The Beatles & The Butcher - The Story of The 'Yesterday & Today' Album

[@markokino3716]

Back in high school, I was a disc jockey for the school's radio station. I put up a Butcher cover poster to decorate the dj booth. A friend saw the poster and casually said she has the album. I was in awe when she brought me the album and gave it to me. She knew I was such a huge Beatles fan that the album would be in good hands. And although I've owned a few Butchers since then, my first cover will always have a special place in my collection.

[@skytheguy0438]

wow! That's pretty damn incredible, imagine her thinking back to that now!

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Dadburnit whattaya doin, dude?!!!! Jeez, if you keep telling sweet stories like that, you're liable to put me in a GOOD mood! Da noive of ya!! 😉 (I really love hearing stuff like that!)

[@vocalion9519]

I have a used copy with the trunk cover that someone had optimistically peeled in the hopes of finding a “butcher” cover underneath. I managed to pick up a “butcher” slick at Beatlefest in L.A. around 1980 and simply glued that over the torn trunk cover. At the same show, someone was selling a near-mint second-stage for $300 that I didn’t buy as it would have taken all of the cash that I brought to the show. I’ve been kicking myself ever since.

[@rileyswedelius-smith6360]

I was totally terrified flipping through the Beatles record bins at my local record store as a kid, finding copies of Y&T and zeroing in on the white space to spot the ghostly outline of Ringo’s V-neck- knowing that the scary album cover might be hiding underneath!

[@Miles_ethan]

Is your profile picture Joey Molland from Badfinger?

[@rileyswedelius-smith6360]

@@Miles_ethan sure is

[@carlosrenatodamotabezerra106]

I think the butcher cover was an answer the beatles gave to Capitol to express their unsatisfaction about what Capitol had done with their albuns. Turning then into pieces, like the butchers do with meat. Great video, Andrew! I love that LP, but I only have the CDs.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

@@tas6313 Strange enough, I have an original "white cart" 8-track of Early Beatles, and for the format it sounds surprisingly good (except the part where a previous machine ate some of it LMAO!).

[@Onio_]

@@tas6313 The North American market may have received most of their songs on albums, but they were varied across a multitude of rip-offs that you had to spend more money to get.

[@richbailey8174]

Not true at all....the picture (and others with it) were already done for another project. They had no idea that the picture was sent to Capitol to use. It wasn't until they found out that Capitol was complaining that they got interested in it...then the Beatles insisted on the cover because they knew Capitol didn't like it.

[@carlosrenatodamotabezerra106]

@@richbailey8174 Paul didn't tell me that. I believe him.

[@richbailey8174]

@@carlosrenatodamotabezerra106 sure he did....:)

[@Vince_Tasciotti]

I own a later pressing of the mono album, from 1967. I'm happy that it is an original first state steamer trunk cover. By this time the butcher cover was no longer being printed.

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

In regards to their interest in early electronic music, Paul McCartney did initially consider having Delia Derbyshire do the music for "Yesterday". Delia was one of the early pioneers of electronic music and was way ahead of her time. She's best known for her work on Doctor Who, most notably the original version of the theme tune which was used from 1963-1979. She was also a member of a band called White Noise which sounded a bit like Kid A era Radiohead but way back in 1968 and would later produce music that sounds not unlike modern EDM. It would have been interesting to see what might have happened had she actually gotten the chance to work with The Beatles.

[@amb2745]

Great video Andrew. You seemed to cover all the bases regarding Yesterday...And Today. I'm glad you mentioned the "Livingston Butchers." Not many Beatles fans are aware that Capitol president at the time Allan Livingston kept some of the butcher covers for himself. As for the album cover itself, there have been many reasons or theories as to why The Beatles took the picture that resulted in the butcher cover. John Lennon had said in the Anthology book that the session was just another boring photo session. The Beatles were aware of Bob Whitaker's type of weird humor, which resulted in the series of photos taken. I came across an article that suggested Paul McCartney was the one pushing Allan Livingston to release Yesterday...And Today with the butcher cover. Paul referred to the cover "as relevant as VIetnam".

