Beatlemania Is Back on the Block

It may be time to sell that Beatles record stashed away in the attic.

The release of “Free as a Bird,” the John Lennon song that “reunited” the group for its first recording in 25 years, has reignited Beatlemania on both sides of the Atlantic.

So now may be the time to cash in Fab Four mementos for top dollar.

“They’re probably the most collectible” of rock ‘n’ roll bands, said Jim Henke, chief curator at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland.

“It was the impact they had not just on music, but on popular culture. Somehow people want to go back and relive those years,” he said.

Many fans who grew up listening to the Beatles now earn enough to collect everything from their scribblings to their instruments to their bathroom sinks.

“A lot of this stuff stayed in the closet for a long time,” said Lisa Sharken at the Christie’s auction house in New York. “Now people are saying, ‘Wow, this might be worth something.’ ”

Christie’s and Sotheby’s are each offering dozens of Beatles items at auctions scheduled Nov. 29 and Dec. 16, respectively.

Among Sotheby’s offerings: McCartney’s handwritten notes for the song “Hey Jude,” expected to sell for $40,000 to $45,000; a poster from a 1966 concert at San Francisco’s Candlestick Park and an unused ticket from the show ($400 to $600), and Beatles dolls with bobbing heads ($800 to $1,000).