A couple compete to see who can be more wrong.
Ben writes: My girlfriend and I were talking about the Beatles. I said the album covers for “Abbey Road” and “Let It Be” are the most recognizable images of the band. She said that’s ludicrous, and the White Album cover is easily more recognizable. I find that logic to be wild: It’s just a white cover!
The correct answer is “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” So the real question is which one of you is more wrong. Your girlfriend is correct that Richard Hamilton’s blank, anti-Pepper design of “The Beatles”/The White Album is more important than John Kosh’s semi-pedestrian, high-school-yearbook layout for “Let It Be.” But Kosh’s literally pedestrian cover for “Abbey Road” is probably one of the most known images in pop culture. And it actually has the Beatles in it, so you win on points. But mostly, be happy you have a girlfriend who wants to talk about the Beatles with you. Meanwhile, if anyone was worried I might not be a white guy over 50, this column should set all doubts to rest.
Source: Music - nytimes.com
