"YESTERDAY AND TODAY"
CAPITOL T-2553 MONO, RELEASED: 6/15/66
BUTCHER COVER

SECOND STATE (PASTE OVER)

FACTORY #6 - LOS ANGELES, CA.

COVER REMAINS IN ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP

CONDITION: COVER M- "AS NEW" /  RECORD NM
ITEM#: BC526
PRICE: $6,000

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  DESCRIPTION
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THE ORIGINAL COVER TO "YESTERDAY AND TODAY" CAUSED QUITE A STIR WHEN IT MADE ITS LIMITED APPEARANCE IN JUNE 1966. IT MARKED THE FIRST TIME THAT THE BEATLES JUDGMENT WAS SEVERELY AND UNIVERSALLY CRITICIZED. THE CONTROVERSIAL COVER DEPICTED THE BEATLES IN WHITE BUTCHER SMOCKS SURROUNDED BY SLABS OF MEAT AND DECAPITATED BABY DOLLS.  CAPITOL RECORDS PROCEEDED WITH THE PRESSING, PACKAGING AND SHIPPING OF 750,000 COPIES TO ITS DISTRIBUTORS. THE RESPONSE WAS IMMEDIATE AND UNIFORMLY NEGATIVE, AND FORCED CAPITOL'S PRESIDENT ALAN LIVINGSTON, TO PULL THE PLUG ON THE BUTCHER.

A MASSIVE RECALL WAS QUICKLY FORMULATED AND SET INTO MOTION SO THAT ALL COPIES OF THE ALBUM WERE TO BE RETURNED AND A REPLACEMENT FRONT SLICK, KNOWN AS THE "TRUNK COVER" WAS TO BE PASTED OVER THE "OFFENSIVE" BUTCHER COVER, ALTHOUGH THOUSANDS OF THE BUTCHER COVERS WERE ALREADY DESTROYED BY CAPITOL'S JACKSONVILLE, ILLINOIS PLANT.

PRESENTED HERE IS A WORLD CLASS, HIGH END ORIGINAL 1966 MONO " PASTE OVER SECOND STATE" BUTCHER COVER ISSUE OF THE BEATLES CLASSIC "YESTERDAY & TODAY" LP ALBUM. THIS MAJESTIC MINT MINUS "AS NEW" COVER IS A GEM CORNER TO CORNER AND REMAINS IN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY SHRINKWRAP. A 1½" ROUND ORIGINAL ORANGE "3.79" STORE PRICE STICKER REMAINS ADHERED TO THE FRONT SHRINK IN THE SPACE ALONGSIDE GEORGE.  FOUR FACTORY SHRINK "BREATH HOLES" ARE EVIDENT ON THE FRONT COVER.

THE "TRUNK COVER" SLICK IS SO CLEAR AND CLEAN, ONE CAN PLAINLY SEE RINGO'S HEAD AND DOWN TO THE "V" IMPRESSION OF HIS BLACK SWEATER. AND FURTHER DOWN TO HIS KNEES ON THE ORIGINAL "BUTCHER" COVER SLICK BENEATH THE 'TRUNK' SLICK. ANOTHER VITAL FACTOR SHOWS THAT VERTICALLY ALONG THE LEFT SIDE OF THE FRONT COVER A THIN PORTION OF THE ACTUAL "BUTCHER" COVER SLICK IS REVEALED.

THIS COVER IS A STELLAR AND A BRILLIANT SNOW "WHITE". THE GRAPHICS AND COLORS ARE TRULY AMAZING ON THIS LOS ANGELES PRODUCED EXAMPLE OF THE COVER SIGNIFIED BY THE SMALL NUMBER "6" EVIDENT AT THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER OF THE BACK COVER. THE SEAMS ARE FULLY INTACT. THERE IS NO writing, NO creases, AND No seam splits. EACH OF THE FOUR CORNERS ARE SHARP. THE SPINE IS SOLID AND FIRM AND THE PRINT IS CRISP, CLEAN AND LEGIBLE THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH.

THE ACCOMPANYING AND MATCHING WEST COAST RECORD IS GORGEOUS TO SAY THE LEAST. THE VINYL GRADES A SPARKLING NEAR MINT, WITH LABELS THAT ARE AN IMPECCABLE NEAR MINT AS WELL. THE CORRECT VARIATION LOS ANGELES "CAPITOL '66" ORANGE INNER DUST SLEEVE (PE-12-3BL)  IS INCLUDED IN NEAR MINT CONDITION.

AS AN ADDED ATTRACTION, A "COPY" OF THE CAPITOL RECORDS ORIGINAL "RECALL LETTER" THAT WENT OUT TO ALL DISTRIBUTORS & PROMOTERS ON JUNE 14, 1966 - IS ALSO INCLUDED.

THIS SECOND STATE MONO BUTCHER IS TRULY ONE OF THE VERY BEST EXAMPLES WE  HAVE EVER OFFERED, AND IS DEFINITELY A FINAL UPGRADE - UNLESS A STILL SEALED COPY COMES ALONG.

    

    

 

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