Abbey road became one of the most famous streets after the Beatles used it as their album artwork. What many people don't realize about this album is the depth that it holds.
"The cover photo of Abbey Road may perhaps have ignited the "Paul is dead" rumor, as it is said to be a funeral procession. Leading the procession is John wearing white, symbolizing the clergy. Ringo, dressed in black, is the undertaker. Paul, the corpse, is out of step with the other Beatles, he is barefoot and his eyes are closed. George, dressed in work clothes, is the gravedigger. Also, Paul is smoking a cigarette, also known as a "coffin nail". He is holding the cigarette in his right hand, even though the real Paul McCartney was left handed."
"The cover photo of Abbey Road may perhaps have ignited the "Paul is dead" rumor, as it is said to be a funeral procession. Leading the procession is John wearing white, symbolizing the clergy. Ringo, dressed in black, is the undertaker. Paul, the corpse, is out of step with the other Beatles, he is barefoot and his eyes are closed. George, dressed in work clothes, is the gravedigger. Also, Paul is smoking a cigarette, also known as a "coffin nail". He is holding the cigarette in his right hand, even though the real Paul McCartney was left handed."
I didn't know this before I researched the album, many people don't know the thought that went into the creation of this album. To the naked eye it just looks like a simple picture of the bad walking along a road. The thing that makes this such a significant image is that there is a hidden meaning behind something that looks simple. The colors used in this image are black,grey green etc... not bright colors that stand out. This could interpret to the audience that the band are not trying to be different and to stand out from the crowd they are themselves and feel their music is good enough to have a simple artwork cover rather than bright eye catching colors.
This Album artwork is coldplay (XYX) The image just looks like a blue background with different colored shapes on it. Again this is another simple looking album artwork that hides an nostalgic statement. It can be viewed as a neat commentary on the death of the old record industry. The album's cover art is a combination of colours and blocks, which is a representation of the baudot code: This is an old code made before computers and telegraph transmissions.
This Artwork of example ( playing in the shadows )
This Album artwork is coldplay (XYX) The image just looks like a blue background with different colored shapes on it. Again this is another simple looking album artwork that hides an nostalgic statement. It can be viewed as a neat commentary on the death of the old record industry. The album's cover art is a combination of colours and blocks, which is a representation of the baudot code: This is an old code made before computers and telegraph transmissions.
The album contains twelve tracks and an additional hidden track, "Til Kingdom Come".
The reason why I chose to annotate this album is because it looks like it should be simple but then if you wanted to know what it meant and you researched it you would realize that it had a significant meaning behind it. By doing this it is stepping outside of the box and creating something new rather than following the norms of what is seen on album artwork.
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