The Beatles Hey Jude(The Beatles Again) US Orig'70 Apple 1stPress Sticker Sealed

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1,825

ORIGINAL APPLE RECORDS 1ST PRESSING FACTORY SEALED COPY

THE BEATLES ~ HEY JUDE (THE BEATLES AGAIN) (1970)

ULTRA RARE ORIGINAL LARGE “HEY JUDE” BANNER STICKER

1st PRINT COVER WITH THE SW-385 CATALOG NUMBER ON THE SPINE

MONSTROUSLY RARE ORIGINAL “REVOLUTION” DELUXE EDITION 8-PAGE SHEET MUSIC WITH A BLANK FULL GREEN APPLE RECORDS LABEL BACKDROP

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It’s hard to tell which one of the items in this listed set is more collectible. Nevertheless, we start our description with the sheet music. In the US, the sole publisher and distributor of Beatles sheet music was Charles Hansen Publication.

(Some very interesting and very hard to find information about the company: Charles Hansen Publishing released the sheet music under three different nameplates: Charles Hansen Publications, Keys, and Sheet Music Institute. Sheets printed between March of 1964 and August 1967 have the Keys logo, some sheets printed between October 1965 and May 1970 have the Charles Hansen Publishing wordmark or logo, and some sheets printed between October 1967 and September 1969 have the Sheet Music Institute logo.)

 The company’s logo is located in the lower left-hand corner of the sheet music’s front cover next to the “Deluxe Edition” credit. The design of the front cover uses the Sgt. Pepper era photos. Unlike the regular 4-page issue sheet music, this 1st print 8-page Deluxe Edition contains an additional psychedelic collage and a compilation of The Beatles photos inside. The back page contains the White Album era photos of the Beatles, which were used on the reissue’s front cover. The standard issue of this sheet music has the price of 85¢ and the catalog number 05476 while the Deluxe Edition’s price is 99¢ and its catalog number is 65476. It’s simply impossible to find the standard issue of this sheet music not to even mention the Deluxe Edition, just like the 1st pressing factory sealed copy of “Hey Jude” with a large banner sticker, which is also included in this listing. Original “Hey Jude (The Beatles Again)” album compilation was released by Apple Records on February 26, 1970. This copy is indeed a very early 1st pressing as it contains a large original album title “HEY JUDE” 10” x 2” banner affixed to the top of the front cover underneath the fully intact shrink wrap having the factory breathe holes. Initially, the album was called “The Beatles Again” but after it was released the title was changed to “Hey Jude” in order to promote the top-selling single hit of the same name on Side 2. Considering that the front and back cover didn’t have the album title and in order to avoid the confusion caused by the preprinted labels containing “The Beatles Again”, the album title “Hey Jude” banner sticker was affixed to the front cover of the very early 1st pressing copies. The catalog number “SW-385” is located on the spine and back cover whereas the labels inside have the catalog number “SO-385”. The reason for that is because of a similarly timed decision to reduce the price from $6.98 (SO- prefix) to $5.98 (SW- prefix).

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The factory sealed album is in beautiful Mint condition with the fully intact shrink wrap only having some very light shelf wear. The "Deluxe Edition" of "Revolution" sheet music is in stunning vintage condition.

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