Annotated Bibliography

Sources
http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/celebs/paul-is-dead/gallery.all.html
  • This site features brief descriptions of 10 Beatles conspiracies. From the information on this site, I was able to choose which three conspiracies to further research and feature on my blog. It was a good starting point and gave me good ideas as to in which direction I wanted to take my blog. 
Paul McCartney Really Is Dead: The Last Testament of George Harrison. Dir. Joel Gilbert. 2010.
  • This film documentary provided most of the information I used in writing about the Paul is Dead theory. It was narrated by the recording alleged to be the last testament of George Harrison, telling the complete story and most detailed aspects of the theory. 

http://www.trutv.com/conspiracy/celebs/paul-is-dead/gallery.all.html
  • This site provided most of the "evidence" allegedly suggesting that the Beatles were signaling Paul's death to their fans with lyrics and album artwork. I also used many of the images on this site to illustrate the alleged evidence to the reader. On the Paul is Dead page, all of the images, from the Sergeant Pepper's album cover, to the Let it Be album cover, are from this site. 

http://educate-yourself.org/cn/colemanbeatlesandAquarianConspiracy01mar07.shtml
  • This site provided all of the information for the Aquarian Conspiracy that I summarized on my blog. 

http://www.trutv.com/library/crime/serial_killers/notorious/manson/skelter_6.html
  • This site provided valuable information about Charles Manson's background, his behavior, and lifestyle.

http://crime.about.com/od/murder/p/charliemanson3.htm
  • This site helpfully described Manson's infatuation with the Beatles and their music, particularly, the song "Helter Skelter."

http://www.franksreelreviews.com/shorttakes/sharontate.htm
  • I used this site for its detailed information about the Tate/LaBianca murders that the Manson family committed due to the Helter Skelter Theory
http://www.beatleswiki.com/wiki/index.php/Helter_Skelter
  • This site had some very interesting quotes from the Beatles themselves describing their opinions on Manson's Helter Skelter theory, as well as their thoughts on the song in general. I though this would add an interesting dimension of perspective to the theory. 
http://beatlesquotes.com/index.htm
  • I selected some quotes from this site that I thought could apply to the conspiracies featured on my blog. I thought the quotes would add an interesting dimension to the blog as a whole, being that readers could interpret the quotes, and see what the Beatles had to say about their own music and the provocative theories surrounding their band. 
Images
album3.jpg
  • I used this image of the "Magical Mystery Tour" cover on my home page to provide a colorful attention-grabbingwelcome to all viewers who come to my blog. I though it was only appropriate since it headlines the name of my blog as well. 
http://t3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ3xpyvGWR-rJiS0NFHyimqtZ0fmx8oW1pc3s9aupMsrh28D-Ke
  • I chose this image to illustrate the the apple logo associated with The Apple Corporation.
http://www.progarchives.com/progressive_rock_discography_covers/2407/cover_21292052009.jpg
  • This image is the album cover of Rubber Soul, which some people believe was taken with a distorted lens to disguise the differences in Paul's face after Faul took his place. 
http://www.vintagevinyljournals.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/thebeatles-revolver-
cover.jpg
  • I chose this image, the cover of the Revolver album, to depict other alleged clues signaling Paul's death.
http://www.dixiworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/banned_covers_002a.jpg
  • I chose to show this original cover of the album, Yesterday and Today, to contrast it with the following image, which was changed because the original was too provocative. 
http://www.sugarbarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/beatles-yesterday-and-today-2.jpg
  • This image, featuring Paul in a coffin-like suitcase, is another representation of evidence that Paul is really dead. 
beatles_fan_1_.jpg
  • I chose this image because it perfectly depicts a fan struck with Beatlemania
beatles-fans.jpg
  • This photo is a perfect representation of more hysterical fans embracing the Beatles and illustrating the Beatles' influence over the behavior their fans. 
the-beatles-invade-itunes.jpg
  • I used this photo to depict the trending hippie movement which the Aquarian Theory states that the Beatles provoked, influencing people to grow out their hair as they did. 
The+Beatles+Conquering+America.jpg
  • This photo of the Beatles in front of an American flag illustrates their presence in and effect on America, the central theme of the Aquarian theory. 
Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ODkmDRgat6k
  • i embedded the audio of "Revolution 9" played backwards from YouTube, so that my blog viewers could hear the voice that allegedly says, "turn me on, dead man."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VO-xUU7iE5M
  • I also embedded this video of the song "I'm so tired" played backwards from youtube so that everyone could hear, "Paul is dead, man. Miss him. Miss him."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_typtV2Sip4
  • This clip, from the movie, "Helter Skelter" describes Manson's theory on the song, and the thoughts that caused him and his followers to murder several innocent people. I thought it would be interesting to viewers, and in addition to the text, provide another medium of information to the blog.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ueBUFUWSXHs
  • After reading about a whole conspiracy theory surrounding this one song, I thought the readers might like to listen to the song in order to better understand the different interpretations, and maybe develop their own.
Other Interesting Links
http://digilander.libero.it/jamespaul/fc1.html
  • I inserted this hyperlink onto the Paul is Dead page because it supports and illustrates the argument that Paul's change in facial features/height over time are proof of the real McCartney being replaced by an imposter.

http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/manson/mansonbeatles.html
  • I included this link to show blog viewers what are allegedly some of Manson's direct interpretations to the lyrics of Beatles' songs.

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