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Post by drchimp on Aug 10, 2010 16:12:48 GMT -5
Red Rose Speedway: Paul McCartney and Wings LP, 1973. Red speedway = Paul's blood on the road following his crash on 11 Sept 1966, also symbolized by the rose in his mouth. On the cover Paul looks surprised and his body is lying on top of a car (hotrod). His face is red, especially on his left side. His left eyebrow is blurry, almost missing; the image appears to have been carefully manipulated. It's almost as though the left side of his face has been burnt by the car. On the motor we see the letters "FX," alluding to the special effects and manipulations used to perpetrate Faul, and possibly an abbreviation of "faux." Inside the booklet in the LP gatefold, we see Faul on page 3 with his head tipped back, covered to the neck, being shaved. This refers to Paul's near beheading during the car crash.
There are also many suggestions of Crowley-ism and the occult. On p.9 a cosmic-looking Paul has his arms raised in the air, like John on the HELP! cover and Macca elsewhere, said to be a Crowley ritual sign. The artwork within the gatefold shows rockets and a planet, and a UFO. There is a song "Loup (Ist Indian on the Moon)." pp 10-11 reflect the Crowleyite obsession with sex.
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Post by plastic paul on Aug 10, 2010 17:04:20 GMT -5
Interesting. I know nothing of the album really and had never noticed the "blurring" on the cover before even though I have seen the image plenty of times.
Just a point of note though. I thought it looked more like a motorbike than a hot rod.
Do you have links to the images?
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Post by B on Aug 10, 2010 18:57:32 GMT -5
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Post by drchimp on Aug 12, 2010 23:23:22 GMT -5
Can someone with automotive/motorcycle knowledge help out? It looks like he could be on top of the hood of a hotrod, or leaned against a motorcycle in an unusual position. Either way, it is as if his body has been thrown onto another vehicle, perhaps out of his own car. The rose could symbolize a large bloody hole in his head. He appears stunned, and one of his eyebrows has been burnt off. Is there an actual "Red Rose Speedway" somewhere? Is the "FX" a recognizable brand/logo?
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Post by Red Lion on Aug 13, 2010 0:00:36 GMT -5
FX is a Harley Davidson model.
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Post by drchimp on Aug 13, 2010 18:15:12 GMT -5
Thanks, Red Lion. Motorcycle or car, Faul is positioned very oddly and unnaturally in relation to it. Look at his sweater--it appears to be backwards. It is as though his head has been twisted all the way around due to the impact of his body flying out of his car. It looks like the perspective is looking down upon him lying atop a motorcycle that is flat on the ground.
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Post by Red Lion on Aug 14, 2010 3:33:08 GMT -5
cycle
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Post by drchimp on Aug 14, 2010 15:10:40 GMT -5
Agreed.
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Post by B on Aug 14, 2010 16:32:26 GMT -5
drchimp wrote:
"Look at his sweater--it appears to be backwards.
It's just because he's wearing a turtleneck sweater. Never much cared for them myself.
drchimp wrote:
"It looks like the perspective is looking down upon him lying atop a motorcycle that is flat on the ground."
Can't say that I agree with you, dr.
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Post by drchimp on Aug 21, 2010 9:56:11 GMT -5
Having now seen another photo from the session, I can agree with you, letterb. Yet it is an odd perspective, the juxtaposition of Paul and cycle, and his odd surprised expression, and a striking image laden with symbolism and asking to be investigated and interpreted.
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Post by ipuffin on May 14, 2011 18:20:39 GMT -5
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Post by ipuffin on May 14, 2011 18:41:40 GMT -5
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Post by iameye on May 14, 2011 21:36:46 GMT -5
Grace and Nature!
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Post by ipuffin on May 16, 2011 4:19:33 GMT -5
"On the back of every magazine
there are those coupons you can send
Why don't you join the Rosicrucians,
they can give you back your hope,
you can find your love with diagrams
on a plain brown envelope."  
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Post by iameye on May 16, 2011 5:40:45 GMT -5
Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus. But you are very fortunate. You know the new name of the Rose already.  |
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Post by iameye on May 16, 2011 5:53:49 GMT -5
It was Bride the fair who went on her knee, It is the King of Glory who is in her lap. Christ the Priest above us. The speedway is the Davidian line, kids.   Take me higher every day! ON THE HIGHWAY, Speedway, same thing |
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Post by iameye on May 16, 2011 6:45:31 GMT -5
Behold, I come quickly. That's why they call it the SPEED way.
ha ha ha ;D
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Post by ipuffin on May 16, 2011 8:00:26 GMT -5
ON THE HIGHWAY, Speedway, same thing Not always. There is one SPEEDWAY in particular that...springs to mind Involving HEAVY HEAVY bikes.  |
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Post by iameye on May 16, 2011 8:05:56 GMT -5
ON THE HIGHWAY, Speedway, same thing Not always. There is one SPEEDWAY in particular that...springs to mind Involving HEAVY HEAVY bikes. I told you, that is done. I gave you shelter. It's been provided to you already. USE IT! lol |
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Post by jarvitronics on May 16, 2011 8:22:42 GMT -5
ON THE HIGHWAY, Speedway, same thing Not always. There is one SPEEDWAY in particular that...springs to mind Involving HEAVY HEAVY bikes. Roses from Pasadena to Portland, via Roseburg:  Meredith Hunter RIP Let's see... murder on a high mountain (Alta-mont) perpetrated by Hell's Angels... a Meredith Mirror Death Moriah Death. The Red Rose Seed-Way is Five:  -j |
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Post by iameye on May 16, 2011 8:30:24 GMT -5
"The most interesting notion of Rosicrucianism is its acceptance of the blood line of Christ. It contends that there is lineage from Christ down to the present day. It is held in Rosicrucian thought that the Merovingian kings of France were part of this lineage. The traditional head of the Rosicrucian order is said to be a literal descendant of Christ."
So hold tight, baby, 'cause don't you know Daddy's comin'?
Everybody sing
Rosalita, jump a little higher
Senorita, come sit by my fire
I just want to be your lover, ain't no liar
Oh Rosie, you're my stone desire
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
Hey hey hey hey
You too, Bruce. Help get this party OFF THE GROUND! C'mon!
MOVE IT! ;D
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Post by ipuffin on May 16, 2011 8:44:39 GMT -5
Stat rosa pristina nomine, nomina nuda tenemus. But you are very fortunate. You know the new name of the Rose already.  I know nothing! |
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Post by iameye on May 16, 2011 8:48:18 GMT -5
Do you not know your own name? Em manuel (Hebrew) "God is with us"  |
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Post by jarvitronics on May 16, 2011 8:52:01 GMT -5
Do you not know your own name? Em manuel (Hebrew) "God is with us" The Real Slim Shady:  OM!  -j |
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Post by iameye on May 16, 2011 8:59:56 GMT -5
Oh, Jarve, your name is NOT mud. Clay, maybe, but not mud. |
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