The Beatles "Butcher" cover inquiry

[Mikey]

As a kid I used to hate the smell of rummage sales.

Today I miss that smell

[Brad]

As a kid I used to hate the smell of rummage sales.

Today I miss that smell

I used to own Mopar muscle cars before it became a rich mans game. My first car ever was a 69 Roadrunner I bought at age 15. Way back then I used to buy project cars and hit the junk yards. There has always been a distinct smell to an old Mopar that has sat for some time. As strange as it may sound I miss that smell and I miss the charm of old junkyards.

[SeattleEd]

I have a question ... a tad off topic.

Did the butcher cover ever appear on the reverse adds of other American Beatles LP's ?

Mikey,

Not it didn't but it did resurface years later in the inside gatefold of The Beatles "Rarities" album and as a single picture disc issued in the UK for the 20th Anniversary.

[SeattleEd]

I don't know if you all want to hear this, but my Mom found me a Stereo copy of a pasted over Butcher in the mid-80s for a quarter at a rummage sale here in Wisconsin.

I don't know enough about which version of stereo, but I know it's not a 1st or 2nd state, haven't look at it in years. I believe it's the black label (rainbow edge).

I just looked for Ringo's black turtleneck a couple of inches under the 'Y' in 'Today' and there it was. I did pull up the bottom left corner about an inch to see John's pants leg underneath, then just left it pasted on.

Yes, she spent a whole quarter. I so miss rummage sales before the Internet came.

david_b

When I met my first wife, she told me her mother had a copy of a first state stereo in cello but opened. It was in the family and no one thought of anything of it. When the kids got older she sold it at a garage sale.

Heartbreak story for me. LOL.

[rche]

I used to own Mopar muscle cars before it became a rich mans game. My first car ever was a 69 Roadrunner I bought at age 15. Way back then I used to buy project cars and hit the junk yards. There has always been a distinct smell to an old Mopar that has sat for some time. As strange as it may sound I miss that smell and I miss the charm of old junkyards.

I know a cousin of that smell. Aircooled veedubs and motorcycles. I still have a couple of baskets of it in my garage.

[jwyblejr]

I saw one at a yard sale once. I was in my late teens early 20s at the time. Had no idea about it. Still kicking myself to this day for passing it up.

[cjefferys]

Holy crap, that is such a cool LP to see. I've never heard of a factory mistake like that regarding the "butcher cover". What a great find!