The Beatles Yesterday and Today LP Butcher Cover Sealed
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Description
(This is the last one, Beatlepeople.)
'Why the insanely long description?' you ask. Read on.
"Yesterday"...and Today (T-2553, mono) is Capitol Records' June 1966 compilation of some choice Beatles songs from the period August '65 to August '66 (yes, August '66: read on some more). 'Nowhere Man,' 'Drive My Car,' 'What Goes On,' and 'If I Needed Someone' had all been pulled from the British version of Rubber Soul, released the previous December. 'Yesterday' and 'Act Naturally' were taken from the August '65 Brit Help! album (strange but true, 'Yesterday' was never released as a single in the UK during the Beatles reign). 'We Can Work It Out' and 'Day Tripper' had been a double A-side single that came out the same day as Rubber Soul (my god, those lads were prolific). And 'I'm Only Sleeping,' 'And Your Bird Can Sing,' and 'Doctor Robert' were given to Capitol by George Martin to flesh out Y&T, though those three numbers would not appear in England until six weeks later--August '66--when Revolver was released.
I know you're interested in this stuff or you wouldn't be looking at butchers.
This, incidentally, is why there are four different--and distinct--mixes of 'I'm Only Sleeping.' The American mono and stereo versions differ from each other and from the Brit ones, particularly in the way GH's backwards guitar is blended, because the Yank mixes were done 'to order' for Capitol. The UK Revolver mixes were done weeks later.
So. An interesting compilation made even more interesting by the whole Robert Whitaker photo fiasco. But read on (and on and on).
This particular pressing first appeared last winter--a collectibles expert here in Silverlake says they came from Germany--and is a very good reproduction of a 'first state' (no paste-over) butcher. It has the correct font for the catalog number in the upper right-hand corner of the front cover, and pressing plant code 6 on the back. The shrink wrap is intact and unbroken. This is an unopened, never-played, vinyl record with a near-mint cover (anything that looks like scuffs or scars in the photos is reflection from the shrink). Obviously I can't tell you anything definitive about the inner sleeve, the label, or the disc itself, but I corresponded with someone who opened one and he assures me it is indeed a monaural copy of the American Y&T.
The obvious value here is of course the graphics. You can frame the cover, or just leave it lying around as a hipness test to see who freaks out when they spot it.
But also of significant, if subtler, value is the fact that if you choose to break the shrink, you've got yourself a copy of the US mono 'I'm Only Sleeping.' And since god only knows if/when Capitol will get around to issuing another volume of the American albums--Volume 2 stopped at Rubber Soul--that particular mix is no easy thing to track down.
(Incidentally, it's a fascinating glimpse into the mixing technique of Mssrs. Martin and Emerick to listen to all four versions of 'Sleeping' back to back. Fascinating at least to Beatlegeeks of a certain advanced level. And you know who you are.)
There were a small number of these albums floating around earlier this year, but they're getting harder to find. I have two I'm keeping for myself and a couple I'll be offering over the next several weeks.
Also included, at no additional cost to anyone, are (1) a good reproduction of the 14 June '66 Capitol recall letter, and (2) a reproduction, on card stock, of a Quarry Men business card ('Country, Western, Rock 'n' Roll, Skiffle'). Scuff up the card, stain it with a little tea, and you can tell your friends you found it under a seat cushion at the Cavern Club.
To summarize:
Side One
Drive My Car
I'm Only Sleeping
Nowhere Man
Doctor Robert
Yesterday
Act Naturally
Side Two
And Your Bird Can Sing
If I Needed Someone
We Can Work It Out
What Goes On
Day Tripper
Gear. Fab. Priceless.
USA and PayPal only please. (Okay, you can stop reading now.)
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