Recently received a notification from author Andrew Croft that his 3-book set “Collecting Beatles Sheet Music & Song Books” are now available for purchase individually. The books are available separately as three individual titles, the U.K. edition, the U.S. edition and the International edition.
I collect Beatles print material and I must admit that I have never participated before in collecting Beatles-related sheet music. After acquiring the U.S. Edition of Collecting Beatles Sheet Music & Song Books, I must admit I am tempted to have a change of heart as seeing so many rare titles that were issued being presented in these volumes is truly impressive. After having obtained the U.S. Edition, I am planning on acquiring the other two volumes in the near future to complete the set.
Before I share with you the information about the 3-book set and the individual books, sent to me by the author, I want to share with you some images from my copy of the U.S. Edition. You do not have to be a musician to cherish and enjoy many of the rarities presented in these books!
THE US EDITION:
BACK COVER OF THE U.S. EDITION:
A SAMPLING OF THE CONTENTS OF THE U.S. EDITION:
Author Andrew Croft has authorized me to present a few additional page samplings from the book which will indicate the type of information that you will be exposed to. Some of these titles I have never seen before:
Another fascination with this material is the numbers of more obscure solo type projects like Paul writing the theme song for the film, The Family Way!
I love reading information about Apple publishing artists like Grapefruit who Apple published many of their early compositions:
A few sheet music examples from Apple artists:
DETAILS:
Collecting Beatles Sheet Music & Song Books
By ANDREW CROFT
INDIVIDUAL BOOKS…
U.K. Edition | U.S. Edition | International Edition
NOW AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE!
Updated from the 72-page book published in 2003, this is the only complete guide to collecting Beatles and related sheet music and song books from around the world, now expanded to over 500 pages across three books.
Includes over 3,000 illustrations of all known Beatles, Lennon-McCartney and Harrison By Other Artists, Solo Beatles, Apple Records Artists, Apple Publishing and Beatles Novelty Record sheet music and song books from the U.K., the U.S. and over a dozen other countries around the world.
Starting with the history of publishing Beatles music in the U.K. and the history of Charles Hansen Publishing in the U.S. followed by a chronological format of all known individual song sheets, arrangement sheet music, reissues and song books, each guide includes a detailed look at how the sheets were published. Details include the background on the various publishing companies, as well as those who covered The Beatles’ and solo Beatles catalogue of music.
The U.K. and U.S. editions delve into the myriad of reissues throughout the Seventies and Eighties to reveal what was published, by whom and when. A number of different series of sheets have been assembled all together in these guides for the very first time. The U.K. guide also includes a section on George Martin sheet music which includes a number of titles unknown to collectors until now.
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The International guide is vastly expanded from the original book published in 2003 – increasing from just 12 pages to over 120! This book has hundreds of illustrations of sheets and song books from countries around the world including: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, France, Germany, Holland, Italy, Japan, Scandinavia, Spain and Turkey. including some of the rarest titles ever assembled in one compilation until now.
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Collecting Beatles Sheet Music & Song Books
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