Beatles Yesterday And Today Mono Second State (Paste-Over) Authentic Butcher LP

$

305

Here is an extra PASTE-OVER BUTCHER COVER from my collection, and I’m offering it in this auction for someone who needs or wants one. Here are the details:

·        “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.

·       The COVER is in VG CONDITION with moderate overall wear and aging to both the front and rear slicks. There are some age-stains on the white cover, both front and rear. A previous owner wrote on the rear cover in blue marker by circling “YESTERDAY” and “WE CAN WORK IT OUT” and underlining “NOWHERE MAN” and “WE CAN WORK IT OUT”.  A “Y” is also written beside “YESTERDAY”. The top and bottom seams are nice and strong. The spine has some cracking and only very slight flaking with almost no loss of paper. There are 2 staple holes in the Capitol logo on the front probably where a price tag was once stapled. Although there are some small aging- stains on the front cover, the front slick doesn’t look too 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 is a bit of wear on the corner at the bottom of the spine, but the other corners are fine and without wear. There is a small corner push on the top right corner.  

·       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 STRONG VG CONDITION. There are light surface hairlines/scuffs (none are “feel-able”). The vinyl is quite glossy.

·       The REAR COVER has the number “3” printed at the bottom right corner which indicates that the cover originated from Capitol Records’ Scranton Pressing Plant. 

·       Upon examining the VINYL, there is a triangle pressed into the trail-off which CONFIRMS that this LP came from Capitol’s Scranton Pressing Plant.

·       So, this is the CORRECT MATCHING SCRANTON-PRESSED  VINYL for this SCRANTON-PRODUCED 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 vinyl 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.