Vintage 1960s color semi-glossy 12.5 x 12.75 mock-up photo for the back cover of the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road, which was taken by the photographer Iain Macmillan. The photo is affixed to a 13.75 x 14.75 cardstock sheet, the reverse of which is stamped with Macmillan’s name. The front bears a taped protective sheet. In fine condition. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Tracks.
On the morning of August 8, 1969, Macmillan, a friend of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, met the Beatles outside of EMI Studios to photograph the Abbey Road album cover. Following instructions sketched by Paul McCartney, Macmillan climbed a stepladder placed in the middle of the street and, with a hired police officer halting traffic, snapped six photos of the Fab Four, with the fifth photo taken—the band's legs in ideal formation and a shoeless McCartney holding a cigarette—ultimately used for the cover.
From the estate of Iain Macmillan.
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