The image of which boxer appears on the cover of the Beatles 'Sergeant Pepper' album?
We're Only in It for the Money Schenkel photographed a collage for the album cover, which parodied The Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Zappa spent US$4,000 () on the photo shoot, which he stated was "a direct negative" of the "Sgt. Pepper" album cover. "["Sgt. Pepper"] had blue skies ... we had a thunderstorm." Jimi Hendrix, a friend of Zappa, took part in the photo shoot, standing where a wax sculpture of Sonny Liston had appeared on the Beatles album cover. Zappa phoned Paul McCartney, seeking permission for the parody. McCartney told him that it was an issue for business managers, but Zappa responded that
The Beatles (album) The Beatles (album) The Beatles, also known as The White Album, is the ninth studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 22 November 1968. A double album, its plain white sleeve has no graphics or text other than the band's name embossed, which was intended as a direct contrast to the vivid cover artwork of the band's previous LP "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band". Although no singles were issued from "The Beatles" in Britain and the United States, the songs "Hey Jude" and "Revolution" originated from the same recording sessions and were issued on a