[@JacobKMusics]

Probably one of the best videos you’ve done to date, Andrew! “Yesterday and Today” is such a strange album, in terms of the way the track listing and the story of the Butcher cover. But because of its weirdness and lore, I cannot help but have a soft spot for it. Even though I’m 31, my mother had a copy of this album growing up on the Apple label. It was dropped and broken when I was 10 years old, so I replaced it for her with my own money about six months later with a 1968 Rainbow label with the Gold Record award on the cover that we scored on eBay. This video will be a tough one to follow, but I get the feeling they will only get better from here. Thanks for all you do, Andrew! Wouldn’t be a weekend without seeing one of your videos!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks Jacob!

[@rocdocs]

I really love the song order. My friend EC Fan Addict swears by it!

[@friendhui4320]

Andrews’ communications skills are level 9 wizard, his Beatles historical overall knowledge is probably around level 20 master.

[@dmitrysobolin5158]

I'm absolutely agree with Christopher, Andrew. You're doing absolutely amazing job every time. Thank you very much for weekly delight.

[@dan2050]

The cover was not Lennons attempt to change the Beatles myth. It was insisted upon by John and Paul as a statement against the Vietnam war. The President of Capital records said in a 2002 interview that his main contact on the cover was Paul McCartney who insisted they use the butcher photo as an expression against the war. As with most Beatles records, it was Paul not John who took the lead. The same with Tomorrow Never Knows and tape loops. They were Pauls idea and creation that he talked John into using for the song. John later expressed dissatisfaction with the tape loops as he preferred to use chanting monks. As John later said in the Get Back documentary, he had a hard time overcoming Paul’s arrangement ideas and just gave in. But Paul’s ideas usually worked well.

[@48musicfan]

Another enjoyable episode. When I received this album for Christmas, 1975, it became a favorite of mine. Not knowing the story or UK vs US, it became the electric album to me compared to the previous acoustic Rubber Soul. After I knew about Capitol’s vs Parlophone’s albums, I used to think the Beatles wanted the butcher cover because they didn’t like what Capitol had been doing. Now I believe it was because the Fabs were enjoying the photo session because it was so different and daring to what they had usually done. My good friend used to have a butcher cover slick he received from someone he knew at Capitol Records. It was in mint condition. He ended up selling it years ago.

[@craigwarner6156]

Another MASTERPIECE Andrew.I said it a long time ago that you were fast becoming the definitive go to channel for Beatles info on releases and youve done it again.Thats a definitive work on The Butcher Cover release and info on the release.Thank You

[@Parlogram]

Thanks Craig!

[@johnbuzz]

Another classy video from Parlogram Auctions. This edition was always going to be special for me, as the infamous photo-shoot took place on the actual day of my birth, 25th March '66! Keep the good work up Andrew, I look forward to your show each and every Sunday.

[@MaxLedZep]

In the last 15 years I have spotted two copies 1st state with the Livingston's certificate on Ebay... One went off for about 22.000 $ and the other for about 20.000

[@jimc8186]

I actually held in my hands, at the 1982 Beatlefeat in New Jersey, a still sealed Mono Butcher Cover of “Yesterday And Today” in mint condition with a letter from Alan Livingston. For $2,000. It could’ve been mine. That was a world of money back then and I couldn’t justify it’s purchase. In retrospect…

[@rocdocs]

I am so excited to watch this one! It's a bloody great album cover. There, I said it. Now I can relax and enjoy the video. :)

[@therealdjbc]

Zing!

[@rocdocs]

Dropping bombs like maxwells hammer

[@jaybee9269]

Groan.

[@monaural2.988]

Andrew, you’re an absolute diamond on KZbin. Have you ever gone to an actual Beatlefest? Or something similar? I think many people would love to listen to your stories & insights.

[@gregthompson647]

A few years ago Capitol released a butcher cover Yesterday & Today CD in a cardboard sleeve complete with a fun steamer trunk cover sticker so you could cover it up if you wanted!

[@blueriverlore]

I have a bootleg CD of 'Yesterday... and Today'. It has a copy of the butcher cover and a copy of the letter sent out by Capital recalling all the covers. The CD is the mono recording of the album. I enjoy having it in my possession. Thanks Andrew.

[@joelgoldenberg1100]

Just as I was about to write to ask if there were any Canadian butcher covers, as I was watching this video, you answered it! Nice coincidence in terms of timing and very interesting answer.

