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Released in June 1966 by Capitol Records, Yesterday and Today is the ninth American LP by The Beatles. Famous for its controversial "Butcher Cover" featuring the band in smocks covered with raw meat and headless baby dolls, the album compiles stray singles and tracks omitted from North American releases. Background and Track list Compilation Style: Typical of 1960s US releases, it pulled tracks from recent British albums (Help! and Rubber Soul) alongside non-album singles. Key Songs: Includes "Drive My Car," "Nowhere Man," "Yesterday," "Act Naturally," and "Day Tripper" .The "Butcher Cover" Controversy Original Recall: The surreal cover photo by Robert Whitaker drew swift negative reactions, prompting Capitol to recall roughly 750,000 copies. Pasted-Over Trunks: To salvage stock, a new image of the band posing around a steamer trunk was pasted directly over the butcher photo. Collector States: Copies are graded into First State (unaltered), Second State (trunk paste-over), and Third State (paste-over partially or fully peeled off).