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Title: Various Artists - Beatlesongs! (The Best Of The Beatles Novelty Records)
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1982, Novelty, Comedy Rock, Parody, Los Angeles, California 9/26
Matrix #: RNLP 803
Condition: VG+ (LM) | Members: Various Artists (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. The Cover Caused an Uproar: Underground illustrator William Stout's original cover included a caricature of Mark David Chapman, John Lennon's murderer, holding the edge of a Beatles banner less than two years after Lennon's death. The image caused enough backlash that Rhino replaced the artwork on later pressings.

2. A Real Beatle Fan's Letter: Casey Kasem's bizarre spoken-word track “Letter From Elaina” came from an actual letter written by an 11-year-old Beatles fan describing how she managed to get close enough to George Harrison to hug him. Kasem recorded the story as a single in 1964, years before becoming famous nationally for American Top 40.

3. The Fake Lost Beatles Song: Peter Cook and Dudley Moore's psychedelic comedy track “L.S. Bumble Bee” was repeatedly passed off on bootlegs as an unreleased Beatles recording. Dudley Moore later confirmed that the Beatles had nothing to do with it, and that his musical target was actually the psychedelic-era Beach Boys.