The Beatles' fourth UK album, released today in 1964, featured a trendsetting gatefold sleeve adorned by Robert Freeman's iconic photography, along with these artfully prophetic words composed by press officer Derek Taylor:
"The young men themselves aren't for sale. Money, noisy though it is, doesn't talk that loud. But you can buy this album - you probably have, unless you're just browsing, in which case don't leave any dirty thumbprints on the sleeve!