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Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound
Posted: Fri Oct 14, 2022 3:48 am
by Dave1971
BDJ wrote: ↑Wed Sep 21, 2022 9:55 am
And interesting that the Sheet Music actually says it is written by "MCARTNEY-LENNON", not Lennon-McCartney. Hadn't they agreed on the order yet at the time of Love Me Do? Does it mean Love Me Do was mainly written by Paul?
Not to mention that the 1st printing Red Label and the white "A" label promo discs of Love Me Do had Lennon/McCartney (or rather McArtney).
The Please Please Me LP was credited to McCartney/Lennon. Does this mean that the sheet music came out later in early '63? I still cannot find an exact publishing date.
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2022 11:04 am
by Albert Grove
Thanks again. Hope you will continue this series.
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 5:08 am
by Dave1971
From Me To You and Thank You Girl added. Interestingly Thank You Girl has an extra measure on the original sheet music. See if you can spot it.
From Me To You is in the key of G here instead of C, and Thank You Girl is in B flat instead of D major. The music transcription is getting a little better but still leave a lot to be desired. Who would have thought that these sheet music arrangements would be scrutinized 60 years later!
Next up: She Loves You/I'll Get You
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:53 pm
by Lord Reith
Thanks for these. I used to have all the sheet music but binned it years ago when I realised it was all "wrong".
I remember the words are slightly different in I Want To Hold Your Hand: "THEN I'll say that something." Also the "Oh yeh" at the start was a different rhythm (faster) and the rhythm of "I'll tell you something" was different too.
Years ago, someone told me there are demo discs for many more Beatles songs than we know about. Pre-internet, someone also told me that Elvis Costello's dad had worked for Dick James Music and many of these discs had passed to him. Now, I met Elvis Costello backstage in 1987 and after blowing smoke up his ass by saying how much I'd enjoyed his rendition of
Leave My Kitten Alone (which was true, i wasn't lying), I broached the aforementioned matter. He did a double take, and that was basically the end of the conversation!
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:07 pm
by Dave1971
Sometimes that's all the affirmation you need!
Also your memory is spot on about I Want to Hold Your Hand
hxxps://mega.nz/folder/RCNxAABL#F7MlSGejSVm_N-7myaFWVw
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2022 9:18 am
by Lord Reith
Dave1971 wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 10:07 pm
Sometimes that's all the affirmation you need!
Also your memory is spot on about I Want to Hold Your Hand
hxxps://mega.nz/folder/RCNxAABL#F7MlSGejSVm_N-7myaFWVw
Nice to see my brain has survived the decades!
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 5:45 am
by Dave1971
December was a rough month, but I plan on posting more soon. My wife had surgery right before Christmas and I started a new job. But I have She Loves You done and will start on I'll Get You soon.
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:03 am
by Lord Reith
Cool! It's amazing that this subject has been ignored for so long. This could be the closest we get to some of the original demos.
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE!)
Posted: Thu Jan 19, 2023 9:00 am
by BigJoe
Lord Reith wrote: ↑Sun Dec 04, 2022 9:53 pm
Thanks for these. I used to have all the sheet music but binned it years ago when I realised it was all "wrong".
I remember the words are slightly different in I Want To Hold Your Hand: "THEN I'll say that something." Also the "Oh yeh" at the start was a different rhythm (faster) and the rhythm of "I'll tell you something" was different too.
Years ago, someone told me there are demo discs for many more Beatles songs than we know about. Pre-internet, someone also told me that Elvis Costello's dad had worked for Dick James Music and many of these discs had passed to him. Now, I met Elvis Costello backstage in 1987 and after blowing smoke up his ass by saying how much I'd enjoyed his rendition of
Leave My Kitten Alone (which was true, i wasn't lying), I broached the aforementioned matter. He did a double take, and that was basically the end of the conversation!
On the insert to Costello's Unfaithful Music soundtrack cd there's a picture of a Dick James demo disc of Girl:
https://shorefire.com/images/uploads/al ... Wtrmrk.pdf
Re: Original Issue Sheet Music and How They Sound (UPDATE! 1-18-2023)
Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 12:34 am
by Dave1971
I am sorry for the 8 month lag in posting the original sheet music. I plan on resuming soon.