Iain Macmillan Iain Macmillan Iain Stewart Macmillan (20 October 1938 – 8 May 2006) was the Scottish photographer famous for taking the cover photograph for The Beatles' album "Abbey Road" in 1969. After growing up in Scotland, he moved to London to become a professional photographer. He used a photo of Yoko Ono in a book he published in 1966 and was invited by Yoko to photograph her exhibit at Indica Gallery. She introduced him to John Lennon. John invited him to be the photographer for the cover of "Abbey Road". He worked with the Lennons for several years even staying for
Abbey Road of the 1970s. , the album had sold over 31 million copies worldwide and is one of the band's best-selling albums. The songs on "Abbey Road" have been covered many times and the album itself has been covered in its entirety. One month after "Abbey Road"s release, George Benson recorded a cover version of the album called "The Other Side of Abbey Road". Later in 1969 Booker T. & the M.G.'s recorded "McLemore Avenue" (the location of Stax Records) which covered the "Abbey Road" songs and had a similar cover photo. Additionally, several artists have covered some or all of