ITEM # OM183
CONDITION : VARIOUS, MINT TO VG
PRICE : $7,500

SOLD !!
 4/11/07

FAB 4 COLLECTIBLES IS PROUD TO OFFER THIS MOST EXTENSIVE COLLECTION
OF 200 ORIGINAL BEATLES SHEET MUSIC & SONGBOOKS -
INCLUDING THE MEGA-RARE "CRY FOR A SHADOW" !!

THESE WERE ALL PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES (EXCEPT 1 FROM CANADA)
FROM 1963 THROUGH 1970. THE "FREE AS A BIRD"  & "REAL LOVE"   SHEETS
WERE RELEASED IN 1996 AT THE TIME OF "THE BEATLES ANTHOLOGY".

A MOST WONDERFUL ASPECT OF THIS IMPRESSIVE COLLECTION,
IS THERE ARE SOME TITLES WITH DIFFERENT VARIATIONS -
A DETAIL HARDLY FOUND IN SHEET MUSIC COLLECTING !

THERE ARE 25 TITLES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS COLLECTION,
MANY OF WHICH WERE NEVER PUBLISHED - OR RARELY SEEN
IN THE MARKET PLACE DUE TO A VERY LIMITED PRINTING RUN AT THAT TIME.
SHEETS NEVER PUBLISHED WERE :
BLUE JAY WAY,  GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE,  IF I FELL,
I'LL FOLLOW THE SUN, I'M A LOSER,  I'M HAPPY JUST TO DANCE WITH YOU,
MR. MOONLIGHT, TELL ME WHY, THERE'S A PLACE, THINGS WE SAID TODAY,  
SHEETS PUBLISHED IN LIMITED RUN & RARELY SEEN ARE :
THE CONTINUING STORY OF BUNGALOW BILL, CRY BABY CRY,
DIZZY MISS LIZZIE,  DON'T BOTHER ME, FLYING, HOLD ME TIGHT,
INNER LIGHT, I'M SO TIRED, LITTLE CHILD, MARTHA MY DEAR,
MOTHER' NATURE'S SON, TAKE SOME INSURANCE OUT ON ME BABY,
TAXMAN, THERE'S A DEVIL IN HER HEART, YOUR MOTHER SHOULD KNOW.

SOME OF THE TITLES FROM THE "LET IT BE" ALBUM" ARE NOT INCLUDED
FOR THEY WERE PUBLISHED BY WARNER BROS. ,
released with plain color covers and no date information.
These sheets are of little or no value to collectors.
 

ALL OF THE IMAGES ARE THE ACTUAL PIECES
IN THIS UNPARALLEL COLLECTION AND ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.
 

INFORMATION CODES FOR DETAILED CHART

PRINT CODES
F5C = 500 COPY PRINT RUN
F1M = 1000 COPY PRINT RUN
F3M = 3000 COPY PRINT RUN
F4M = 4000 COPY PRINT RUN
F5M = 5000 COPY PRINT RUN
F10M = 10,000 COPY PRINT RUN
F15M = 15,000 COPY PRINT RUN
F25M = 25,000 COPY PRINT RUN

D = 4000 COPY PRINT RUN
H = 8000 COPY PRINT RUN
L = 12000 COPY PRINT RUN
M = 13000 COPY PRINT RUN
O= 15000 COPY PRINT RUN
S = 19000 COPY PRINT RUN
 

CONDITION GRADING
MINT
FLAWLESS. PERFECT, BRIGHT COLORS & SHARP EDGES. NO VISIBLE MARKS OR DAMAGE.
NEAR MINT / NEAR MINT MINUS
JUST ABOUT PERFECT WITH ONLY MINOR PROBLEMS.
EXCELLENT +++
ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION WITH SOME PROBLEMS.
EXCELLENT ++
ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION WITH SOME PROBLEMS.
EXCELLENT
ABOVE AVERAGE CONDITION WITH MORE THAN AVERAGE PROBLEMS.
VG / VG -
BELOW AVERAGE CONDITION WITH BELOW AVERAGE PROBLEMS.
GOOD
HIGH DAMAGE OR WEAR. OK FOR FILL-IN PIECE.
FAIR
EXTREMELY HIGH DAMAGE OR WEAR. OK FOR FILL-IN PIECE.
POOR
MAJOR PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE PIECE. VERY RARE ITEMS ARE AN EXCEPTION.

