BEATLES STEREO BUTCHER COVER PEELED GORGEOUS W/REMOVED TRUNK SLICK, RECORD & MORE
Item History & Price
Beatles 3rd State (Peeled) Stereo Butcher Cover
You are bidding on a genuine 1966 3rd State Stereo (peeled) example of arguably the most desired collectible rock record in existence. Stereo Butcher Covers are noted for being between 5 and 10 times more rare according to Capitol Record production manufacturing quantities. Top quality Stereo 3rd state covers often fetch $2000 or more. See specific condition details below.
PLEASE NOTE THAT T...HIS IS ONLY A 5 DAY AUCTION !
This package includes a prime example of a Rare Stereo Butcher Cover with its removed Trunk Slick, Stereo record, inner sleeve, COA and free packet of Butcher related info. This is an awesome offering due to the quality of the peel and the overall quality of the complete package as a whole. Combined with the removed trunk slick, this would make a great candidate for framing.
The peel is equally as nice and this presents as well as nearly any jacket we have offered in the past. Most of the peels offered on the internet have noticeable large tears or other serious damage to the Butcher slick, but not the case here. This is a gorgeous peel.
Specific Condition Details
The top seam is mostly complete with a small piece of paper loss on the left end near the spine of less than an inch and a light seam crack in the very middle and the last three inches near the mouth opening. Bottom seam is also mostly complete with some light cracking and paper loss on the last two inches near the mouth opening. Spine exhibits 8 small chips of paper missing and as a result, some of the spine printing is gone.Bottom seam on this jacket exhibits several inches of paper cracking that has been professionally secured. Due to these seam issues, we strictly advise not to attempt to place the record in this jacket. We cannot warrantee this jacket against further damage if pressure is placed on these 54 year old seams. The back of the jacket is fairly clean with only light ring wear and light creasing in the bottom left corner. Please see photos for confirmation of all of these specific condition descriptions.
Also included in this sale is a Certificate Of Authenticity which certifies not only the authenticity and chain of custody of the item, but a certification of the peeling process. Buyer will also receive a package of fun information about the Butcher Cover.
It should be emphasized that Butcher Covers of this quality and grade are highly desired by collectors and are genuinely scarce in this condition.
Payment is due within 24 hours of auction close.
Safe and secure double boxed priority shipping w/tracking of this item within the United States will be $16.99. This is costly as we double box these packages in larger , heavier containers for safety and ship priority mail for quickest service.International orders shall be shipped using the Ebay Global Shipping Program. Buyer is responsible for any and all duty taxes on international shipments. Packages must lawfully be declared for their actually value (selling price).
This item is an original and genuine 1966 3rd State (Peeled) used example of the legendary Butcher Cover. This item is guaranteed to be authentic. Purchaser understands that this is a used item and therefore we request that that all photos be clearly examined prior to bidding. Given the fact that this item has been professionally peeled and altered from a 2nd state (unpeeled) condition to a 3rd state (peeled) example, this item has condition elements that reflect the process of treatment of the item when it was glued at the Capitol factory in 1966 as well as conditional elements from the actual peeling process. These elements generally involve mild glue lines/residue that were made at the pressing plant when the trunk cover was pasted over but also include some minor issues from the removal process. This is not a new item but a used one that has been restored through a tedious and careful process.
We have been restoring and selling genuine Beatles Butcher Covers for over three decades and our customers range from well known celebrities and galleries to the everyday collector. We have contributed to television shows, collectible books/magazines and have displays in many of the best record guide books including "The Price Guide For The Beatles American Records" By Perry Cox and Frank Daniels and "Rockin' Records". We are one of the only sellers on Ebay that can say that they are the direct source of our genuine Butcher Covers. In other words, we don't send our Butcher Covers out to others who provide peeling services but own and supervise all work that is performed on the Butcher Covers that we sell.