[@markisaacs211]

Fantastic video Andrew. That was a really great one in your series. It made me smile to hear the reference to the Cardiff Capitol gig of December 1965. As I never tire of telling people, 'technically' I was there. My mum was in the stalls, seeing the Beatles for the 2nd time, and was currently pregnant with me and I was born the following year 😃

[@Parlogram]

Thanks Mark. Great story!

[@isanewday]

i’m glad you were born.

[@markzutkoff1800]

Great video, Andrew! One note about the use of the butcher image in the U.S. The Beatles Rarities album: There were at least two different printings of it. The initial one cropped the butcher photo and left out the piece of meat at the bottom. This version can also be determined by looking at the liner notes, which incorrectly attributes "I've got blisters on my fingers" at the end of the stereo Helter Skelter track as a "classic Lennon statement" (instead of Ringo). The corrected printing restores the piece of meat (which, I believe, appears in your video) and drops the word "Lennon" from the liner notes. It will be interesting to cross-reference your stories with the upcoming Bruce Spizer book, "Rubber Soul to Revolver", which also covers "Yesterday and Today". The digital version releases on Friday, August 12, and the printed copies will be shipped within a few weeks afterwards. Should be a good read.

[@projectpat006]

I believe the same copy with the Lennon quote error didnt have the 'Produced by George Martin' credit on the back as well.

[@luvmyrecords]

This mono mix of "Dr. Robert" also gives us a Lennon quip, "Okay, 'erb!" after the fade-out.

[@truethought62]

I always thought that’s what he said… but it could also be the Liverpudlian “eh up” drawn out laconically! 🙂✌️🎶

[@luvmyrecords]

@@truethought62 Hmm...will have to give it another listen...thank you!🙂

[@shnibby69]

You rock, Andrew! Another great episode of Parlogram Auctions!

[@nonetheweisser]

Over 20 years ago I was rummaging through a friend's vinyl collection and came across a third state butcher (it was in bad bad shape) but I was so excited to see and hold it in the wild. I told him it was worth quite a bit and his response was "like $50?". I offered him $75 but someone piped up that it was worth at least 10 times that so he declined my offer.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

In 'bad bad' shape, your offers definitely were fair.

[@chickenhappy3607]

You shouldn't have told him anything

[@BenjySchoenfeld]

I’ve got a second state mono! Got it recently. It’s one of my favorite records in my collection. I have no plans to peel it off.

[@ChristopherClause]

Well done, Andrew! I echo the comments below that this could have been a longer video. Again, your attention to detail is what we all appreciate and expect. Thank you for using my video and for the plug for my channel - I appreciate it :)

[@Parlogram]

Thank you again, Christopher. I hope the plug helps :)

[@scatteredfrog]

Here's my butcher cover story... My wife and I got married in September 1999. In August 1999, we were at Beatlefest in Rosemont, IL, and had learned how to identify a butcher cover. (It was my fourth 'Fest and I never actually took the time to learn until then! And let me tell ya...the number of butcher covers I saw at the 'Fest did nothing but confirm my longstanding belief that those things are NOT rare -- they're just expensive because all the dealers bought 'em up and jacked up the prices.) By the end of the first day that weekend, we could spot a pasteover a mile away! Anyhoo, the reason I mentioned when we got married -- when my now-mother-in-law was out shopping, she bumped into an old friend of my wife's, who asked about her. When my mother-in-law said she was getting married, he immediately offered to play piano at our wedding as his wedding present to us. My now-wife happily accepted the offer. She wanted to walk down the aisle to "In My Life." He asked for a copy of the sheet music, so we made a photocopy from that Complete Scores book from Japan. A week or two after we got back from Beatlefest (we lived in New Jersey at the time), we met with the piano player. He was still living with his parents. (And because he was already very serious about his musical career, his basement bedroom was basically a recording studio -- multiple pianos, a 4-track reel-to-reel deck, the works! At the time he was conductor of a gospel choir in Queens!) He did a double-take when he saw the piano solo transcription! He kinda-sorta knew "In My Life," but he wanted to actually *hear* the song, so his mom -- a first-generation Beatles fan -- dug out her old Beatles albums. Now...the unusual thing about her mom was that despite being a pre-teen during Beatlemania, she actually took VERY GOOD CARE of her Beatles records! Not a scratch on 'em, and she didn't even write her name or anything on 'em! So we're flipping through the albums looking for Rubber Soul, and we happened across Yesterday And Today. My wife and I laughed and said, "Okay, let's look for the black triangle..." and just at that moment, THERE IT WAS, looking at us through the white trunk cover....the black triangle! My wife and I both screamed our heads off. She yelled for Mr. Piano Player's mom to come downstairs. We showed her the paste-over butcher cover in her collection -- in PRISTINE CONDITION, mind you! She had ZERO CLUE that there was such a thing as a "butcher cover"! My wife told her to put that thing in a safe place where her husband wouldn't find it because if he found out, he'd try to sell it! She did that immediately! Our piano player, btw...Jason Michael Webb. He's had a very successful career. He arranged the version of "Battle Hymn of the Republic" performed at Obama's second inauguration. He conducted Motown: The Musical and The Color Purple on Broadway. He has a lot more on his résumé now, too...

