Robert Fraser (art dealer) first met John Lennon. Fraser art-directed the cover for The Beatles' 1967 LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" – he dissuaded the group from using the original design, a psychedelic artwork created by the design collective The Fool, instead suggesting the pop artist, Peter Blake, who created the famous collage cover design. Fraser also gave McCartney a small painting of an apple by René Magritte which is believed to have been the inspiration for the name and logo of the Beatles' record company, Apple Records. It was also through Fraser that Richard Hamilton was selected to design the poster
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (film) and "Rubber Soul". When asked about the film in a 1979 interview, George Harrison expressed his sympathy for Stigwood, Frampton and the Bee Gees, acknowledging that they had all worked hard to achieve success before making "Sgt. Pepper". He said of Frampton and the Bee Gees: "I think it's damaged their images, their careers, and they didn't "need" to do that. It's just like the Beatles trying to do the Rolling Stones. The Rolling Stones can do it better." When the Bee Gees regained control of their catalog, the "Sgt. Pepper" soundtrack was the only album that they did not