Speaking of Gaga's meat dress, it is startling to realize that the idea was not new to her. Even the Fab Four experimented with this look. In 1966 Capitol Records planned to issue their ninth compilation record. For various reasons the "nice group" planned to change their image to show they were aware of life's cruelties. In a surreal photo shoot created by an Australian photographer, Bob Whitaker, he posed them in butcher's smocks, with sausages and meat draped around them, and decapitated dolls completing the bizarre look.
John Lennon in particular wanted this picture because he was tired of the Beatles' reputation as innocuous compared to the rebellious Rolling Stones. Another reason he stated was that the cover reflected the groups' commentary on the Vietnam war.
Disk jockeys and those who had received advance copies strongly protested the cover, and it was withdrawn after one month. Capitol Records discarded many of these in a landfill, while others had the offensive photo covered over with a generic picture. The surrealistic photo shoot pictures can be seen here:
http://www.neatorama.com/2012/09/13/The-Beatles-Troublesome-Butcher-Album-Cover/
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