[@Parlogram]

What a great story! Thanks for sharing it.

[@TheEeliciousOne]

Great information. I wish I bought one of these years ago when it was only $300. I did find a special colored vinyl version from the 2010's, that's about as close as I will ever come to this illusive beast.

[@michaelrochester48]

The way you should announce it, it was probably the most controversial album cover of all time, along with John Lennon’s own Two Virgins cover

[@dt9344]

Thanks to your video, keep learning new things about this release! As a second generation fan, this was the last album I bought. Due to its strange track listing format. I remember first listening to this album in 1981. I never heard I'm Only Sleeping before. Wow! I thought is was of the greatest Beatles song I heard!

[@jonmur77]

One of the biggest crimes in Beatles history was leaving I’m Only Sleeping off the US Revolver 😡 One of my favorites as well

[@nrod66]

Thanks , Andrew, for this great video. One more, indeed. Best, Nelio.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Nelio.

[@StephiSensei26]

Love your channel Andrew! Jolly well done mate! I've learned so much from everything you bring. Great!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks. I appreciate that!

[@vintagemade6930]

Hi Andrew, Angel here from the US. Love all your videos and especially this one, about the Butcher album. Just very happy to share a Butcher find in a local auction. Wasn't sure if it was a Butcher as it was one of a lot of beatles but when I picked them up, the Yesterday and Today album was one! You can still find treasures today!!!! Thanks again!!!

[@farrellmcnulty909]

I remember writing to Capitol Records in L.A. with an idea for the 20th anniversary of Yesterday & Today, that the Butcher Cover would be reissued since all that outcry from the 60s is long since over. Nothing happened with it for years and years, but when the US ALbums box came out, and Yesterday and Today was reissued, cover and all, I thought "somebody finally saw my letter - 28 YEARS after the fact!"😆😆😆

[@johncollier9280]

I worked at a music store in the 80's run by a dude who owned a music store in Los Angeles in the 60's. He said Capitol records gave him a roll o' promotional posters fer Yesterday 'n Today with the original cover art. He didn't know what happened to all those posters but they must be as rare as the original lp's if not more so.

[@briteness]

Figures that it was John who pushed for the butcher cover in the first place. Interesting that he got his way, at least initially, in spite of objections by Brian and others.

[@markjamesmeli2520]

This will always be one of the most remarkable tales of sales, marketing and artistical statements...all at the same time. It truly is a testament to the Beatles' popularity that, over 50 years later, this is one of the most talked about incidents in their career. Also, "rarity" as though it may be, you can still click over to Ebay, where there's at least a dozen listings of the butcher cover every day. I liked the story of the alcohol VS. the the water-based pasting glue. Also, I was completely blown away by the pressings where the inside is pink. Thanks for putting this together.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Really cool about the pink cardboard, and I never knew the plant glue variants either. Just trying to guess the rarity ratio of pink covers makes my noggin spin lol

[@BeAGoodDoga]

The Trunk Cover image was used here in Australia for the Norwegian Wood EP in 1966.

[@labajadaman]

Nice video Andrew. Among my few mono butchers (my 2nd state in opened shrink), I also have two 2nd state stereos. One of the stereos has the pink inside like Christopher’s. I always thought the pink cardboard was pretty cool. Now I know why it is pink.

