Censored Australian poster
The poster supplied with Australian, and most NZ, pressings of The Beatles, is a censored version. Two variations of the censored poster were produced: the first supplied with pressings issued between 4 December 1968 and 1975 and the second between 1975 and 1988.
Variation 1 - 4 December 1968 to 1975
MISSING:
- Lennon drawing of self & Yoko naked (see right '1.' and and image below)
- Naked Paul behind post (right '2.' and image below)
- Lennon naked on bed (right '3.' and comparison below); Yoko Ono cropped-out
Variation 2 - 1975 to 1988
- MISSING: Lennon drawing of self & Yoko naked (see image below)
- REINSTATED: Paul behind a post (see image below)
- PARTIALLY REINSTATED: Lennon naked on bed: Yoko Ono now visible (a diagonal white line appears across the image, see image below)
Variation 1 - 4 December 1968 to 1975
MISSING:
- Lennon drawing of self & Yoko naked (see right '1.' and and image below)
- Naked Paul behind post (right '2.' and image below)
- Lennon naked on bed (right '3.' and comparison below); Yoko Ono cropped-out
Variation 2 - 1975 to 1988
- MISSING: Lennon drawing of self & Yoko naked (see image below)
- REINSTATED: Paul behind a post (see image below)
- PARTIALLY REINSTATED: Lennon naked on bed: Yoko Ono now visible (a diagonal white line appears across the image, see image below)
