Beatles Yesterday And Today Near Mint 1966 Butcher LP

$

1,299

The Beatles "Yesterday And Today" 1966 Capitol T-2553 complete and authentic near mint peeled butcher (guaranteed the real thing). I recently made a trip to the midwest, and was able to procure 3 of these "unpeeled" paste-over 2nd-state LP's. I looked only for those with NO seamsplits - and paid a premium to get only the best. As detailed below, I then contracted with Jim Hansen of Blue Jay Way Galleries to professionally peel them (some of you may remember the 6 I sold at the beginning of the year from Austin, Texas). It's also no secret top-shelf, high-end, peeled butchers are getting rarer and going up in value - thanks in part to the international community. So, with pride, I present midwest butcher #1...The Beatles 100% guaranteed-real "Yesterday And Today" Capitol T-2553 mono 3rd-state peeled butcher cover LP; the absolute first-pressing from June of 1966. Before the inoffensive trunk cover became the standard photo for this release, Capitol used this avant-garde Bob Whitaker photo taken on March 25, 1966 in Chelsea, London, England. This controversial cover photo depicts The Beatles in white butcher smocks surrounded by slabs of meat and decapitated baby dolls. This is called the infamous "Butcher" cover...totally recalled just as it was about to be distributed (included in this auction is a copy of the recall letter from Capitol Records dated June 14, 1966). Capitol Records, in a clever cost-saving move, decided to paste a different slick (the "trunk cover") over the 'butcher cover" instead of throwing them all away. I've also included the removed "trunk cover" slick with this auction. Again, the slick removal process was performed by Jim Hansen of Blue Jay Way Galleries in Los Angeles - one of only two recognized and qualified firms in the country who do this as a profession. The Near-Mint cover in this auction is Spizer-cataloged as CAP 2553.MC1PL (commonly referred to as a third-state, or peeled cover). It is totally clean and presentable...and the "peel-job" came out super-detailed revealing the butcher photo...with NO problems! The spine lettering is clearly legible (very rare with these)...AND CENTERED. This cover is also still basically white on all the edges (again, quite rare as a lot of these got 'tanned' and/or sun-faded, weathered, etc.). On the back, lower-left corner is a small smudge where I erased a name (see photo of back cover). That's it! This is a #3 pressing plant cover originally manufactured in Scranton, Pennsylvannia. This is one of the nicest butchers ever made available. All edges are straight and clean...again, it is so difficult to find an example like this (no splits, no stains - flat, straight, with bright edges). A 100% perfect peel. The matching Scranton record is also in Near Mint condition...with gorgeous near-mint labels [Spizer-cataloged as CAP 2553.MR1A]. Just finding this first-pressing, black-label rainbow perimeter record in top condition is difficult. This is absolutely the appropriate totally matching east coast package...disc, cover, and inner sleeve (notably, this auction also includes the original EAST COAST "goldenrod orange" inner sleeve with the small, "inner-sleeve-specific" catalog number PE-12-2FS in excellent condition). Few people realize the inner sleeves can be differentiated...and this is also a factor in having a complete, 100% authentic package. I've additionally included a brand new record frame with plexiglas front. I have made every effort to provide the winner of this auction THE 100% complete and totally correct "Butcher LP" as it was bought and experienced exactly 40 years ago...in the best condition available. Reasonable reserve for this unique, rare and complete keepsake. Condition guaranteed. Buyer to pay $6.00 for double-boxed priority shipping. Insurance is highly recommended. International buyer to request shipping charges. Please email me with any questions.