The Beatles – Yesterday and Today (1966)
Strangely, The Beatles originally wanted to go for an album cover that showed them in a rather grizzly butchery scene. They would be dressed like butchers, seated around holding little girls’ dolls with meat laying on their bodies. Of course, this image was not happily received by many people. This meant that Capitol Records then paid $250,000 while attempting to retrieve nearly one-million records from retail. Certainly, there were plenty that escaped this witch hunt, and if you happen to have a copy, you could sell it for $15,000.
The Beatles Yesterday And Today
The Rolling Stones – Street Fighting Man (1968)
Like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones had a penchant for scandalous covers, with Street Fighting Man’s also enjoying the censoring game. The initial cover showed a hurt protestor being loomed over by policemen. Just days before being published, the Democratic National Convention was besieged by rioters in 1968, prompting executives to think better than adding fuel to the media flames. The records were promptly scrapped, with about 18 surviving the purge. 2011 saw one of these survivors going for $17,000 at an auction.
The Rolling Stones Street Fighting Man
