Yesterday and Today is remembered primarily for the controversy surrounding its original cover image. Nicknamed the " butcher cover ", it depicted the band wearing white butcher smocks and covered …

The original Yesterday and Today album cover, released in June 1966 only in the United States, was printed with a cover depicting the Beatles dressed in butcher smocks, surrounded by pieces of raw …

The photographer who took the Butcher cover (as it's come to be known) was Robert Whitaker, and he has stated that the cover was a satirical take on the Beatles' absurd fame at that time.

Nov 15, 2025 · Nicknamed the “butcher cover,” it depicted the band in white butcher smocks and covered with decapitated baby dolls and pieces of raw meat. The album was withdrawn almost …

The opening chapter showcases eight of the eleven Butcher cover photo variations from Bob Whitaker's shoot in the spring of 1966. This is the first time that all of the eight known different pictures have …

Jun 14, 2022 · That day, with Lennon bored of straight poses and keen to push the boundaries, Whitaker pitched what has become known as the ‘butcher’ cover. “It was my idea,” he told Goldmine …

The Beatles "Butcher" album cover superimposed over "Yesterday and Today," the 1966 compilation released for the U.S. market.

Released in 1966, the album initially featured a cover photograph that depicted the Fab Four dressed in butcher smocks, covered in pieces of raw meat and dismembered baby dolls.

Initially, Capitol destroyed a great quantity of the original first state butcher covers prior to implementing the plan to cover the remaining offending jackets with the now more familiar trunk cover as an …

Compilation album originally released in the US & Canada by Capitol Records in 1966. This release is notorious for its controversial original cover photograph, known as the "Butcher Cover".