The Beatles - Yesterday And Today (Stadio 2 - Unpeeled)
"Yesterday and Today" is a compilation album by The Beatles released in the U.S.A. by Capitol Records in 1966.
The original cover (known as the "Butcher Cover") features The Beatles dressed in butcher smocks, surrounded by decapitated dolls and large pieces of raw meat.
The day after it went on sale, the cover was deemed too gruesome, and Capitol recalled the already distributed copies from the market to paste a second cover over them.
The tracks included come from "Help!", "Rubber Soul", and "Revolver" (an album that was in progress at the time).
BUTCHER COVER
Photo taken by Robert Whitaker in 1966. The Beatles wanted to experiment with something more in tune with their black humor. Paul insisted on using the photo as the album cover as a protest against the Vietnam War. Other interpretations see the choice of the Butcher Cover as a protest by The Beatles against the butchering of their musical products on the U.S. market by Capitol (LPs were originally released in the UK with 7 tracks per side, whereas in the U.S.A., LPs were released with 6 tracks per side).
BUTCHER COVER STATES
State 1 - LP with the Butcher Cover straight from the pressing plant
State 2 - Recalled LP with the new cover pasted over the original Butcher Cover - UNPEELED
State 3 - LP with the replacement cover peeled off (PEELED) and the Butcher Cover visible once again
Original record with pasted-over replacement cover - Unpeeled
SIDE A
- Drive My Car
- I'm Only Sleeping
- Nowhere Man
- Doctor Robert
- Yesterday
- Act Naturally (Russell - Morrison - 1963)
SIDE B
- And Your Bird Can Sing
- If I Needed Someone (Harrison)
- We Can Work It Out
- What Goes On (Lennon - McCartney - Starkey)
- Day Tripper