The Walrus Was Paul: The Great Beatle Death Clues of 1969

"Paul is dead." It was the late 1960s, the Beatles hadn't toured since 1966, and some truly bizarre indications began appearing, pointing to the unthinkable: Paul McCartney had been killed in a car accident and replaced by a look-alike. The Walrus Was Paul unearths every single clue from one of rock 'n' roll's most enduring puzzles and takes you on a magical mystery tour of baffling, yet fascinating, hints for solving this mystery. Test your "Paul is dead" trivia knowledge. Did you find and answer the following clues on the front cover? To what song does the title, The Walrus Was Paul, refer? -"I Am the Walrus," which appeared on the clue-filled album Magical Mystery Tour. There is an egg in Paul's eye. Why? -In the song "I Am the Walrus," John Lennon sings, "I am the eggman...I am the walrus"--and later, in the song "Glass Onion," we find out that, in fact, "the walrus was Paul." To what album (and richest source of "Paul is dead" clues) do the red, Victorian-style design elements on the front refer? -Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Why is the image of Paul McCartney on the cover blurry? Are there distinguishing characteristics that might lead you to conclude something is awry? -Many photographs of Paul in these questionable years were blurry, and Paul had a mustache, which allegedly concealed the fact that this was not Paul and the plastic-surgery scars were being hidden from his curious public. The anagram on the bottom of the cover refers to a Greek island where John Lennon had what planned? -The island Leso is the "hidden Greek island" on which John Lennon planned to bury Paul, and it is spelled out as "Be at Leso" on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band.… (more)

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LibraryThing member jeffreybrayne

Excellent book for those who are interested in The Beatles. As a child, I had instinctually felt there was something different about the Paul of the later albums versus the early, rock 'n roll Paul. I didn't know about the conspiracy though until later in my teens.

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LibraryThing member mikkijs13

I definitely had to laugh at all of the "clues" that people were finding in their songs. People just heard what they wanted to hear like "I buried Paul" when John was just saying cranberry sauce. Some of the clues on the covers were pretty interesting, especially on Sgt. Pepper's. Over all i

thought it was a good book to read and laugh at at the same time.

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LibraryThing member abnerwizzle

TEPID, POORLY-RESEARCHED, HISTRIONIC. I own over 200 Beatles-related books, including the other tome that deals with the "Paul Is Dead" hoax. THAT book is far superior to this wasted opportunity. Patterson refers to himself as "The Fox Mulder of Rock 'N' Roll", and his breathless, histrionic,

boogieman-around-every-corner style of writing supports that. And there is absolutely no original research within these pages; instead, Patterson relies on old copies of Rolling Stone magazine, and well-thumbed-through accounts penned by other far more accomplished Beatles authors. Otherwise, he lets his imagination run wild, making up "theories" about who's behind this "conspiracy". This is great for people who believe in the Loch Ness Monster and UFOs, but if you want a real account of this VERY REAL slice of rock history, may I suggest TURN ME ON, DEAD MAN by Andru Reeve. Or wait for a few more years and pick up Mark Lewisohn's multi-volume FAB biography which, I understand, will contain an all-encompassing chapter on the incident, with comments from Mr. McCartney himself. Avoid, or pick it up used @Amazon.com for one or two bucks.

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