The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banguet - 1968

Both Decca Records in England and London Records in the US rejected the
planned cover design – a graffiti-covered lavatory wall. The band initially refused
to change the cover, resulting in several months' delay in the release of the album.
By November, however, the Rolling Stones gave in, allowing the album to be
released in December with a simple white cover imitating an invitation card,
complete with an RSVP.

For those aware of the cover intrigue, an advertisement in the back of Rolling Stone magazine soon announced that 'the Stones want you to have the banned cover' allowing completists to buy the original artwork as a full front and back album slick that they could glue or tape over the released version.

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