Who Was The Fifth Person On The Cover Of The Beatles Abbey Road

Arguably the most famous crosswalk in the world is the one outside of Abbey Road Studios in London. The Beatles recorded nearly all of their discography at those recording studios and used the crosswalk outside for the cover of their 1969 album Abbey This location is like a pilgrimage for Beatles fans, many of whom try to recreate the album cover, sometimes at the expense of their own personal safety in the face of traffic. Still a working music studio, only staff and recording artists are allowed inside. However, fans can leave messages on the fence of Abbey Road Studios and have even written on the Abbey Road street sign nearby. Fans have long dissected Beatles album covers, and Abbey Road is no exception. Aspects of the album cover became part of the conspiracy theory that Paul McCartney had died and was replaced by a lookalike. Another curious aspect of the album s cover photo is the fifth person in it. Did the man in the background hold any significance to the ba