 First Issue |
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| TRACK LISTING | SOMETHING |
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| RELEASE DATE | July 1970 / First Issue |
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| SONG WRITER'S CREDIT |
Words and Music by GEORGE
HARRISON |
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| PUBLISHER'S CREDIT | HARRISONGS MUSIC
INC. HARRISONGS MUSIC LTD. |
PRICE | 3/6 (three shillings and 6
pence) |
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| PRINT COMPANY'S NAME | Litho in U.S.A. |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Iain
Macmillan |
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| INCLUDED: | LP | Abbey Road |
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| EP | - |
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| SINGLE | Something / Come Together (R
5814) |
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The paper used is matte paper. |
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| '75843' in the top
left is a stock catalog number assigned by the US publisher
to identify this sheet music. |
Composer's credt "Words and Music by GEORGE HARRISON" was printed in black. | ||
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| Charles Hansen Music Corp.
was a major US publisher that secured exclusive US rights to
Beatles sheet music through its joint venture, Hanlit
Publications, in 1966. |
The appearance
of both 'HARRISONGS MUSIC, INC.' (the US entity) and
'HARRISONGS MUSIC LTD.' (the UK entity) at the bottom
indicates that this sheet music was designed as a universal
edition to cover both major English-speaking markets with a
single print run. Both '3/6' and '$1.00' are printed in the bottom right. This reflects the pre-decimal UK currency of 1969–1970. During this era, major US music distributors like Hansen Publications exported sheet music globally, including to the UK and PX stores. By printing both prices from the outset, this 'universal export edition' could be imported and sold in the UK immediately without any re-typesetting. |
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This is a printer's job number used by the plant for production control. '770' likely signifies the manufacturing date of July 1970. | |
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This edition was a global version by the
US publisher (Harrisongs Inc. / Hansen) to efficiently cover
both North American and English-speaking export markets like
the UK. |
| P4 & P5 --> Click! | |
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| This edition was a global version
by the US publisher (Harrisongs Inc. / Hansen) to
efficiently cover both North American and English-speaking
export markets like the UK. |
| P6 & P3 --> Click! | |
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| Publisher's credit and address
were printed at the bottom of the inside of the sheet. |
| TRACK LISTING | SOMETHING |
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| RELEASE DATE | November 1970 / Second Issue |
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| SONG WRITER'S CREDIT |
Words and Music by GEORGE
HARRISON |
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| PUBLISHER'S CREDIT | HARRISONGS MUSIC
INC. HARRISONGS MUSIC LTD. |
PRICE | 4/- (20p) (Dual pricing) |
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| PRINT COMPANY'S NAME | Litho in U.S.A. |
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| COVER DESIGN/ PHOTO/ NOTES | Photo: Iain
Macmillan |
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| INCLUDED: | LP | Abbey Road |
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| EP | - |
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| SINGLE | Something / Come Together (R
5814) |
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| FRONT AND BACK: --> Click! | |||
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The paper used is matte paper. |
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| CLOSE UP | |||
 |
 |
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| '75843' in the top
left is a stock catalog number assigned by the US publisher
to identify this sheet music. |
Composer's credt "Words and Music by GEORGE HARRISON" was printed in black. | ||
 |
 |
||
| Charles Hansen Music Corp.
was a major US publisher that secured exclusive US rights to
Beatles sheet music through its joint venture, Hanlit
Publications, in 1966. |
The appearance
of both 'HARRISONGS MUSIC, INC.' (the US entity) and
'HARRISONGS MUSIC LTD.' (the UK entity) at the bottom
indicates that this sheet music was designed as a universal
edition to cover both major English-speaking markets with a
single print run. Price: The price of this sheet music was 4 shillings, which is equivalent to 20 new pence. (Decimalization Transition: Dual pricing was used during the currency change in Feb. 1971. ) Both '4/- (20p)' and '$1.00' are printed in the bottom right. This reflects the pre-decimal UK currency of 1969–1970. During this era, major US music distributors like Hansen Publications exported sheet music globally, including to the UK and PX stores. By printing both prices from the outset, this 'universal export edition' could be imported and sold in the UK immediately without any re-typesetting. |
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This is a printer's job number used by the plant for production control. '1170' likely signifies the manufacturing date of Nov. 1970. | |
| P2 & P7 --> Click! | |
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| CLOSE UP | |
 |
This edition was a global version by the
US publisher (Harrisongs Inc. / Hansen) to efficiently cover
both North American and English-speaking export markets like
the UK. |
| P4 & P5 --> Click! | |
|
|
| CLOSE UP | |
 |
|
| This edition was a global version
by the US publisher (Harrisongs Inc. / Hansen) to
efficiently cover both North American and English-speaking
export markets like the UK. |
| P6 & P3 --> Click! | |
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|
| CLOSE UP | |
 |
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| Publisher's credit and address
were printed at the bottom of the inside of the sheet. |
