Officially Pronounced Dead? - The Great Beatle Death Conspiracy

Help!

Front Cover

Semaphore
As you look at the front cover the first things that you'll notice are the poses that the Beatles are standing in. These are semaphore characters. It would be assumed that these would spell out 'HELP' but for some reason they don't; spelling instead the letters 'NUJV'. What could this stand for? Well, it's been suggested that these four letters could stand for 'New Unknown James Vocalist'. Perhaps this is the Beatles subtley telling us that 'James' (Paul's real first name) has been replaced by a new unknown? Incidentally, if the photo on the front cover is mirrored the Beatles spell out the letters 'KPUN', so the theory that they were spelling out HELP until the photo was flipped in production is false.

The Clothing
The jackets that the Beatles are wearing also gives us a clue. If you look closely you'll see that George, John and Ringo all have button-up jackets whereas Paul's has a zipper. Could this zip be symbolising the zip-up bodybag used to cover Paul after the fatal crash?

The Headgear
Why is Paul the only member of the group not to be wearing a hat? A reference to Paul's decapition perhaps? Why would he need a hat if he has no head?

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