Sgt pepper cover in the independant

scala · Post by **scala** » Sun Feb 04, 2007 2:54 am

anyone else see this today about who "was" on the sgt pepper cover in the independant . ie johns choices.

tennis_nick · Post by **tennis_nick** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 9:07 am

you mean Ghandi and Hitler?

beatlefreak · Post by **beatlefreak** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 11:11 am

Supposedly, John also requested Jesus, but it was voted down by everyone.

scala · Post by **scala** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 6:41 am

ghandi was included but apparently edited from the final image, where as hitler did make the final line up for the sleeve.

sir peter blake revealed that hitler was on but was obscured behind johhny weissmuller, "yes he is on there- you just cant see him"

lyle_from_minneapolis · Mon Feb 12, 2007 9:35 am

Great story in the Hunter Davies biography about a Beatles jam session where they played "Tequila" but Lennon would insert a different word each time the song came around. One time he yelled "Hitler!" (Another time he yelled "*****!") Funny guy.

blue_meanie · Post by **blue_meanie** » Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:24 pm

Yeah, I believe one of the reasons why Jesus was not included on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's was because of the heat from John's quote the year before.