Magical Mystery Tour

Front Cover

Since the cover to the EP is very similar to the American LP release,
the relevant clues for this EP have been copied from that page.

The Walrus The walrus is one of the big enigmas of the Paul is Dead conspiracy. The big question is 'Is the walrus John or Paul?' Many people have speculated that Paul is was walrus, undoubtedly because John seems to confirm this in the song 'Glass Onion'. However, if you watch the movie Magical Mystery Tour you'll notice that the black walrus is sat behind the piano playing which would ultimately suggest that it's John who's the walrus. Add to this the title of the Lennon track 'I Am the Walrus'. But which animal is Paul? Again, looking at the movie we can see that it's the hippo who's playing the bass guitar (see picture). Does the hippo character have anything worth noting? Well, only the gaping hole in its chest. Is this showing that Paul has no heart and soul?

The Sunrise Again, like the front cover of Oldies but Goldies, the front cover seems to be depicting an early morning sunrise complete with starry background. We have to wonder why this time of day is continually referred to or shown.

The Phone Number If the front cover is held upside down the word BEATLES turns into seven digits. Could these digits (5371438) be a phone number? According to one story if this phone number was called in America at 5am on a Wednesday morning (the supposed time of Paul's dead) you'd get the message "You're getting closer." before the line went dead. However, if this phone number was called in London it was said that the caller would get one of three responses. Either you would have gotten through to a funeral parlour, an angry resident who was getting tired of all these calls waking him at 5am every Wednesday morning, or someone who claimed to be Billy Shears. Apparently if you got through to Billy he would quiz you on Beatle trivia before promising to send you tickets to 'Pepperland'. It was reported in a Washingtong CD Underground newspaper that three students from Michigan got through to Billy Shears and actually received such tickets. The envelopes received had the initials A.D.N. on them in inside there was a stamp that the receiver was instructed to lick. Apparently these stamps were laced with LSD and after licking it one student fell out of a window to his death. The second student claimed to have already visited Pepperland in the Carribbean Sea and was planning to return on the then upcoming November 27th. The third student however, when questioned, just laughed.

LOOK? Like the front cover of Sgt. Peppers, part of the album title is straight whilst the rest is curved (remember the bass drum). If the middle part was mirrored then we got a hidden message, so using the same logic could a hidden message be hidden in the same way on the Magical Mystery Tour front cover? If the word 'TOUR' is mirrored down the middle so that the bottom half is being doubled we get the word LOOK. Could this be telling us to 'look' for clues?

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The Back Cover

RIP? The back cover is a very psychedelic mirror-ball like photo of the last scene of the Magical Mystery Tour movie. It seems to be a random pattern, but if the cover is turned 90 degrees clockwise the white figures seem to be spelling out the letters RIP. But who is 'Resting in Peace'?

Five Members Look closely at the back cover and you see this. Why are there 5 people here instead of four? They all look different so it can't be one member being shown twice, so we need to ask who the new band member is. Is this showing William Campbell, the person who supposedly replaced Paul, as the fifth Beatle?

The Headless Man Also if you look closely you'll see this grizzly image. Amongst one group of people this image of a decapitated man can be seen. Now, it may just be a mirror effect, but why is the cut between the shoulders and the neck so clean? The rest of the mirrored images all have a fade effect. Is this possibly referring to McCartney getting decapitated in the fatal car accident?

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The Gatefold

The Drawing There is just one drawing of the group within the gatefold but it contains a number of clues. Firstly, Paul is the only member whose face is being covered by his hat. This seems to be trying to hide Paul's bruised, red nose. Could this highlighting the 'covering up' of the conspiracy? Perhaps it may be referring to the 'covering up' of William Campbell to make him look more like Paul McCartney. This possibility is supported by his bruised nose - highlighting the bruising that occurs after plastic surgery? Paul also is the only member to have pure black flowers on his hat and is the only member to have his eyes closed.

No You're Not! Underneath the song title 'I Am The Walrus' the text '"No you're not!' said Little Nicola' has been printed. Is this again trying to get people thinking that Paul is the walrus? But why?

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The Booklet

Click on the booklet page to read all the clues found in the Magical Mystery Tour booklet!

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