where was the physical graffiti album cover shot
Physical Graffiti The two five-storey buildings photographed for the album cover are located at 96 and 98 St. Mark's Place in New York City.[10] The original photograph underwent a number of tweaks to arrive at the final image. The fifth floor of the building had to be cropped out to fit the square album cover format.[30]
Abbey Road In the image selected by McCartney, the group walk across the street in single file from left to right, with Lennon leading, followed by Starr, McCartney, and Harrison. McCartney is barefoot and out of step with the other members. Apart from Harrison, the group are wearing suits designed by Tommy Nutter.[87] To the left of the picture, parked next to the zebra crossing, is a white Volkswagen Beetle which belonged to one of the people living in the block of flats across from the recording studio. After the album was released, the number plate (LMW 281F) was stolen repeatedly from the car. In 1986, the car was sold at auction for £2,530[88][nb 5] and in 2001 was on display in a museum in Germany.[89] The man standing on the pavement to the right of the picture is Paul Cole (7 July 1911 – 13 February 2008),[90] an American tourist unaware he had been photographed until he saw the album cover months later.[90] On the original cover, McCartney holds a cigarette; in 2003 several US poster companies airbrushed this cigarette out of the image, without permission from either Apple or McCartney.[91]