Vinyl L.P · Mono · Capitol Records · T-2553.
1966 · U.S.A.
Liner notes:
THE BEATLES "Yesterday"... And Today
side one
DRIVE MY CAR 2:25
I'M ONLY SLEEPING 2:58
NOWHERE MAN 2:40
DR. ROBERT 2:14
YESTERDAY 2:04
ACT NATURALLY 2:27
side two
AND YOUR BIRD CAN SING 2:02
IF I NEEDED SOMEONE 2:19
WE CAN WORK IT OUT 2:10
WHAT GOES ON? 2:44
DAY TRIPPER 2:47
All Selections are BMI
Produced by GEORGE MARTIN
Prepared for release in the U.S.A. by BILL MILLER
"Butcher" Cover:
Photo session: 25 March 1966.
Capitol Records
June 14, 1966
Dear Reviewer!
In the past few days, you may have received an advance promotional copy of The Beatles' new album "The Beatles Yesterday and Today." In accordance with the following statement from Alan W. Livingston, President, Capitol Records, Inc., the original album cover is being discarded and a new jacket is being prepared:
"The original cover, created in England, was intended as 'pop art' satire. However, a sampling of public opinion in the United States indicates that the cover design is subject to misinterpretation. For this reason, and to avoid any possible controversy or undeserved harm to The Beatles' image or reputation, Capitol has chosen to withdraw the LP and substitute a more generally acceptable design."
All consumer copies of The Beatles' album will be packaged in the new cover, which will be available within the next week to 10 days. As soon as they are, we will forward you a copy. In the meantime, we would appreciate you disregarding the promotional album and, if at all possible, returning it C.O.D. to Capitol Records 1750 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, Calif. 90028.
Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Sincerely,
Ron Tepper
Manager
PRESS & INFORMATION SERVICES
RT/s
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Whitaker photo session:
ReplyDeleteOn 25 March 1966, photographer Robert Whitaker hosted a photo session with the Beatles at his studio at 1 The Vale, off King's Road in Chelsea. Having spent three months away from the public eye, the band members had expanded their interests and were eager to depart from the formula imposed on them as pop stars, both in their music and in their presentation.
Whitaker similarly had ambitions that the photo session should break new ground. He planned a conceptual art piece titled A Somnambulant Adventure, which he later described as "a considered disruption of the conventions surrounding orthodox pop star promotional photography". Whitaker conceived the piece as a comment on the Beatles' fame, having accompanied them on their August 1965 US tour and been alarmed at the scenes of Beatlemania he witnessed then.