This signed sheet music is for The One After 909 by The Beatles, autographed by their original drummer Pete Best, making it a rare and historically significant collectible. Written primarily by John Lennon with help from Paul McCartney as early as 1957, The One After 909 is one of the earliest Lennon-McCartney compositions. The Beatles first attempted to record the song during their EMI sessions in 1963, but it remained unreleased until the famous Get Back/Let It Be sessions of 1969. The final version, recorded live on the rooftop of Apple Corps on January 30, 1969, captured the band’s return to their rock ’n’ roll roots, with a rollicking performance full of energy and camaraderie. It became one of the highlights of the Let It Be album and film, showcasing the Beatles’ enduring love of simple rock ’n’ roll even in their final chapter. Pete Best (born 1941) played with The Beatles from 1960 to 1962, during their foundational years in Hamburg and Liverpool. While he did not record The One After 909—which was released years after his departure—Best’s tenure was crucial in shaping the group’s early sound and work ethic. Known as “the Fifth Beatle” in Beatles lore, his role in the band’s pre-fame years remains a vital part of their story, linking him to the period when Lennon and McCartney were first writing songs like The One After 909. Owning this signed sheet music for The One After 909 is more than a collectible—it’s a bridge between The Beatles’ earliest songwriting experiments and their later return to raw rock ’n’ roll on the Apple rooftop. For fans of The Beatles, admirers of their pre-fame history, and collectors of rare memorabilia, this artifact embodies both the innocence of their beginnings and the legacy of Pete Best’s role in their story.

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