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The influence of travelling through India and practice of transcendental meditation changed not only their music, but their outlook and artwork. \r\n\r\nThe poster was illustrated by Alan Aldridge, who is also famous for his book of surreal images depicting the song lyrics of the Beatles. His graphic design signature of rounded cartoon style imagery with soft airbrushed colour inspired the graphic design style of the era.\r\n\r\nThis particular poster was issued with a magazine, and displayed on somebody's wall. As a challenge to fans, the poster invites you to discover which thirteen Beatles songs are illustrated within the profusion of images.","physicalDescription":"Colour illustrated poster with white background, featuring The Beatles in the centre, with George Harrison centre top left, John Lennon centre top right, Ringo Starr centre bottom right and Paul McCartney centre bottom left. 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