{"product_id":"the-beatles-casiotone-bar-coded-music-publication-musical-notes-sheet-1982","title":"The Beatles – Casiotone Bar Coded Music Publication Musical Notes Sheet 1982","description":"\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"103\"\u003eThe Beatles – Casiotone Bar Coded Music Publication – Sight \u0026amp; Sound International, USA – 1982 – English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eDescription:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"119\" data-end=\"543\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eCasiotone Bar Coded Music Publication is a special Beatles songbook published by Sight \u0026amp; Sound International in 1982. Unlike conventional sheet music publications, this edition was designed for use with compatible Casio Casiotone keyboards equipped with a bar code reading system. The publication combines printed musical notation with coded information that could be scanned and converted into musical data by the keyboard.\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"545\" data-end=\"887\"\u003eThe book features popular Beatles songs including Yesterday, Let It Be, Help!, Eleanor Rigby and Michelle. The combination of printed sheet music and early digital technology makes this publication a distinctive example of the transition from traditional printed music toward electronic music learning and playback systems in the early 1980s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"889\" data-end=\"1259\"\u003ePublished by Sight \u0026amp; Sound International, the book reflects an innovative approach to making popular music accessible to keyboard players. The bar code system allowed compatible Casiotone instruments to read the coded musical information directly from the printed page, creating an unusual connection between a physical songbook and early consumer electronic technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1261\" data-end=\"1535\"\u003eFor collectors of The Beatles memorabilia, vintage sheet music, Casio Casiotone instruments, electronic music technology, and 1980s music ephemera, this publication offers a particularly interesting example of how printed music and emerging digital technology were combined.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(170, 26, 23);\"\u003eKey Features:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1552\" data-end=\"1573\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003e• Artist: The Beatles\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1575\" data-end=\"1633\"\u003e• Publication Title: Casiotone Bar Coded Music Publication\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1635\" data-end=\"1675\"\u003e• Publisher: Sight \u0026amp; Sound International\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1677\" data-end=\"1701\"\u003e• Publication Place: USA\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1703\" data-end=\"1729\"\u003e• Publication Period: 1982\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1731\" data-end=\"1750\"\u003e• Language: English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1752\" data-end=\"1781\"\u003e• Genre: Popular Music \/ Rock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1783\" data-end=\"1827\"\u003e• Format: Bar Coded Music Book \/ Sheet Music\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1829\" data-end=\"1917\"\u003e• Contents: Yesterday, Let It Be, Help!, Eleanor Rigby, Michelle and other Beatles songs\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"1919\" data-end=\"2028\"\u003e• Special Feature: Designed for use with compatible Casio Casiotone keyboards using a bar code reading system\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2030\" data-end=\"2120\"\u003e• Subject: The Beatles, Casiotone Technology, Bar Coded Music and Vintage Music Publishing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\" data-start=\"2122\" data-end=\"2317\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e• Collector Appeal: A distinctive 1982 Beatles songbook combining traditional printed music with early electronic bar code technology, making it an unusual piece of music and technology ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Turkrex Collectables","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50331490812042,"sku":null,"price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0716\/3687\/7450\/files\/1_a0af4a11-a2b7-44b3-9774-755e93baa154.jpg?v=1790861585","url":"https:\/\/turkrexcollectables.com\/products\/the-beatles-casiotone-bar-coded-music-publication-musical-notes-sheet-1982","provider":"Turkrex Collectables","version":"1.0","type":"link"}