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The Beatles Yesterday and Today stereo 'third state' butcher cover (Capitol Records, Stereo 2553), with its previously affixed 'trunk' cover pasteover that has been professionally peeled from the album jacket. Both are archivally matted and framed under UV protective glass to an overall size of 29.75 x 34.5; also included with the framed display is the original vinyl disc and a copy of the letter Capitol sent to reviewers concerning the issue of the revised album cover. In fine condition. The consignor notes that the ‘trunk cover’ was expertly peeled by Jim Hansen of Blue Jay Way.
Within days of releasing this miscellany of previous hits, Capitol recalled all copies in response to retailers' negative reactions to the original macabre cover image. The recalled copies were 'retrofitted' with a new pictorial flat, pasted over the first, featuring an innocuous image of the boys posed around a steamer trunk; these have frequently been peeled away by collectors to reveal the infamous butcher image below. Stereo covers are much rarer than the mono versions, as they were produced in far fewer quantities.