[@ChristopherClause]

Glad to know there wasn't just one of these in the world! Was yours a Los Angeles ("5") cover? :)

[@labajadaman]

Yes, it is a LA “5” cover. It was given to me by a coworker back in 1991. We used to talk Beatles a lot at work and the subject of the Butcher Cover came up. He brought his white cover Y&T to work to show me. He opened his briefcase and pulled out his album and I was floored when I saw not only Ringo’s V collar but that it was a stereo copy. He asked if I wanted it, and I told him of its value and I would pay him for it. He said in the 25 years he’d had it he never knew what was underneath and that I would enjoy it more than he would and just gave it to me. He was very meticulous with his records and kept them in very good condition, so my copy is similar to yours. He penciled the date he bought it “7/66” on the back of the cover. He said he bought it in Albuquerque, NM. I figured that there had to be other pink cardboard copies out there, but had never heard of one mentioned anywhere. Now I know of another!

[@ChristopherClause]

@@labajadaman That is an awesome story! Well us "PinkCovers" better stick together :)

[@labajadaman]

Think Pink!

[@Slydeil]

Very interesting as usual 😎 I've a late 70s / early 80s Y&T US import and a copy of the Sounds of the Stars Flexi. I've also a Canadian import of "Rarities" with the "Butcher cover" picture in the middle of the gatefold sleeve.

[@thomasbrown7791]

Another great video Andrew keep up the great work cheers!!

[@Parlogram]

Thanks, will do!

[@nachobra]

I’m eternally grateful that this album & its cover exist, but the track list is a bunch of gobbledegook. I have a pet theory that part of the reason that Sgt. Pepper was heralded as “The Greatest Album Ever” instead of Revolver for so many years is because people in the united states (The Only Country That Matters) grew up on the inferior capitol version because those parasites couldn’t bear the thought of paying slightly more royalties to the artists. Anyhoo, great video as always!!

[@aureliande2659]

My view exactly. Imagine: Act Naturally and I'm Only Sleeping on the same record! Did they have ears at Capitol? And did they even notice what kind of a record they were left with when they put out the truncated Revolver? "Ah, erm, a bit off balance, sort of, but it will sell anyway." My guess is, they didn't even notice.

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Some of your statements dripped so much irony, you made me taste metal. Well done LOL!!!!

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

Revolver wasn't much heralded until the 1987 CD release from the original UK version

[@thefleshexperience]

Great video! I have owned a few Butcher covers but most recently saw one where the Butcher slick had been pasted upside down, with the trunk slick pasted over right side up! The V neck was visible to the left of John instead of the normal spot we all look for it in! Someone had attempted to peel it unfortunately but it was certainly a lesson to me…now I check BOTH sides of every trunk cover I find just in case! :)

[@edwardrussell5989]

Great video Andrew Different class

[@theneonchimpchannel9095]

I love the photos from that session. I wish they'd done more with them. Not just the butcher ones, but the shot of George hammering nails in John's head, Paul and George taking turns with the bird cage, Ringo's head in a box. I love the dark humour of it all. Also, a small piece of trivia, the butcher cover appears on a poster in the background during the horror/black comedy film "Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2".

[@greenpublishing]

The best use of that "Butcher" photo was for a 1981 bootleg compilation called Casualties.

[@nicknikipediacaulkin5943]

What a fascinating video, Andrew! The amount of detail that goes into these presentations is incredible so thank you for shedding light on The Beatles' most controversial album cover!

[@MOOeymania]

Just looking at my 1st 2nd& 3rd states right now. Great video!!

[@thisrozen]

Amazing. Thanks Andrew. This cover has always fascinated me. It’s great to watch such a detailed summary in one video - I also learnt a number of new things today. I don’t yet own a copy but have been keeping an eye on options. Your price guide was helpful for that. Thanks as always 👊🏻

[@itz.jxm3s_962]

Hi Andrew, a great video as always! I don't have a butcher cover at the moment but it has been my one aim to get one since I started collecting.

[@michaelpdawson]

Thanks for this great overview of one of the most fascinating episodes in Beatles history! I was delighted to see the copy of the final trunk cover with the Unimart price sticker on it, as I bought my own copy at a Unimart store in San Diego, California in 1970. Although it is an original rainbow label pressing, it is, alas, not a paste-over. That doesn't stop me from taking it down from the shelf periodically, and staring at that white space under the title, and wishing! So far I have not succeeded in making Ringo's turtleneck appear under there through sheer force of will. So far.

[@charliestoops8815]

Probably my favorite video of yours so far

[@Parlogram]

Thanks John. Glad you're enjoying the channel.

