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The Beatles Yesterday and Today mono 'third state' butcher cover (Capitol Records, T 2553), its previously affixed 'trunk' cover pasteover peeled from the album jacket to reveal the 'butcher' cover underneath. Archivally corner-mounted, matted, and framed with a descriptive caption to an overall size of 20.5 x 26.25. In very good to fine condition, with partial separation along the worn spine edge, and an area of surface loss to the upper left corner; the image of the four band members was largely unaffected by the peeling process. The record is included within the frame.
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.
