B42456 – The Beatles Apple Music Ltd. 1967 Letterhead (UK)

An original extremely rare sheet of Apple Music Ltd. letterhead paper with the early Apple logo printed in colour at the top of the page. The Apple Music Ltd. address is also printed at the top of the page as 94 Baker Street, London, W1. This was the address of The Beatles Apple boutique which was opened on 7th December 1967. From October 1967 until June 1968 The Beatles had offices above the shop which housed the first headquarters of Apple Music, the trading name of Apple Publishing Ltd. The company directors Clive Epstein, Neil Aspinall, Pete Shotton and Harry Pinsker are listed at the bottom of the letterhead.

In June 1963, The Beatles Ltd. was formed as a corporate entity to handle the group’s legal and business affairs. On the 17^th November 1967 the company was renamed as Apple Music Ltd. and in January 1968 would again be renamed as Apple Corps Ltd.

The letterhead measures 20.8cm x 27cm (8.2 inches x 10.6 inches).  The condition is very good.