▁Co vers ." ▁When ▁The ▁Beat les ▁released ▁their ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁compilation ▁album ▁Y esterday ▁and ▁Today ▁it ▁was ▁initially ▁released ▁with ▁a ▁sur real ▁Robert ▁Whit aker ▁cover ▁photograph ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁group ▁d rap ed ▁in ▁sl abs ▁of ▁meat ▁and ▁dis member ed ▁doll ▁parts . ▁Pro tests ▁from ▁record ▁deal ers ▁forced ▁Capit ol ▁to ▁immediately ▁recall ▁the ▁album ▁and ▁re - issue ▁it ▁with ▁a ▁new ▁cover . ▁The ▁original ▁covers , ▁in ▁any ▁condition , ▁have ▁become ▁highly ▁sought ▁after ▁collect ors ▁items . ▁Short ly ▁after ▁the ▁controvers y ▁er upt ed , ▁Living ston ▁took ▁home ▁a ▁box ▁containing ▁both ▁mon o ▁and ▁s tere o ▁copies ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁" But cher ▁cover " ▁albums , ▁se aled ▁and ▁in ▁pr ist ine ▁condition . ▁They ▁remained ▁in ▁storage ▁at ▁the ▁Living ston ▁home , ▁un touch ed , ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁twenty ▁years ▁until ▁Living ston ' s ▁son ▁Christopher ▁revealed ▁their ▁existence ▁when ▁he ▁brought ▁several ▁of ▁the ▁albums ▁to ▁sell ▁at ▁a ▁Beat lef est ▁convention ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 . ▁These ▁But cher ▁covers ▁are ▁considered ▁the ▁best ▁examples ▁of ▁these ▁albums ▁and ▁currently ▁command ▁a ▁prem ium ▁price ▁up wards ▁of ▁$ 2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁California ▁Produ ctions ▁and ▁N BC ▁After ▁ 1 0 ▁years ▁with ▁Capit ol , ▁Living ston ▁and ▁the ▁company ▁sold ▁the ▁" B oz o ▁the ▁C low n " ▁lic ens