The Beatles Yesterday And Today Original Vinyl

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 The Beatles Yesterday And Today  ($79.99-$2187.50)

The Beatles' Yesterday & Today album was released in the US by Capitol Records on June 15th 1966. The cover featured a highly controversial picture of the group dressed in white butcher smocks showing raw cuts of meat and parts of toy dolls strewn about their apparel.

The album was issued to radio stations and stores in advance of release and caused such an uproar that it was recalled.

As so many copies of the offensive cover had already been manufactured at great cost it was decided that rather than scrap these covers and reprint, a different picture slick showing the group around a luggage trunk would be printed and pasted over the offensive sleeve.

As news spread of the picture underneath, people tried to peel off the new slick to reveal the picture underneath with varying success.

A 'butcher' cover as issued by Capitol in it's natural state is known as a 'first state' copy - mono copies in good condition fetch many thousands of dollars, regardless of condition; stereo copies fetch even more since there were 20 times more mono than stereo copies produced.

A butcher cover with the 'trunk' cover slick pasted over the top is known as a 'second state'. If you look carefully at the white area on the right hand side of the sleeve, Ringos black V-neck sweater can be seen through the replacement slick.

Lastly a butcher sleeve with the trunk cover slick peeled off is known as a 'third state'. It is very rare that a trunk cover slick can be removed without damaging the butcher picture underneath.

Very few copies were reportedly sold in stores with this cover in it's first state, and a first state stereo copy in resonable condition will now cost the collector in excess of $10,000!

1. Drive My Car
2. I'm Only Sleeping
3. Nowhere Man
4. Dr Robert
5. Yesterday
6. Act Naturally
7. And Your Bird Can Sing
8. If I Needed Someone
9. We Can Work It Out
10. What Goes On?
11. Day Tripper

The Sleeve:

Ringo's black sweater is clearly visible in the white area of the pasted over trunk cover and is therefore quite obviously a genuine 2nd state butcher sleeve.
Condition wise, the sleeve has only minor shelfwear scuffing and a little discolouration but less than you would expect considering it's age. This is in amazing condition - after all it's not every day you find such a legendary item that is 40+ years old!

The Vinyl:

Labels are rainbow rim in design.
The vinyl has some minor visible marks but nothing excessive that would detract from the listening pleasure. None of the musical content is exclusive to this pressing - it is identical musically to the mono reissues on both CD and vinyl; what makes this item special is the sleeve. Many collectors find a nice sleeve like this one and upgrade the vinyl from a regular trunk sleeve issue anyway. That's not to say that the vinyl is in bad shape - far from it. The vinyl retains a sheen only found in original '60s pressings and the sound quality is wonderful.

Although the vinyl is not mint this item remains one of the best that we've found in 20 years of dealing with collectables and should not be passed over lightly!

A fantastic opportunity to purchase a highly sought after collectable in respectable condition without needing to upgrade.

Availability:     Last copy in stock. Order now for shipping on Friday 10th October
Year of Release:     1966 - 42 years old
Artist:     The Beatles (click here for complete listing)
Title:     Yesterday And Today - Pasteover 'Butcher' Cover (click here for more of the same title)
Price:     £ 1,250.00, USD 2,187.50, € 1,600.00   change currency
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Format:     LP RECORD
    
Record Label:     Capitol
Catalogue No:     T2553
Country of Origin:     USA   [Comes from 'USA']
Language:     Regardless of country of origin all tracks are sung in English, unless otherwise stated in our description.
Additional info:     Deleted
Condition :     All items are at least excellent condition unless we state otherwise so please read our descriptions carefully. We try to source items as close to Mint condition as possible, many will indeed be unplayed and as close to new as you could hope to find. Others may be 'used,' however, all will meet our strict grading and are 100% guaranteed.

Genres:     60s Beat, 60s Pop, 60s Rock, Apple label, POP
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Complete Stock List:     The Beatles

Track Listings:
Side One:
Drive My Car
I'm Only Sleeping
Nowhere Man
Dr. Robert
Yesterday
Act Naturally

Side Two:
And Your Bird Can Sing
If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out
What Goes On?
Day Tripper