles. Those of you with the CD will find that picture on pages 12 and 13 of the CD booklet.
• Paul is facing backwards, to signify that the man in the photograph is an imposter.
• Paul, George, and John were all about the same height, but in this photo Paul appears higher than the other two. This represents that he is *rising up,* ascending if you will.
• The words “Without You” are coming out the side of Paul’s head, from the song title “Within You, Without you.”
• George’s thumb is pointing to the lyrics “Wednesday morning at 5 o’clock,” the time of Paul’s death.
• George’s (in red) hand makes an L, John’s (in green) a V, and Ringo’s (in pink) an E. Paul (in blue) is the HOLE where the O would be in the word LOVE. (pictured below)

LYRIC CLUES

‘SGT. PEPPER’S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND’
“Let me introduce to you the one and only Billy Shears”
… As I mentioned earlier, Paul was supposedly replaced by William Campbell.     Billy is a nickname for William.
… Also, Billy Shears can be seen as a play on words. Billy Shears-> Billy’S hears-> Billy’s Here. As though they were introducing William (Billy) to the world.

‘SHE’S LEAVING HOME’
“Wednesday morning at five o’clock”
…The time when the car accident occurred.

‘LOVELY RITA’
“When I caught a glimpse of Rita”
… Paul was looking at Rita and not paying attention to the road.

‘GOOD MORNING, GOOD MORNING’
“Nothing to do to save his life” ” You are own you’re own, you are in the street”
… References to the car accident.
“People running around, it’s five o’clock”
… Another reference to the time of the accident.
“Watching the skirts, you start to flirt, now you’re in gear”
… Refers to Paul watching Rita. “In Gear” refers to driving.

‘A DAY IN THE LIFE’
“He blew his mind out in a car, he didn’t notice that the lights had changed”
… Describes, in more detail, the accident.

ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: January 17, 1969

FRONT COVER CLUES

• The yellow submarine looks as though it is buried inside the hill that the Beatles are standing on. (read the Lyric Clues below to better understand)
• This is the first occasion where we see an open palm above Paul McCartney’s head. There are many different theories as to what this signifies. It’s generally taken to mean either that the person under the open palm will soon die or has recently passed away. As you will see, this turns up quite a few times.

LYRIC CLUES

‘YELLOW SUBMARINE’
“…sky of blue, sea of green in our yellow submarine”
…The yellow submarine represents a coffin, buried beneath a sea of green which represents the grass.
“… in the land of submarines”
… In a cemetery - in the land of coffins.

‘ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE’
“Yes he’s dead… we loved you yeah, yeah, yeah.”
… If you listen closely to the end of the track, you can hear John Lennon sing the two lines mentioned above.

‘ONLY A NORTHERN SONG’
“When you are listening…you may think that the band is not quite right… the band is a little dark and out of key, you’re correct, there’s nobody there”
… Paul played the bass guitar. Generally the bass player keeps the rhythm for the band. The band would not sound right if Paul was playing.

ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: November 27, 1967

There is a corresponding movie to this album. I hope to report on clues within the movie soon.

FRONT COVER CLUES

Paul is the Walrus. He is the only one in black. We know Paul is the Walrus from the song ‘Glass Onion.’

LP BOOKLET CLUES

This booklet came with the original album, and is not included in subsequent reprints nor is it in the CD.
Throughout the booklet Paul is shown without shoes. Generally, people are buried without shoes.

• Page 1: Paul’s magicians hat is pulled down over his face. Hiding his face because it is not really him.
• Page 3: Paul sits under crossed flags. Crossed flags are placed over the casket in British Military funerals.
• Page 3: A sign sits on the desk in front of Paul that reads “I WAS YOU.” (pictured right)
• Page 3: In this photo Paul has the scar on his lip.
• Page 4: Paul’s hat is crushed, indicating that he suffered head injuries in the car crash.
• Page 9: A cartoon of Paul shows a crack in Paul’s head. Again a reference to the head injuries. (pictured right)
  
• Page 13: Ringo’s drum reads “LOVE THE 3 BEATLES.” (pictured right)
• Page 23: Paul is the only Beatle wearing a Black carnation.
• Page 24: An open Palm is photographed above Paul’s head.

CD BOOKLET CLUES

• Page 2: Paul’s magician hat is pulled down over his face. Hiding his face because it is not really him.
• Page 2: Paul’s magicians hat is the only one with black flowers on it.
• Page 2: “AWAY IN THE SKY, beyond the clouds, live 4 or 5 Magicans.” There were only four Beatles, unless you count William.
• Pages 4 & 5: Ringo’s drum reads “LOVE THE 3 BEATLES.”

BACK COVER CLUES

If you turn the album sideways the people in white spell out “RIP.”

LYRIC CLUES

‘I AM THE WALRUS’
“Bury me, bury me, bury my body” “Oh untimely death”
… This can be heard if you listen closely to the person speaking in the background at the end of the song.
“goo goo goo joob”
… These are said to be the last words of Humpty Dumpty’s before he fell and cracked his head.