 

ALL OF THE IMAGES BELOW ARE THE ACTUAL PIECES
AND ARE LISTED IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER.

 


1                                     2                                      3                                     4

Item
No.		 Title Year Code
Month/year		 Print Code Stock Number Song Publisher Sheet Publisher Cond. Comments
1 A Hard Day's Night 764 F10M 04196 Northern Songs Inc / Maclen Music Inc - Unart Music Corp Keys NM Original format / Red upper border  / Photo from " A Hard Days Night " on front cover.
2 A Hard Day's Night 864 F10M 04196 Northern Songs Inc / Maclen Music Inc - Unart Music Corp Keys NM Alternate Format / Red upper and lower border w/ 4 1/2 faces of the Beatles.
3 A Hard Day's Night 1265 F1M 09999 Northern Songs Inc / Maclen Music Inc - Unart Music Corp Hansen Publications NM Alternate Format / Red and Pink cover w/ 1/2 faces of the Beatles. / Name written in upper right
4 A Hard Day's Night 266 F1M 09999 Northern Songs Inc / Maclen Music Inc - Unart Music Corp Hansen Publications NM Alternate Format / Red and Pink cover w / 1/2 faces of the Beatles

 

 

 

 


5                                     6                                      7                                     8

Item
No.		 Title Year Code
Month/year		 Print Code Stock Number Song Publisher Sheet Publisher Cond. Comments
5 All I've Got To Do 464 n/a 04117 nr Northern Songs Inc / Maclen Music Inc Keys NM Store stamp - back Page /
Not a commonly found title
6 All My Loving 364 F15M 05510 Northern Songs , Ltd Keys NM  
7 All My Loving 365 F1M 09999 Northern Songs Ltd and Maclen Music Inc Hansen Publications NM -  
8 All You Need Is Love 867 D 05051 Maclen Music , Inc Keys NM Sticker residue lower right of frt cover

 

 

 

 


  9                                    10                                    11                                     12

Item
No.		 Title Year Code
Month/year		 Print Code Stock Number Song Publisher Sheet Publisher Cond. Comments
9 And I Love Her 764 F25M 04200 Northern Songs Inc / Maclen Music Inc - Unart Music Corp Keys NM Pink borders w / 1/2 faces of the Beatles
10 And I Love Her 466 RSR 09999 Northern Songs Inc / Maclen Music Inc - Unart Music Corp Hansen Publications E +  Blue cover w/ 1/2 faces of the Beatles / Light stains and pencil address on back page
11 And I Love Her
Psychedlic Line Drawing		 268 S 70211 Maclen Music , Inc Sheet Music Institute E Writing on front cover - covered w/ white out
12 And I Love Her
7" x 10 1/2 " S.A.T.B.		 764 n/a A 1248 Shawnee Press Inc Shawnee Press Inc E Writing page 2 & 8

 

 

 

 

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Item
No.		 Title Year Code
Month/year		 Print Code Stock Number Song Publisher Sheet Publisher Cond. Comments
13 Another Girl 965 F3M 04415 Maclen Music , Inc Keys NM  
14 Ask Me Why 364 F5M 05511 Dick James Music Ltd Keys NM Reversed Photo on front cover
( John on left Paul on the right  holding cigarette ) 
15 Ask Me Why
Voco - Instrumental		 364 F3M 05511 Concertone Songs , Inc Keys NM Reversed Photo on front cover
( John on left Paul on the right  holding cigarette ) 
16 Ask Me Why
Voco - Instrumental		 364 F3M 09999 Concertone Songs , Inc Keys NM Reversed Photo on front cover
( John on left Paul on the right  holding cigarette ) 

 

 

 

 

 


17                                  18                                    19                                   20

Item
No.		 Title Year Code
Month/year		 Print Code Stock Number Song Publisher Sheet Publisher Cond. Comments
17 A Taste Of Honey 464 F1M 04141 nr Songfest Music Corp Keys NM  
18 A Taste Of Honey
7" x 10 1/2"  S.A.T.B.		 364 F5M n/a Songfest Music Corp Hansen Educational Music NM  
19 Baby You're A Rich Man 867 O 05052 Maclen Music , Inc Keys NM  
20 Back In The U.S.S.R.
Deluxe Edition		 1268 M 05560 Maclen Music , Inc Charles Hansen Publications NM  

 

 

 

 

 


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Item
No.		 Title Year Code
Month/year		 Print Code Stock Number Song Publisher Sheet Publisher Cond. Comments
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