Beatles Doll Cover. For the shoot the four Beatles were dressed in butchers jackets and draped with hunks of meat and broken parts of baby dolls. My original idea for the cover was better decapitate Paul.
The Yesterday and Today album released in June 1966 was originally printed with a cover depicting the Beatles dressed in butcher smocks surrounded by pieces of raw meat and plastic doll parts. Due to public outrage the album was quickly withdrawn and the cover replaced by one with a more modest design. The original Yesterday and Today record cover taken by photographer Robert Whitaker featured The Beatles wearing butchers coats and holding baby doll parts and meat.
The Beatles decided to use this photograph for their Yesterday and Today album cover.
Great Russian Gifts The Beatles SGT. When it comes to John Lennon-inspired Beatles parodies most ardent Beatles fans think of Johns parody cover idea for the original GET BACK album. A Look At Unused Beatles Album Covers. While the cover wasnt used for GET BACK it was later used for THE BEATLES 1962-66THE BEATLES 1967-70 compilation albums known as the red.