Beatles near mint Yesterday And Today peeled butcher
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The Beatles "Yesterday And Today" 1966 Capitol T-2553 near mint peeled butcher (guaranteed the real thing)...and by now a lot of you know the bottom line. This is butcher #3. I bought a total of 6 of these...I looked for only the highest quality, authentic second-state, mono butcher covers. I purchased them at the biggest record show in the country (Austin, Texas) and paid a premium to get only the best. As detailed below, I then contracted with Jim Hansen of Blue Jay Way Galleries to professionally peel them. Here is the description of butcher #3. The Beatles 100% guaranteed-real "Yesterday And Today" Capitol T-2553 mono LP, absolute first-pressing from June of 1966. The story goes like this: before the inoffensive trunk cover became the standard photo for this release, Capitol used this avant-garde Bob Whitaker photo taken on March 25, 1966 in Chelsea, London, England. This controversial cover photo depicts The Beatles in white butcher smocks surrounded by slabs of meat and decapitated baby dolls. This is called the infamous "Butcher" cover...totally recalled just as it was about to be distributed (included in this auction is a copy of the recall letter from Capitol Records dated June 14, 1966). Capitol Records, in a clever cost-saving move, decided to paste a different slick (the "trunk cover") over the 'butcher cover" instead of throwing them all away. I've also included the removed "trunk cover" slick with this auction. Again, the slick removal process was performed by Jim Hansen of Blue Jay Way Galleries in Los Angeles - one of only two recognized and qualified firms in the country who do this as a profession. The Excellent Plus cover in this auction is Spizer-cataloged as CAP 2553.MC1PL (commonly referred to as a third-state, or peeled cover). It is totally clean and presentable...and the "peel-job" came out super-detailed revealing the butcher photo...with no problems! It has NO seamsplits, and the spine lettering is clearly legible (very rare with these). This cover is also still WHITE on all the edges (again, quite rare as a lot of these got 'tanned' and/or sun-faded, weathered, etc.). There are no writing marks anywhere, either (on the BACK is a small paper-rub near the top left-center where I erased a small, brownish stain). This is a #6 pressing plant cover originally manufactured in Los Angeles. Again, of note is the quality of this item...it is so difficult to find an example like this (no splits, stains, or writing...flat, straight, with bright white edges...a 100% perfect peel). The record is in beautiful "Excellent Plus" condition with original mirror and sheen...with gorgeous near-mint labels (super-hard to find in this condition, as well). It is absolutely the appropriate matching Los Angeles disc, cover, and inner sleeve. This auction also includes the original Los Angeles "goldenrod orange" inner sleeve (straight and crisp). The record is Spizer-cataloged as CAP 2553.MR1B. I have made every effort to provide the winner of this auction the 100% complete and totally correct "Butcher package" as it was experienced exactly 40 years ago. Low reserve for this rare and complete keepsake. Condition guaranteed. U.S. buyer to pay $6.00 for double-boxed USPS priority shipping (double-boxed media shipping is available at $3.00 upon request). International buyer please inquire for shipping costs. Insurance is recommended but at the discretion of the buyer. Please email me with any questions.
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