The Shadows – Back Home / 36-24-36 Turkish Vintage Musical Notes Sheet Turkey Cliff Richard
The Shadows – Back Home / 36-24-36 – Musiki Ar-Ak Evi, Istanbul – 1961 – Instrumental
Description:
Back Home and 36-24-36 are instrumental sheet music publications featuring two compositions performed by The Shadows, one of the most influential British instrumental rock groups of the early 1960s. Both pieces were released in 1961, with Back Home appearing as the B-side of The Frightened City and 36-24-36 as the B-side of Kon-Tiki. Back Home has a Latin-influenced character, while 36-24-36 reflects the rhythmic instrumental style associated with The Shadows during this period.
Published in Istanbul by Musiki Ar-Ak Evi, the sheet belongs to the output of one of the notable music publishers and printing houses active in Turkey during the 1960s and 1970s. These publications made popular international music accessible to musicians and music enthusiasts who wished to perform the songs themselves.
Before the digital era, printed sheet music played an important role in domestic musical life. A popular song could be brought into the home through a piano, guitar, or another instrument, allowing families and friends to reproduce and share the music themselves. In this sense, this sheet music is not simply a printed song but a small surviving document of the social and domestic music culture of mid-20th-century Turkey.
For collectors of vintage sheet music, The Shadows memorabilia, British instrumental rock, guitar music, European music ephemera, and Turkish music publishing history, this Istanbul-printed edition offers an evocative example of how British instrumental music was published and enjoyed in Turkey during the period.
Key Features:
• Artist: The Shadows
• Song Titles: Back Home / 36-24-36
• Publisher: Musiki Ar-Ak Evi
• Publication Place: Istanbul
• Publication Period: 1961
• Language: Instrumental
• Genre: Instrumental Rock / British Pop
• Format: Sheet Music
• Subject: The Shadows, Back Home, 36-24-36, British Instrumental Music and Vintage Turkish Music Publishing
• Collector Appeal: A vintage Istanbul-printed sheet music publication featuring two 1961 instrumental recordings by The Shadows and documenting the circulation of British instrumental music in Turkey.