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The Beatles Butcher Cover Slick On White Jacket

Currency:USD Category:Memorabilia / Music Memorabilia Start Price:NA Estimated At:1,000.00 - 2,000.00 USD
The Beatles Butcher Cover Slick On White Jacket
1966. A most unusual and rarely seen “butcher” variation is this stereo cover slick that has been affixed to a standard blank white jacket. As the story goes, in 1971, John Lennon asked Capitol Records for some of the controversial, withdrawn albums as gifts for friends and acquaintances. In lieu of the albums, Capitol Records ordered an unknown number of surviving 1966 stereo slicks pasted onto plain white jackets to fulfill Lennon’s request. It was speculated that other Capitol staffers shared in the stash as well! The 12 x 11.75" slick has been trimmed by .25" inch along the bottom border; a characteristic consistent with other known examples; the most well-known example being one Lennon gave to collector Dave Morrell in December ’71, but not before autographing the front and filling the blank back with original art! The Morrell butcher was sold in our June 2004 sale. Our current offering exhibits a slightly wrinkled lower right corner.