Yesterday and Today - The Trunk Cover

Front Cover

The Cover-Up
When the 'Butcher' cover was recalled the 'Trunk' slick was pasted over the ones that weren't initially destroyed to save money. Officially the cover was recalled because people were offended by the artwork, but perhaps it was recalled and changed because it reminded them too much of Paul's messy demise? According to the story it was George who had the dry-wit idea of 'covering it up' with a new, more innocent looking slick.

The Coffin?
Paul is the only member of the group to be sitting inside the trunk whilst the others stand around it. If the cover is turned 90 degrees anti-clockwise however Paul looks like he's lying in a coffin. He's also sitting in a foetal position which is how Indian culture bury their dead.

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The Back Cover

The Story
The track listing for side 1 could be seen as telling us the story of Paul's death and replacement by a double. 'Drive My Car' was what Paul was doing before he was killed. 'I'm Only Sleeping' is when Paul died, 'Nowhere Man' was William Campbell, the person who replaced him, 'Dr. Robert' was the surgeon who performed the plastic surgery on William, 'Yesterday' has gone and all there is is the future and 'Act Naturally' is what they did after everything had settled.

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