The Beatles’ (Banned) Vietnam War Protest Album Cover: Fact or Fiction?

Did the Fab Four take a political stance with a gruesome cover, or was it a PR ruse?

Daniel Van Auken
4 min readMar 29, 2024

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Only weeks before beginning their 1966 world tour, The Beatles made a major public misstep when they released the now infamous “Butcher Album Cover.”

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Daniel Van Auken

Beatles, Music & Interviews With Artists & Authors -- I'm a Freelance Writer, Musician, Singer-Songwriter, & Scriptwriter for Content Creators.