Front Cover

The Cover Art The first thing that hits you when you look at the front cover is that the cover has been drawn; a first in Beatle album history. Was this done because there was no current group to speak of to photograph for the cover? Perhaps EMI were trying to preserve as many group photos in order to tide them over unitl William was ready to face the cameras?

Facing Sideways Why is Paul the only group member to be facing sideways (since you can see both of Ringo's eyes he is technically facing forwards)? Why has he been singled out in this manner? Perhaps it could be showing that he's somehow different from the others.

The Open Palm The album art for Revolver is the first time we see the infamous 'open palm' death symbol, a symbol that is seen constantly between now and 1970 when the band split up. Why has Paul been associated with this hand gesture?

Paul Screaming At the top of the cover you can see a photo of Paul screaming and with a contorted face. Could this be symboling the pain he went through after the crash? Why are there two faces looking suspiciously at Paul? Should we have our doubts about him?

The Man in the Ear Coming out of Paul's ear is a strange little fellow who seems to be trying to listen out for something? Possibly a hint for us all to start listening to the music more closely? After all, lyrical and backwards clues became much more common from their next album onwards.

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The Back Cover

Inconspicuous
The whole back cover is enshrouded with black and it looks like Paul has been made to look as inconspicuous and camoflaged as possible. Was this done so that people wouldn't draw attention to him?

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