The current album by the Beatles, "Yesterday...And Today" came out on this date in 1966.. It was geared just for the US and Canada, containing both sides of two singles plus several songs each from the UK version of "Rubber Soul" from December '65 and the upcoming UK "Revolver" LP. Capitol juggled content to squeeze out as many albums for the US market as possible. This practice stopped when the Fab Four signed their next contract with parent company EMI. The album had almost a million advance orders, so imagine the shock when retailers saw the original cover with the Beatles in white smocks posing with dismembered baby dolls, cleavers and raw meat. The record was hastily recalled and new artwork (the "steamer trunk" cover) was pasted over the album jacket. Makes you wonder who gave the OK to that original cover.
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