From NME:
It showed the band covered in raw meat
John Lennon‘s personal copy of of a Beatles LP that sparked controversy due to its graphic cover has gone under the hammer for £180,000 – the third-highest price ever paid for a vinyl record.
The “butcher” cover of ‘Yesterday and Today’ showed the iconic band covered in raw meat and decapitated baby dolls before it was withdrawn from sale in 1966.
The cover shot was taken by Australian photographer Robert Whitaker and sparked outrage upon release in the US – where it was suggested that it was a protest against the Vietnam War.
Yesterday, John Lennon’s own copy sold to an anonymous American collector at The Beatles Story Museum in Liverpool as part of a wider sale of their merchandise.
At the time of release, the graphic image was replaced by a cover that showed the band standing around a travel trunk. It was said to be the only Beatles album to lose money for Capitol Records.
SOLD for £179,200! A Yesterday and Today album (1966) a U.S. First State Butcher, owned and signed by John Lennon with original artwork and addtl signatures! Sold today in our Music Icons: The Beatles auction! https://t.co/ahsXX38A8G #TheBeatles #Memorabilia #Auction #JohnLennon pic.twitter.com/Ujz8CIYDKy
— Juliens Auctions (@JuliensAuctions) May 9, 2019
Read the full article over at NME
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John Lennon - Imagine - 4pr - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.70, €11.40 (New Item) (arrived 20-Aug-2019 08:23)
JOHN LENNON Imagine (1975 UK 7" vinyl single with intact four prong centre, also featuring Working Class Hero, plain die-cut paper sleeve R6009)
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John Lennon - Shaved Fish - 2nd - UK - vinyl LP - £12.00, $15.24, €13.68 (New Item) (arrived 08-Aug-2019 17:42)
JOHN LENNON Shaved Fish (Late 70s UK second issue of the superb 1975 12-track vinyl compilation LP, complete with lyric inner, glossy picture sleeve. The sleeve shows minimal wear and the vinyl looks barely played PCS7173)
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John Lennon - Rock 'N' Roll - UK - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.70, €11.40 (New Item) (arrived 06-Aug-2019 17:09)
JOHN LENNON Rock 'N' Roll (1982 UK issue of the 1975 13-track vinyl LP with the artist putting his stamp on rock'n'roll classics by Buddy Holly, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry & Larry Williams. The glossy picture sleeve has a little shelfwear to the edges but the vinyl remains in excellent condition MFP50522)
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John Lennon - Instant Karma! - Solid - UK - 7" vinyl - £15.00, $19.05, €17.10 (New Item) (arrived 29-Jul-2019 16:57)
JOHN LENNON Instant Karma! (1970 UK solid centre 7" single with 'Play Loud' label text, also including Yoko's 'Who Has Seen The Wind', Apple company die cut paper sleeve. The vinyl is Excellent with just minor signs of play APPLES1003)
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John Lennon - Double Fantasy - US - vinyl LP - £10.00, $12.70, €11.40 (New Item) (arrived 24-Jul-2019 15:44)
JOHN LENNON & YOKO ONO Double Fantasy (1980 US 14-track vinyl LP, including [Just Like] Starting Over, Beautiful Boy and Watching The Wheels, picture sleeve with lyric printed inner. The sleeve displays some light wear mostly to the edges and thevinyl shows only light signs of play GHS2001)
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John Lennon - Watching The Wheels - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.70, €11.40 (New Item) (arrived 23-Jul-2019 12:19)
JOHN LENNON Watching The Wheels (1981 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single, also including Yoko Ono's Yes I'm Your Angel. The picture sleeve has only a little light wear whilst the vinyl remains in excellent condition K79207)
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John Lennon - Imagine - Complete - Japanese - vinyl LP - £45.00, $57.15, €51.30 (New Item) (arrived 19-Jul-2019 10:48)
JOHN LENNON Imagine (1977 Japanese issue of the 1971 10-track vinyl LP with picture labels, housed in a pasted picture sleeve complete with die-cut inner, Japanese / lyric insert, 33" x 22" fold-out poster, postcard and wide picture obi-strip.The packaging shows very little sign of its age, whilst the vinyl appears in near 'as new' condition EAS-80705)
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John Lennon - Happy Xmas (War Is Over) - Solid - UK - 7" vinyl - £8.00, $10.16, €9.12 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jul-2019 17:36)
JOHN & YOKO / THE PLASTIC ONO BAND Happy Xmas [War Is Over] (1971 UK solid centre 7" vinyl single, also including Yoko's 'Listen, The Snow Is Falling', Apple company die cut sleeve R5970)
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John Lennon - Borrowed Time - UK - 7" vinyl - £10.00, $12.70, €11.40 (New Item) (arrived 17-Jul-2019 17:32)
JOHN LENNON Borrowed Time (1984 UK injection moulded 7" vinyl single, also including Yoko Ono's Your Hands, paper picture sleeve. The sleeve does show some light wear whilst the vinyl shows little evidence of play POSP701)
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John Lennon - Imagine - Complete - EX - UK - vinyl LP - £65.00, $82.55, €74.10 (New Item) (arrived 16-Jul-2019 15:17)
JOHN LENNON Imagine (1971 UK 10-track vinyl LP, his legendary second studio album including the classic title track. The fully laminated picture sleeve comes with the lyric inner which has a seam split to one edge, along with the fold-out poster & postcard, while the vinyl shows only light evidence of play PAS10004)
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