[@pauleaster5832]

You were right about that interview. Worst one ever. No wonder they got tired and bored of that crap. I couldn’t even get through the whole thing

[@Stonecutter334]

Absolutely outstanding post. Great job Andrew!!

[@robertbyrne522]

What a great video Andrew as well as all your other Beatle videos! I know a fellow Beatle fan, who with myself played in our first working band, told me about the butcher cover as he had gotten in 1980 a Rarities American pressing album and showed me the butcher cover on the inside of it. I really love George's maddening expression 😊. I had heard stories about people taking the album and boiling water to steam off trunk recover. Thanks again Andrew for all your excellent work!

[@Parlogram]

My pleasure, Robert. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dutchcanuck7550]

One of your best and most informative. Thanks Andrew, and keep 'em coming!

[@williamhild1793]

A wonderful video, Andrew! Thank you for the controversial, yet interesting history of "Yesterday And Today". I as well have heard that UN-peeled versions are almost more valuable than peeled ones. Once the "cat was let out of the bag" about the "butcher" cover underneath, every novice and amateur had to give peeling a go. Most failed pretty miserably.

[@anthonycraig1458]

The closest I have to owning a butcher cover is a French pressing of the US rarities album, the 1986 Paperback Writer picture disc and the more recent CD reissue of Yesterday and Today with a sticker of the trunk cover to paste over the butcher photo if you so wish! (I haven't so the butcher cover remains intact although unlikely to be as valuable as the vinyl!)

[@robertvoralberg1834]

Accidentally found your channel and got stuck watching your videos! Collectible professionalism and literacy of the channel's vision are immediately felt! You have everything unusually amazingly amazing and interesting! I want to watch every video of yours over and over again! I love the Beatles so much! I wish you health and creative success and your channel great fans of subscribers and prosperity!

[@Parlogram]

Thank you, Robert. I really appreciate your kind words.

[@JamesBlood45]

The story of this album is always interesting. I'm not from the US so butcher covers here are basically non existent. However it's amazing to see them at least on video. Yesterday and today is my favorite Capitol album, good tracklist, rare mixes and a great story behind it. Cool video as usual from this channel!

[@OldMod67]

Very informative, thanks. I've had a long interest in this, but STILL don't have a copy (any edition) I do recall seeing the trunk cover on sale at my local John Menzies around 1980; in fact they stocked a few U.S. LPs on the shelf, including Something New . Unfortunately I was still buying up the UK albums and thought the American albums a bit weird back then! Thanks for yet another great Parlogram film.

[@moondogaudiojones1146]

Excellent!! I got all tingly again watching it! Loved this Lp and covers. But you were so right about how we yanks perceived it as the “Trio” that makes Rubber Soul, Yesterday & Today, and Revolver so important. Somehow, illogically, it was logical as to hearing their growth. That said …brilliant job and info! I will be in touch with some pics! Your email a fine fellow indeed !

[@grahampaulkendrick7845]

Another great video, Andrew! 😀

[@Parlogram]

Thanks again, Graham!

[@someguyorfemaleontheintern5837]

I own it on CD from the US box set. It comes with a sticker of the cover to stick on the butcher cover

[@TheWalrusWasDanny]

Great video Thanks Andrew!! Danny

[@Parlogram]

Cheers Danny!

[@tonyballz9023]

I own a second state stereo Butcher with the number 5 on the back. You can tell that the previous owner began removing the trunk cover in the upper right hand corner. He picked it off for about half an inch, then wisely stopped. Other than that it's beautiful, nearly pristine. About ten years ago I was working in a record and book store. We acquired the LP in a box with several other records. Our buyer didn't see that it was a Butcher and gave the seller about $2 for it (the LP inside was a little beat up). Hours later we realized what we had but by then the seller was long gone. The store's manager allowed me to purchase it for ... well, let's say a small fraction of its worth. A VERY small fraction. An "employee discount" if you will. He also made me promise not to sell it on eBay. I said, are you kidding? I don't want to peel my Butcher. It seems wrong somehow. I can see the V of Ringo's shirt peeking through and that's good enough for me. The knowledge that a treasure is lurking unseen beneath its surface excites me greatly. Excellent channel, Andrew!

