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In a controversial move, record company bosses have decided to erase the cigarettes off the front cover of a Beatles album.
Compilation ‘Capitol Albums Volume 2’ gets its re-release on April 3, but the new cover (pictured above) will be devoid of cigarettes in the fab four’s hands.
The move reflects the societies growing condemnation of cigarettes over health issues.
It’s not the first time a label has erased cigarettes from a Beatles cover. In the mid eighties when ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand’ was re-released by EMI in America, Paul’s cigarette was removed from the frame.
It remains to be seen whether albums by the likes of the Arctic Monkeys will be affected in future years.
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