The "Butcher Cover" was a protest by the Beatles of Capitol's "Butchering" of their albums in America

A persistent urban legend claims that the "butcher cover" shot, photographed by regular Fabs photographer Robert Whitaker, was staged in protest of the Capitol habit of "butchering" the Beatles' standard UK LP configuration. However, looking at the historical facts shows that the photo session was completed in March 1966, expressly for the "Paperback Writer" campaign, and before Capitol asked for a suitable cover photo for "Yesterday and Today". The Proof:

Here is a sound clip of an interview with John Lennon, in which he talks about the making of the picture, clearly stating that it was totally the concept of the photographer.

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