[@bobsoldrecords1503]

My theory is that John wanted to outdo the Rolling Stones and ditch the last vestiges of the moptop image with the sleeve art. Ironically, he'd do that anyway with the Maureen Cleave interview a few weeks after the album's release.

[@martinmelucci4383]

My father got one new. We had a musician in the family that was friends with a local record store owner. My father started buying pretty regularly from him and he would keep things aside for my Dad that he thought he would like. So, when these came in, he got one right away. Not long after, the record store asked my Dad if he would return it, and really tried convincing him, but he refused. Sadly, this as well as so many of his records went missing, possibly from someone in the family that also lived in the house and he's never been able to for sure how they went missing.

[@emoney3618]

How crappy.

[@TheButcherCover]

Great video ! Please know that the Capitol LA factories used different glues and alcohol can actually ruin some of these. We've been professionally peeling and also restoring botched peels for decades. Sadly, too many continue to be damaged by amateur peeling.

[@PlanetoftheDeaf]

A brilliant but bizarre choice for an album cover, so I'm not surprised it got pulled, but a great photo, indeed an iconic image of The Beatles from this era. It has to be said that the replacement packing case image was INCREDIBLY dull, surely Capitol could have found something better!

[@alancruzdominguez5074]

This album cover was controversial but only a year after the Sgt Pepper's cover was the most celebrated cover

[@chriscampanozzi6516]

Andrew, great information as always. Your research is top notch. Thank you.

[@panslegs2773]

Love the pink inner cardboard!

[@billleary5779]

Another winner Andrew! This has such a great history. I have two copies of Y&T from the 1980s one has the true stereo mixes of the Revolver tracks and another which is mono pressing despite the cover and label indicating stereo. Thanks again for the great content!

[@mattgregory971]

Andrew great video I am a big fan of yesterday and today bought it in the 1976 and bought 2 more copies last year 1966 mono 1978 stereo purple label. It’s the only way we know in the US until 1987 or you got our hands on UK imports.

[@michaelcramer5595]

I enjoy all your casts

[@pauleaster5832]

I’ve always heard that one’s unpeeled are worth more than peeled ones

[@beatlemangle1712]

Great video, Andrew!!!

[@Parlogram]

Thank you, Sir.

[@williampowell6067]

Great video man!…and please keep peeling your second state copies so mine will go up in value.

[@dantucker3721]

This is an excellent video Andrew! I loved hearing the history behind this album as it helped me understand how it got to be what it is today. This US album is one of my favorite albums in the US catalog, mostly because of the butcher cover. I do have a copy of a 3rd state and I plan to one day hang it on my wall.

[@KevinTheCaravanner]

It’s a fascinating album because it simply didn’t exist in the home of the Beatles and many other counties yet was massive in the US.

[@fbt25]

I have a mid 70's stereo pressing on the Apple label still with the trunk cover glued over. It sounds ok for me, apparently without that unnecessary compression Capitol used to do.

[@mdesantiago9778]

Rad vid! Heaps of interesting info

[@BlakeNaftel]

Thanks for another excellent video production, Andrew! My mom was one of the few who purchased the original mono "Yesterday... and Today" butcher LP when it hit the shelves for a day or so at the Northland Hudson's department store in Southfield, Michigan in June 1966. She mentioned thinking it was a bit odd looking for the time, but bought it regardless. Unfortunately that copy of Y&T along with several other albums were stolen from her apartment the following fall when she returned to Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo. It was later replaced with a mono trunk (non butcher) version which, albeit well enjoyed, I still have and is still a personal favorite to this day.

[@Parlogram]

Great story, Blake. Sorry to hear you mom's was stolen :(

[@jmad627]

I have a third state mono copy with original Capitol sleeve. This is the album, probably the most, that got me into The Beatles. Now I’m a wee lad at the time and I always liked hearing them on the radio while riding in the car. Anyways the first time listening to a Beatles record on a record player, and I fell instantly in love, and am a huge fan to this day. I looked and mine has a 6 on the lower right back cover corner.

[@NLKINK]

Very nice and informative video. Many years ago I more or less bought the American Rarities album to get a nice quality copy of the butcher cover photo.

[@johncarsell1205]

Terrific video Andrew! Learned a few things about the butcher cover I never knew before. I really love finding out new things about The Beatles. That said, I didn't get my first copy of Yesterday And Today until early 1973. It was reissued on the Apple label here in the states and still had the 3 duophonic tracks. Later, when I first heard the tracks in true stereo, it was a revelation.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, John.

