Sold Date: March 31, 2018
Start Date: March 24, 2018
Final Price: $296.00 (USD)
Bid Count: 73
Seller Feedback: 2630
Buyer Feedback: 16

I found this extra PASTE-OVER BUTCHER COVER in my collection and am offering it here for someone who needs/wants one.

In this auction: 

·       “YESTERDAY AND TODAY” by THE BEATLES  

·       This LP is Capitol Records T 2553.

·       This LP was issued June 20, 1966.

·       This LP is a MONO (Monaural) LP which is designated by the letter “T” that precedes the catalog number on both the cover and the labels.

·       As you most likely know, the original cover issued for the “Yesterday And Today” LP (known as the “Butcher Cover”) featured the Beatles wearing butcher smocks with slabs of red meat and decapitated baby dolls. Outcry from the public about it caused Capitol Records to stop production of that cover and to recall the LPs already shipped with that cover. To save money, Capitol then pasted “Trunk Cover” slicks over copies of the LPs with “Butcher Cover” slicks and sent them out again to record retailers. An LP with a “Trunk” slick pasted over the “Butcher” slick is referred to as a “SECOND STATE” BUTCHER COVER. That is the LP in this auction.

·       This COVER would be graded in VG Condition except the rear slick has significant discoloration/staining which would lower that grade. But, as you can see in the images, the front slick is NOT AT ALL like the rear slick. Although there are a few small stains on the front cover, the front slick doesn’t look so bad at all! There is slight wear on George’s hair at the top and the lower part of the trunk at the bottom. There are NO seam splits, though there is some light to moderate cracking on the spine. There are 3 small corner pushes and moderate wear on all 4 corners.  

·       Of MOST IMPORTANCE is that YOU CAN BE ASSURED THAT THERE IS A BUTCHER SLICK UNDER THE TRUNK SLICK, because you can see the faint image of Ringo’s black turtleneck shirt (appearing as a triangle) through the white trunk slick. (Please check the images.)

·       The VINYL is in VG CONDITION. There are light surface hairlines/scuffs (none are “feel-able”).

·       The REAR COVER has the number “6” printed at the bottom right corner which indicates that the cover originated from Capitol Records’ LA (Los Angeles) or Winchester Pressing Plants.  

·       Upon examining the VINYL, an asterisk (*) is pressed into the trail-off which CONFIRMS that this LP is from Capitol’s Los Angeles Pressing Plant. (Aside from this one, I haven’t seen a Butcher cover from LA. Others that I have or seen are from Capitol’s Scranton Pressing Plant.)

·       So, this is the CORRECT MATCHING LA VINYL for this LA COVER.

·       This LP also comes with its ORIGINAL ORANGE CAPITOL INNER SLEEVE that was issued with first MONO pressings of this Beatles’ title.

·       Maybe this is the SECOND STATE BUTCHER COVER you want to add to your vinyl collection!!!

Thanks to the Price Guide for the Beatles American Records by Perry Cox and Frank Daniels for information about this record.

FYI: I use the COVER/SLEEVE GRADES and RECORD GRADES listed and described on page 8 of Perry Cox’s Price Guide for the Beatles American Records. These grades are Good+ (G+), Very Good Minus (VG-), Very Good (VG), Very Good+ (VG+), Near Mint Minus or Very Good++ (NM- or VG++), Near Mint (NM), Mint Minus (M-), and Mint (M or MT) to VISUALLY GRADE this LP, so please know the descriptions of these grades before bidding. Please ask any questions BEFORE bidding. And please check my other auctions for other records you may want to add to your collection. Be high bidder on several and combine shipping on auction items that finish on the same day. Winning bidder must remit payment within 5 days of auction close by PayPal. Add $4.00 for shipping to a U.S. address via media mail with tracking or signature confirmation.