One man recreates the poster that inspired John Lennon's Sgt. Pepper classic
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- 28 February 2013
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- Liv Siddall
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Some people have a mission in life, and this man’s mission was to recreate a poster that inspired one of the key songs in one of the most revolutionary records ever released. The story goes that John Lennon purchased an old circus poster in an antiques shop that inspired, pretty much word for word, the lyrics to Being for the benefit of Mr.Kite by The Beatles. Peter Dean, a big fan of the band, then spent a lot of time, money, blood, sweat and tears to recreate this poster from scratch with the help of a typesetter and woodblock carver. What a story! Luckily, filmmakers Nick Esdaile and Joe Fellows were on hand to docuemnt the whole process. Extraordinary.
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
Nick Esdaile & Joe Fellows: John Lennon’s Poster
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Liv joined It’s Nice That as an intern in 2011 and worked across online, print and events, and was latterly Features Editor before leaving in May 2015.