Bidspirit auction | THE BEATLES (1960-1970), SIGNED ”CAN'T

THE BEATLES (1960-1970), SIGNED ”CAN'T BUY ME LOVE” NORTHERN SONGS SHEET MUSIC - THE BEATLES (1960-1970), SIGNED ”CAN'T BUY ME LOVE” NORTHERN SONGS SHEET MUSIC Signature: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr Description: A vintage 1964 British sheet music edition of The Beatles' ”Can't Buy Me Love, ” published by Northern Songs Ltd., London, with words and music credited to John Lennon and Paul McCartney. The front cover features a black-and-white photograph of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr, credited to photographer Dezo Hoffmann, above the distinctive red Northern Songs Ltd. publisher's panel and original printed price of 2/6. The cover bears signatures of all four Beatles in blue ink, individually positioned around the group portrait and title area. The interior retains the complete printed musical arrangement and lyrics, together with the 1964 Northern Songs copyright statement, London publishing address, ”Made in England” designation, and reference number TEM. 1687. Issued in the same year that ”Can't Buy Me Love” became an international chart success and during the defining first wave of Beatlemania, the sheet music represents a particularly evocative period artifact directly associated with one of the group's most celebrated early compositions. Complete four-member signed Beatles material from the 1960s remains among the most sought-after categories of popular-music memorabilia, with period sheet music especially prized for combining contemporary photographic imagery, publishing history, and a direct association with an important Lennon-McCartney composition. The publication exhibits age-related toning, light spotting, edge and corner wear, creasing, and handling consistent with a vintage 1964 music publication.