The Beatles' most controversial and rare album recently sold for a massive sum

The Beatles shocked their fans by releasing one of their most controversial albums at the height of their fame, one that stood as their first major political statement

The Beatles became one of the most successful acts in music virtually overnight with their fresh sound and incredible songs.

‌While some were unprepared for the changes the Fab Four ushered into music and pop culture at the time, diehard fans continuously fell in love with them. Besides what they brought the world in the early 1960s, they didn't truly rattle listeners until they released one of their most controversial albums, one that stood as their first major political statement.

‌In 1966, The Beatles released the album Yesterday and Today, which had a cover so grotesque that their record label pulled it. It featured the band surrounded by pieces of raw meat and decapitated baby dolls. As a result, copies featuring the original image are very difficult to come by, but one copy recently went up for auction and sold for a whopping five-figure value.

Yesterday and Today's disgusting album image seemed to come out of left field for The Beatles. They'd never done anything like it, as their previous albums had simply featured them posing by themselves. So, it's no surprise that the controversial album cover made waves amongst their fans and the music industry.

Source: Hannah Furnell/themirror.com

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