THE BEATLES Yesterday & Today BUTCHER Capitol T-2553 3rd state peel nice wax? LP

$

309

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Goldmine Standard Grading:
SS / NM- / VG++ / VG+ / VG / G+ / G / P
I grade conservatively, please see my grading scale below the record description for more details.


Here's a great playing first pressing of The Beatles "Yesterday and Today" album, the third state of this cover being that it has had the 'Trunk' slick peeled to reveal the original 'Butcher' slick underneath.  Read on below for more details!

Vinyl:  VG+ This record has been thoroughly cleaned on my VPI machine and handled with care. I take plenty of pictures and add detailed text to attempt to satisfy all prospective buyers.  Very nice shine as the pictures show! Surface shows light sleeve scuffs and light marks that do not inhibit play.  No skips.  Continuous playback with nice sound and some light background noise during quiet passages.
I've included two clips below, taken from either side.  This gives the best example of the playback quality.  Again, there are no skips.
I use a Yamaha P-520 direct drive turntable with a Digitrac 280 cartridge.  
This is a visual grade as well as a complete play grade. Labels look great. Again, please feel free to check the sound clips below!


Please check out the sample below:  
available here!
from side 1
Please check out the sample below:  
available here!
from side 2


Cover:  VG (maybe less)
I purchased this album via a friend who was brokering it for the original owner.  It is a piece of history to be sure.  The cover was peeled by the original owner decades ago. Although it could have been executed better, the resulting peel looks acceptable. There are several tears in the slick, notably near the center at the spine and another toward the top corner at the mouth where there's a bend in the cover. The spine has print separation as well which resulted in a split as shown in the pictures.  Top seam is solid but looks to have been carefully mended near the mouth edge. Bottom edge shows wear and a ding at the spine corner.  
The Butcher slick does show spots where the print has lifted or has been pulled up with the 'trunk' slick, but it is exactly as shown here in the pictures and is largely all there; it represents the historic significance of this album well.  I typically list records in excellent condition but since this cover is such an epic piece of Beatles history, I'm willing to list it here at auction. Please see the pics for more details - a picture's worth a thousand words!
The inner sleeve is in nice shape sans a 2-3 inch split at the base seam and a worn seam on one side near the center.  Nice color. Some light creasing overall.

Please inspect the pictures well for something I may have missed mentioning. I've enjoyed the record while I've owned it, its time to let it go to make room for more acquisitions. I try to be conservative when grading and do hope my description was sufficient.



Thanks for looking!
Mike




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Packaging:
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Goldmine Grading Details
SS = Still Sealed
any defects will be listed and/or photographed to complete the description

NM- = Near Mint Minus
just short of perfect - acceptable defects would include a hairline mark not detectable to the touch and not affecting playback, background noise is nearly silent

VG++ = Very Good Plus Plus
most records I will list fall under this grade, just short of NM- but may have a mark or contact wear to the label to grade it slightly lower, maybe a drill hole or saw cut, maybe a mark or name written on the label lightly, sound is still great, loud and near perfect, cover may have slight edge or corner wear, maybe slight ring wear

VG+ = Very Good Plus
a great record, sound is high quality though may have a few pops or clicks, overall very nice looking vinyl possibly with light marks & scuffs, labels may have a name or mark on them, possible light contact wear to the label, covers may have a small split but not large or gaping, edge wear on cover may show more than slight, may be a mark on cover

VG = Very Good
only records I will list with this grade would be rather rare or of higher book value, meant to sell as a filler until a better record comes along, vinyl may have feel-able marks but should play through without skipping, pops or clicks may be louder than usual, may have marks or wear on the label, cover may have open splits, wear on print, may have marks or other very apparent defects (all will be stated in description either by type or in the pictures)