A few years ago I started looking into this -- reluctantly -- and I think you’re right, given the evidence of recording schedules (e.g., Rubber Soul) and careful listening.
Apparently Tavistock was involved and possibly Theodor Adorno of the Marxist Frankfurt School, who studied composition with Schoenberg. Thanks for the Williams reference -- will look it up -- and the Niagra pics..
When I was a child, one of my older siblings somehow discovered that the cover of one of our Beatles album actually had a different cover underneath. We deftly peeled off the top cover (I think we actually soaked it in water) to reveal the original cover. The original cover was of the band members each holding bloody baby doll parts. Let that sink in for a moment.
The infamous "Butcher" album cover. Most researchers think it was intentional - - i.e., your older sibling was invited to participate in the ritual of "re-discovering" the original bloody cover underneath. The world is much stranger than any of us think.....
Another book on this topic is "You Can Still Trust the Communists ... to Be Communists (Socialists and Progressives Too)" by Fred C. Schwarz and David A. Noebel. It talks about John Lennon and many others. And of course the book "Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon. Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & The Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream" by David McGowan.
I saw Ringo Star play at a casino about 15 years ago. I wish I knew then what I know now and I would have taken a closer look.
A few years ago I started looking into this -- reluctantly -- and I think you’re right, given the evidence of recording schedules (e.g., Rubber Soul) and careful listening.
Apparently Tavistock was involved and possibly Theodor Adorno of the Marxist Frankfurt School, who studied composition with Schoenberg. Thanks for the Williams reference -- will look it up -- and the Niagra pics..
When I was a child, one of my older siblings somehow discovered that the cover of one of our Beatles album actually had a different cover underneath. We deftly peeled off the top cover (I think we actually soaked it in water) to reveal the original cover. The original cover was of the band members each holding bloody baby doll parts. Let that sink in for a moment.
The infamous "Butcher" album cover. Most researchers think it was intentional - - i.e., your older sibling was invited to participate in the ritual of "re-discovering" the original bloody cover underneath. The world is much stranger than any of us think.....
Another book on this topic is "You Can Still Trust the Communists ... to Be Communists (Socialists and Progressives Too)" by Fred C. Schwarz and David A. Noebel. It talks about John Lennon and many others. And of course the book "Weird Scenes Inside the Canyon. Laurel Canyon, Covert Ops & The Dark Heart of the Hippie Dream" by David McGowan.
I saw Ringo Star play at a casino about 15 years ago. I wish I knew then what I know now and I would have taken a closer look.