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Yesterday and Today
Yesterday and Today is a North American Beatles album, released in the United States and Canada in June 1966. Capitol assembled it from songs held back from its versions of the band's recent EMI albums, plus tracks that had come out on non-album singles. Its eleven tracks draw on Help! and Rubber Soul, and add three new 1966 recordings that listeners elsewhere would meet on Revolver. The title nods to "Yesterday".
Most people know it for its cover. The so-called "butcher cover" showed the band in white smocks, surrounded by decapitated baby dolls and raw meat. Some read it as a jab at fan adoration, the band pointed to the Vietnam War, and others saw a protest against Capitol's habit of "butchering" their albums. Retailers balked, and Capitol swapped in a photo of the group around a steamer trunk. Original copies became prized by collectors, some of whom peeled back the top layer of pasted covers hoping to find the banned image underneath.
Yesterday and Today: tracklist and credits
11 tracks · 26:50Tracklist
- 1Drive My CarJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:25
- 2I’m Only SleepingJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:58
- 3Nowhere ManJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:40
- 4Dr. RobertJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:14
- 5YesterdayJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:04
- 6Act NaturallyVoni Morrison and Johnny Russell2:27
- 7And Your Bird Can SingJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:02
- 8If I Needed SomeoneGeorge Harrison2:19
- 9We Can Work It OutJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:10
- 10What Goes OnLennon, McCartney, Starr2:44
- 11Day TripperJohn Lennon and Paul McCartney2:47
- Produced by
- George Martin
- Recorded at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3, EMI, London, Abbey Road Studios
- Recorded
- *14–17June 1965 *13 October4November 1965 *17 April6May 1966
- Mixed at
- Abbey Road Studios: Studio 2, Abbey Road Studios: Room 65
- Engineered by
- Ron Pender, Ken Scott, Norman Smith, Geoff Emerick, Phil McDonald, Jerry Boys
- Labels
- Capitol Records, Capitol
- Length
- 26:50
Line-up
- George Harrison · electric guitar, background vocals, maracas, acoustic guitar, handclaps, 12 string guitar, lead vocals, tambourine
- John Lennon · tambourine, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps, harmonium
- Paul McCartney · piano, slide guitar, electric bass guitar, electric guitar, lead vocals, background vocals, acoustic guitar, handclaps
- Ringo Starr · drums (drum set), cowbell, tambourine, lead vocals, handclaps
- Kenneth Essex · viola · guest
- Francisco Gabarro · cello · guest
- Tony Gilbert · violin · guest
- Sidney Sax · violin · guest
Singles
- “Nowhere Man” · 21 February 1966
Certifications
| Region | Certification |
|---|---|
| Canada | Platinum |
| United States | 2× Platinum |
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How we know the release date wikipedia 1966-06-15 vs 1966-06-14 (musicbrainz), 1966-06-20 (wikidata)
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 14 June 1966 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 15 June 1966 | |
| Wikidata | 20 June 1966 | |
| US release | 14 June 1966 | earliest US date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 June 1966 | US | Capitol Records | original | |
| 20 June 1966 | US | Capitol Records | other | |
| 20 July 1966 | US | — | other | |
| 21 January 2014 | US | Apple Records | 602537645985 | other |
Cover art sources
fanarttv · upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50)
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| fanarttv ✓ | 1000×1000 | upscaled: major: best source 1000x1000, upscaled to 1500 (x1.50) |
| coverartarchive | 792×789 | upscaled |