There was going to be a “packet of goodies” What I got to work with was like working with pink celery stalks!”ĩ. I wanted it to look like the civic garden display at Hammersmith that I passed when I went into town. It was so far from the original concept I had. What I got were these perpendicular, absurd hyacinths. Haworth recalls, “What I wanted was tight, low-potted plants so that the entire dirt area was covered and the lettering was close to the ground. Those are the wrong flowers in front of The Beatles “There should be an apostrophe between the ‘R’ and the ’S’ on the drum,” says Haworth. He made one small grammatical error though. Joe Ephgrave was a veteran fairground painter, hired by Haworth to conjure up a mix of “futuristic and old-fashioned graphics.” He was paid a flat fee of £25 for two versions of the drum head. Lennon called Best’s mom, Mona, borrowed the medals for the photo shoot, then returned them afterwards with a thank you note and a copy of Pepper. They were awarded to Shaw for service with the British Raj in India. Lennon, a fan of military paraphernalia, remembered the medals long after Best had been replaced. John’s tunic stood out, thanks to decorations from ex-drummer Pete Best’s grandfather, Major Thomas Shaw. Lennon’s uniform had medals from an unexpected source “I got marginally better as I progressed through them.”Ħ.
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“The caucasian skin tone was an orange-y shade, so he looks really tan!” Haworth says with a laugh. The actor’s Trump-esque visage (right behind Lennon) was the first of the crowd that was hand-tinted. Why is matinee idol Tyrone Power so orange? Also, after attending a Beatles concert in 1964, Liston said of Ringo, “My dog drums better than that guy.”ĥ. In the end, The Beatles only selected about one third of the heads on the cover, so Peter and I chose the rest.”īoxer Sonny Liston was an odd choice, given that The Beatles had met and posed famously with Muhammed Ali, who twice defeated Liston. We made the figure, but removed him before the shoot. Jann Haworth says, “Hitler was John’s misguided choice. John Lennon wanted Hitler and Jesus in the crowdĪs the Fabs voted for famous faces, Paul went for Brando and Astaire, George requested Maharishis, and Ringo said, “Whatever the lads want, that’s fine.” But John’s picks caused controversy.
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