actually, it was mostly recorded on 4 track - it was only the orchestral part of A Day In The Life that was done syncing two 4 track machines. pretty amazing.

and it was Paul who was supposed to be dead - the american dj who concocted that whole thing suggested the album cover depicted a funeral and that some of the flowers appeared to spell out "Paul?", suggesting it might have been his.

each beatle chose the celebrities they wanted on the cover - three of lennon's that didn't make the cut were jesus, hitler and gandhi.