[@AverageJoeVinyl]

I've always been fascinated by this story. I've only seen a 3rd-state butcher cover once in person. It was hanging on the wall of a record store I visited, with a sign marked "Not for sale."

[@djhrecordhound4391]

Lemme guess..."Incredible Records" on Yonge St. in Toronto?? The cover was the first thing you saw after climbing the stairs. Only got to go a few times, and was rushed out by people I was with, but I LOVED that cramped vinyl heaven!!!!

[@AverageJoeVinyl]

@@djhrecordhound4391 Ah, no, never been to Toronto, I'm afraid. But sounds similar to the shop I visited!

[@rockjox1]

A great job, again! Very thorough research

[@leamanc]

Excellent video! In 2017, I sold my very nice 2nd state on eBay to a UK auction house. These days I wonder, was it Parlogram Auctions I sold it to? I was very happy with the price I got at the time, but hearing what they go for now, I wish I had held on just a bit longer!

[@Parlogram]

Sorry, but it wasn't us!

[@petehatzakos]

This was a great video! Love the inside story about the making of the cover.

[@Parlogram]

Glad you enjoyed it, Pete.

[@RedVynil]

I recently got a bottle of this stuff called, Un-Du. It works great for removing stickers and such without doing ANY damage to the surface they were stuck on. AND, if you want to put the sticker onto something else, once the Un-Du evaporates from the sticker, the glue becomes sticky again and the sticker can be stuck on something else! One guy put a strip of duct tape onto a Kleenex, then doused it with Un-Du and the duct tape practically fell right off the Kleenex and both were completely intact and then, he was able to put the tape right back onto the Kleenex! It says it's perfectly safe for vinyl records, too. Some artist people use it when trying to frame a painting or picture. I wonder if this stuff will unstick the album slick without damaging either one? The reason I bought it was because, a year ago, I bought about 10,000 used 45's and some Jell-O brain that owned them before me put pressure sensitive stickers on a bunch of them ON the playing surface!! 6 months later, I discovered a video on YT talking about Un-Du and have been looking for some ever since! Just bought some last week!!

[@Edux17]

¡One of the best videos in the last months! ¡Thanks a lot! Regrads.

[@Parlogram]

Thank you, Edgardo!

[@robadr13]

I was a 14-year-old in Canada at the time and was pretty much a fan of everything the Beatles did. When this album came out however there was a sense that it was not ‘the real thing’. Most Beatles albums were announced beforehand and the entire world was waiting for their release. This one however just appeared in the stores, and even to a 14 year old it appeared to be repackaging by a greedy record label. It may be the only Beatles album that I didn’t buy. I was also influenced by a friend at the time who had come back from England that summer with a copy of the UK Revolver. It was clear what Capitol was doing to us in North America, and it left a bad taste - the sense that we were not getting the real Beatles product, but rather something filtered through marketing men who had no respect for the music.

[@stevensprunger3422]

Back when that album came out my best friend from across the street had that album cover and that album

[@timothyweers8054]

Thee was another controversy about the Yesterday and Today album all together, once the trunk photo version came out, people began to flip the cover sideways making Paul look like he was in a coffin making people believe that Paul McCartney was dead and they found someone else who resembles him very well. This along with other details from songs, other photos, and articles seemed to have sealed the deal.

[@daveeaglestone548]

Hi Andrew This video of the Beatles yesterday and to day LP please keep this going on the best band in the world beatles Please keep up the good work you do my friend dave.

[@ZZ24AS]

Nice video. Enjoy it. Cheers Young Master Andrew.😎

[@colinbleach9390]

Fabulous content ..thoroughly enjoyable

[@Fred.pSonic]

Another topnotch video presentation Andrew, thank you. Watching that cover get removed with fingernails and a touch up with pencil (on a stereo copy no less) gave me a heart attack! Anyway, I own both a second and third state and have always wondered how many copies actually escaped out into the wild. We know how many were ordered, I have to think documentation exists on how many came back to Capitol for disposal. Has anyone ever calculated this figure or do you have a best guess? Looking forward to your next drop, thanks Andrew.

[@keithmills862]

Hi Fred; There is the rumor that those 10k + albums are still buried in some landfill in Jacksonville......