>>> In one of the silliest examples of political correctness in years, a poster company has changed one of the greatest album covers in music history. The cover of the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road (above left) features Paul McCartney holding a cigarette. In a new poster edition of the cover (above right), it's been removed. [I've put a red box around the portion of the image in question.]

A spokeman for Apple Records (the label that the group founded) told the BBC: "We have never agreed to anything like this. It seems these poster companies got a little carried away. They shouldn't have done what they have, but there isn't much we can do about it now."

BBC article | info about Abbey Road

Cover of Abbey Road copyright 1969 Apple Records. It is presented here for purposes of education, information, and political comment.

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