The Beatles, Yesterday and Today (1966)
Did you know that the original album cover featured the members wearing butcher’s attire? On top of that, they had raw meat on their laps and baby dolls in their hands. We have no idea why they did this, and the image did not get good reception. Capitol Records actually had to spend $250,000 to buy back the 750,000 records shipped to stores. Of course, it was impossible to retrieve every single one of them. Should you have a copy of this particular version, you can expect to receive $15,000 for it.
The Beatles, Yesterday and Today (1966)
The Rolling Stones, Street Fighting Man (1968)
This album also came with a rather controversial cover, which the record label ended up censoring. The cover had a black and white image of cops standing over an injured protestor in the original version. Before they released the album, an infamous riot took place at the Democratic National Convention in 1968. This was why the label did not think the cover would be a good idea and ordered the destruction of these records. Around 18 of them were saved. One got auctioned off for $17,000 in 2011.
The Rolling Stones, Street Fighting Man (1968)
