Sold Date: September 10, 2020
Start Date: August 31, 2020
Final Price: $485.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 2
Seller Feedback: 5573
Buyer Feedback: 0

Description:

Beatles Yesterday and Today Mono Second State Butcher Cover

Here we have an original mono second state Butcher cover with the second “trunk” cover pasted over the original “Butcher” cover photo. This copy was pressed in the Los Angeles pressing plant, as noted by the small number 6 in the lower right-hand corner on the back cover. This copy is unusual in that the top “trunk” slick was misaligned when being applied at the processing plant. The Butcher cover slick underneath is plainly visible the entire left and bottom edges. Ringo’s “V” black collar is visible under the white portion of the cover to the right of the trunk.

Details:

There are seam splits on all edges with tape repair on the bottom and possibly the top

        Partial legible writing on the spine

        Some ring wear on the back cover

        No writing on the front cover

There is 2 personalized names written on the back cover, one is red ink crossed out in black ink and the other is in black ink

Pressing RIAA 6

The LP will be professionally packed, insured and shipped via USPS or FedEx

LP Background: There are millions of records that people could possibly collect, but few are as infamous as the original release of Yesterday and Today by the Beatles, which was first released with the cover now known as the “Butcher Cover.”

This cover photo depicted the band dressed in butcher smocks, surrounded by plastic doll parts and pieces of raw meat.  When the original cover met with hostile responses from reviewers and distributors, Capitol Records made the decision to withdraw the cover and replace it with another one.

While a few copies with the original cover were kept by reviewers, the remaining copies were returned to Capitol Records prior to the album’s scheduled release date.  Capitol then pasted a new cover over the existing one, put new shrinkwrap on the cover, and shipped the records with the “pasteover” cover to record distributors.

Most copies sold around the time of the album’s release date had two covers, with a cover showing the band standing around a steamer trunk pasted over the original “Butcher cover” photo.  Over time, many of these copies have had the top cover removed, rendering original copies increasingly scarce as fewer intact examples remain.

Copies of Yesterday and Today with the original cover that have never had the second cover pasted over them are known as “first state” issues.  Copies that have the second cover still pasted on top of the first one are known as “second state” copies.

Second state copies are identifiable by looking at the white area on the cover just below the word “today” in the album title.  If that copy is a second state Butcher cover, a black triangular area can be faintly seen; this area is where Ringo’s black shirt collar appears on the cover underneath.

Condition: 

Good to Acceptable Condition. The cover has some wear across the front slick. There is some ring wear and discoloration on the back along with a name written in black ink in upper right-hand corner of the back cover.  You can read “AY and Today The Beatles” on the spine. There is a 4” split on the bottom of the spine and a 1.5” wear mark on the top of the spine. The record has some visual scratching on both sides but no deep gouges. The disc is a correct Los Angeles pressing. Does not come with the original inner sleeve. What you see in the photos IS what comes with this sale so please see the photos as they are also part of the description.  Comes from a Non-Smoking & No Pet Environment. As with any item that has been owned by someone prior, even if the item’s condition is brand new and never used, anyone looking for additional defects may find them, so we cannot guarantee this is 100% blemish free!

Transaction Notes: The LP will be professionally packed, insured and shipped via USPS or FedEx

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