JHS has appointed Hal Leonard as its USA distributor for the kids’ range of “The Beatles” & “The Beatles Yellow Submarine” officially licensed ukuleles.
The Beatles nylon strung soprano ukulele collection features four colourful designs:
‘HELP’ is inspired by the album cover of the same name and features brightly overlapping silhouettes and lettering.
‘RUBBER SOUL’ takes the distinctive stretch logo and repeats it on a groovy purple background.
‘LOVE IS’ features playful hand drawn All You need is Love graphics.
‘ABBEY ROAD’ highlights a graphic interpretation of the infamous album cover shot outside Abbey Road Studios.
These take-anywhere size ukes (sold in funky coloured branded packaging) with color matching headstocks and The Beatles soundhole sticker, are not only built from quality timbers and produce honey sweet tones, they’re also fun and totally cool. Ideal for kids learning to play. They’re also irresistible to The Beatles fans and collectors alike.
“Hal Leonard is excited to bring these licensed The Beatles ukuleles to our dealer network, with the deal brokered by the Thread Shop, Sony Music’s merchandising arm.” says Brad Smith, HL Vice-president of the MI Products Distribution Division. “Since HL has represented The Beatles music in print for decades, these instruments make a perfect companion for the millions of fans, of all ages and skills. The colorful boxes really make the merchandising effective. JHS really has the total package to make for quick sales.”
Adam Butterworth, JHS Export Sales Manager commented “The Beatles still remain the most iconic global band in modern popular music – combining a range of licensed instruments and working with Hal Leonard on the range is a real honor and we’re all excited about this launch into the North American market.”
The Beatles Yellow Submarine range is also to be distributed by Hal Leonard and is a colorful, fun, and totally fab celebration the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ technicolour adventures in Pepperland with this line of officially licensed ukuleles.
The Beatles Yellow Submarine range of ukuleles will bring out the musical talent in kids and are crammed with colorful images from the cartoon, which recently celebrated a half century since it sailed to the top of the pop music and box office charts. Set your budding pop stars on the path to peace and love, by playing happy music to keep those miserable blue meanies at bay.
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