Expert: Elizabeth - 6/14/2009

Question
How many records did the Beatles make all together? Are there any kinds that are really difficult to find? How difficult do you think it would be to find the one with the slaughtered babies on the front cover?

Answer
Here are the Beatles releases...it varies from country to country.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beatles_albums

The ones that are difficult to find are the ones that aren't rereleased on CD.  The ones that were released on CD that were originally LPs were the 13 UK albums, and the first 8 US albums from Capitol records.

The "one with the slaughtered babies" is the original cover to the American LP Yesterday and Today.  It does not have slaughtered babies.  The Beatles are surrounded by butchered meat and baby dolls.  Slightly different than slaughtered babies.  Here's a picture.

http://cache.consumerist.com/assets/resources/2007/03/beatlesyesterday.jpg

Then the album was recalled and had a different picture glued over it, and eventually reprinted with the new picture.  

They're not that difficult to find, actually.  Copies turn up on ebay all the time.  There's a couple of them on there right now.

Hope this helps, feel free to follow up!