The basis of this 1969 urban legend was that Beatles member Paul McCartney died in 1966 and had been replaced by a look-alike. Articles were published in the fall of 1969 which pointed to various “clues” that the musician had died in a car accident. Clues included a phrase said to be heard when one played “Revolution 9” from the White Album backwards, the fact that Paul was barefoot on the cover of Abby Road, and a host of items involving symbolism.
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Promising to have the right answer to that question, this website delves into the clues in all of the music which contained them, and displays facsimiles of the albums and magazines involved.
http://ispauldead.com/
Paul Is Dead Hoax: Putting the Rumor To Rest
Contains clues and explanations of those clues in written form as well as in photographic images and video. Also offers a video interview with John Lennon and another one with Paul about the phenomena.
http://beatlesnumber9.com/dead.html
This website displays what the author says is undeniable proof that Paul died and was replaced by a double. Through the use of old and new photographs, deductive reasoning, and clues, that evidence is offered.
http://digilander.libero.it/jamespaul/fc1.html
The narrative of the Paul is Dead era as it appeared on the internet details the various “clues,” as well as what fans thought was going on.
http://catless.ncl.ac.uk/Obituary/paul.html