‘STRAWBERRY FIELDS FOREVER’
“I buried Paul”
… John Lennon says when the song fades back in. The Beatles Anthology #2 states that John Lennon really said “Cranberry Sauce.” But if you listen to this version you can clearly hear that this phrase has been manipulated to sound like “I buried Paul.”

‘ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE’
“Yes he’s dead… we love you yeah, yeah, yeah.”
… If you listen closely to the end of the track, you can hear John Lennon sing the two lines mentioned above.

ALBUM NOTES
Release Date: November 22, 1968

The actual title is ‘The Beatles,’ but it is commonly referred to as the ‘White Album.’

There was little cooperation in the studio during the making of this album. Relationships were strained at this point in their career. Therefore the album was recorded individually and pieced together.

For example, Paul plays the drums on ‘Back in the U.S.S.R.,’ overdubbing Ringo’s drum track.

CD BOOKLET CLUES

Page numbers are for the CD booklet. The booklet is a reassembled version of the poster that came with the original LP.

• Page 7: Bottom right - A picture of Paul dancing. If you look closely you can see what appears to be two skeletal hands reaching for him.
• Page 14: A large picture of Paul clearly shows the scar on his lip. Those of you with the LP received this photo as an 8×10.
• Page 18: (bottom right corner, near the photo of George Harrison) A picture of William Campbell before the plastic surgery.

LYRIC CLUES

‘GLASS ONION’
“Looking through a glass onion.”
… A glass onion is a term for a coffin with a glass top.
“I told you about the Walrus and me - man. We are as close as can be - man. Well here’s another CLUE for you all, the WALRUS was PAUL”
… John tells us the Walrus on the cover of the Magical Mystery Tour was Paul.

‘WHILE MY GUITAR GENTLY WEEPS’
“Paul, Paul, Paul, Paul……”
…At the fade out of the song you can hear George sing this. He is crying out for Paul.

‘I’M SO TIRED’
Played forward it is gibberish, but backwards it says “Paul is Dead man, Miss him, Miss him”
… Those of you with albums simply spin the album backwards. For those with CD’s, utilize the CD-ROM drive on your computer.

‘REVOLUTION #9′ (courtesy of BeatlesAgain.com)
At the very beginning of this track, repeating over and over, and heard
again many times later in the cut, is the phrase “Number nine” in a very
formal british voice.

When played backwards, this phrase sounds like “Turn
me on, dead man”, repeated over and over.

This clue is doubly eerie when you remember John singing
“I’d love to turn you on…” at the end of A Day In The Life.

… Also, there are nine letters in the name McCartney.

‘I’M SO TIRED/BLACKBIRD’ (courtesy of BeatlesAgain.com)
There is some mumbling that sounds like John and Yoko right after the
very abrupt ending of I’m So Tired and before the beginning of the
next song, Blackbird. This passage has no english interpretation
when played forwards.

However, when played backwards, you can hear John say,
“Paul is a dead man. Miss him. Miss him. MISS HIM!”

This is again doubly eerie, in that this backwards message again mentions
the phrase “dead man”, and that the very next line on the record,
sung by Paul, “Blackbird singing in the dead of night”, also mentions death.

‘DON’T PASS ME BY’
“You were in a car crash…”
… Another reference to a car crash.

“And you lost your hair”
… Yet another reference to head injuries.

ALBUM NOTES:

Release Date: June 26, 1969

FRONT COVER CLUES

• In the procession across the street, John represents the Preacher (or God), Ringo represents a Pall Bearer (or undertaker), Paul is the Deceased, and George is the Grave Digger.
• Paul’s eyes are closed and he is in his bare feet, both representative of a corpse.
• Paul is out of step with the other Beatles - his right foot is forward, the others are leading with their left foot.
• Paul is smoking with his right hand. Paul played the bass as a lefty. This shows that an imposter was brought in for the photograph.
• An ambulance, or a morgue wagon, is parked on the right side of the street.
• The car in the background appears to be headed directly at Paul.
• The VW bug that is parked on the left side of the street has a license plate that says ‘28IF’. Paul would have been 28 when this album was released, IF he would have lived. (pictured right)
  
• The license plate also says ‘LMW’ which stands for ‘Linda McCartney Weeps.’

BACK COVER CLUES

• If you connect the dots they form a 3 - the three remaining Beatles. (pictured right)
• There is a crack in the letters that spells ‘Beatles.’
• If you turn the album sideways you can see a white skull in the upper left corner. (pictured right)
• The woman that you see on the right edge is Rita, the meter maid.

LYRIC CLUES

‘COME TOGETHER’
“Come together right now over me”
… Over Paul’s grave.

“One and One and One is Three”
… Another reference to three Beatles, not four.

“He got monkey fingers”
… The fingers of dead people curl up like monkeys.

“He got hair, down below his knees.”
… When people die the hair continues to grow.

‘SHE CAME IN THROUGH THE BATHROOM WINDOW’
“So I quit the police department and got myself a steady job”
… Explains that William must have been a police officer. This also explains the OPD patch from Sgt. Pepper’s.