The Beatles - Abbey Road Album Cover

First issued on 26th September, 1969 Abbey Road was the final Beatles album to be recorded but not their last to be released.
This album cover is probably considered to be the most iconic album covers of all time.
The picture was taken on Abbey Road, London, closely outside to where they were recording their music, in Abbey Road Studios.

The album cover is the primary reason for the conspiracy theory of Paul McCartney being dead and replaced by an imposter.
John Lennon is dressed all in white to represent an angelic symbol, like a clergyman.
Ringo Starr is dressed in a black suit, mimicking that of perhaps an undertaker.
Paul McCartney is also wearing a suit, but without shoes. It was traditional for people to be buried bare foot and because he is not wearing any footwear enforces the conspiracy that McCartney is dead or a ghost. He is also walking out of beat with the rest of the band, further singling him out from the others. However, being the only left-handed player of the band, I belive that their positioning in the photo was not structured and therefore happened by chance.
George Harrison is dressed in casual denim wear, to perhaps portray the grave digger.
Because The Beatles were already a massive sensation in this time period, everybody recognised their image straight away. Like many album covers the actual singers are the main focus of the picture. Likewise, in this image The Beatles are the central focus.
At an initial glance of the cover, the image looks average as to what a normal every-day photograph would look like. It is only until you look deeper into the picture that people start to get carried away with the hidden messages relating to McCartney being dead. The props used further enforced this idea, as there is a hurse in the background linking to the subject of a funeral.
In my opinion, being a dedicated Beatles fan means that when you see the image and observe it intently you can notice the hidden messages linked to the conspiracy. However, in terms of attracting new fans, a problem would arise, as they most likely won't know enough background information of the story in order to be able to relate to the album cover's contraversial meaning.