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At long last, the works of the Beatles are available in iTunes.

The digital content is exclusive to iTunes, a representative of The Beatles’ record company, EMI, told CNET. The exact length of that deal is unknown, but it will expire some time next year.

As of now, the iconic band’s entire catalog can be purchased in Apple’s iTunes Store. Each album comes with iTunes LP, which features additional content including lyrics, photos, and album art. A digital version of the Fab Four’s entire body of work is also available for download for $149, and that comes with exclusive access to a video of the band’s first U.S. concert, “Live at the Washington Coliseum, 1964.” Single albums are priced at $12.99, double albums at $19.99. Songs will cost $1.29 each.

It’s about time.




  1. msbpodcast says:

    Aw crap. How bout playing something new by some live people?

    You know that the songs are all reissues and there won’t be any new ones.

    I’m not excited at all. This really was not worth having a press conference about, never mind an “internet media event” over.

    [closes barn door over smoking ruin of a stable]

  2. skeptic says:

    So… it’s strawberry fields forever, is it?

  3. bobbo, always eager to be shown the better way says:

    I thought the big news was Roger Waters touring USA with “The Wall?”

    Lets see now: Beatles, Pink Flloyd, Led Zep, Stones, Guns and Roses, Queen, and Lady Gaga. Which one doesn’t fit?

  4. Lux occulta says:

    Most of you gentle readers are going to be from the USA, but do you know that iTunes is not available widely overseas? Seriously, iTunes is not available in South Africa (50 million people), amongst other countries!

    And then they bitch and moan when we make friends with the friendly folk at the pirate bay…..

  5. Kari Hansen says:

    So what is the big deal? Have you never ripped a CD before?

    I think Apple needs to rethink a lot of things. This is just bullshit.

  6. Olo Baggins of Bywater says:

    Had many of the albums, have many of the CDs, but will not be purchasing the same stuff for a third time.

  7. dusanmal says:

    Apple and Beatles … too late. CDs have been ripped and that ship have sailed long ago. This is just for suckers.

  8. steverino says:

    What? That can’t be right.
    President George W. Bush has had the Beatles on his iPod since at least spring of 2008.

  9. Sigma says:

    This just further proves Adam’s point that MJ was murdered for his copyrights and collection.

  10. sargasso_c says:

    Try giving a 20 year old a Beatles CD or album, see what happens. Nobody buys albums, CDs or even DVD movies any more. They don’t have a CD player let alone a turntable. If the Beatles want to be listened to, by the audience their music was written for, it has to go on iTunes.

  11. chris says:

    Who cares?

  12. ECA says:

    #12
    you have part of the problem..
    lets add to it..

    YOU CANT play the music unless you use itunes, or a registered DRM based machine. THAT will erase the file after a certain TIME. WILL NOT allow the file to be shared. copying the Music OUT of itunes will make it NOT WORK.

    On the hardware side…
    IF you dont have a VALID player, CD/DVD/MP3/AAC/??? it wont WORK. The player gets registered TO THE COMPUTER by itunes..and its CHECKED over the net, if that device is Plugged into ANOTHER computer..fun isnt it.

    Also, for the home..How many people have a DVD player/RECORDER..that will work as well as the OLD VHS machines on recording data?

  13. boolez says:

    Thank G-d it’s about time. I haven’t been able to play any Beatles’s music on my ipod until now.

  14. Cap'nKangaroo says:

    The real story is that EMI is hoping for a big infusion of money from this. For everybody else it is just a minor footnote.

  15. tom says:

    I guess this is good news to the 7 or 8 people who haven’t already ripped their vinyl or CD Beatles albums to MP3s…

  16. Faxon says:

    I want to hold you hand, ya ya ya.
    Love love me do.
    I am the eggman.

    Boring shit.

  17. Carcarius says:

    Who cares? Who likes the Beatles and doesn’t already “own” all of their music anyway?

  18. A Dead Beatle says:

    That shit should be public domain by now.

    Period.

  19. Can't get those songs out of my head! says:

    I wonder what Sir Paul thinks about this?

    I remember looking for ‘Beatles’ when iTunes first came out. I was amazed that there was nothing available. Then I started reading about all of the legal disputes… I mean, is this all about greed? Or property rights?
    Or what?

    I agree ‘It’s about time”

    Thanks Beatles!

  20. Cursor_ says:

    #3

    Nope they all fit.
    Over-rated artists.

    #4

    Count your blessings.
    One less odious Apple item.

    Cursor_

  21. hatemeifyouwantidon'tcare says:

    I’ve already paid for most of the material at least twice (military moves, had to sacrifice whole collections twice).

    No way in hell I would pay apple one cent for stuff I already ‘own’.

    If I download a Beatles tune I feel no guilt because I already paid.

    Fuck apple with a dog’s dick

  22. Improbus says:

    I am pretty sure I could get the Beatles entire catalog in FLAC from a bittorrent site if I cared to, for free. Not a big fan of the Beatles though. In fact I have all the music I can stand, I haven’t downloaded any music for myself in ages.

    OT: I listened to some “music” on the FM dial last week. OMG! Millennials please develop some decent music because your Top 40 100% crap.

  23. FRAGaLOT says:

    My local news made the announcement that “The Beatles have finally made it to the internet.” which had to be the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard. As if iTunes is “the internet” and nothing else counts? Why are news reporters so fucking ignorant? …it disgusts me.

    Sure ignore the fact everyone on the planet has already downloaded every fucking Beatles song back in the Napster days. Damn near 10 years ago.

    also the prices aren’t cheaper.. the full box set is still $150usd. Meh.. yay for piracy.

  24. Grandpa says:

    I’d say they are a little late to the show. Most everyone I know already stole all their stuff ages ago. Hey Apple: If you want to play the game, you have to be in the ball park.

  25. bill says:

    OK, I bought the boxed set…

    The first thing I noticed, there is a ton of extra stuff… cool.

    The second thing is it sounds great! No scratches no nothing!

    I then got out my old White Album’ and then tried to get my ‘record player’ to work… forget it… Can you even buy a new needle now?

    I’m all digital now.

  26. jobs says:

    #14 itunes songs don’t have DRM haven’t for three or four years now. They can be burned to cd as many times as you like. And anyone that has used a computer for more then a few weeks knows how to put the songs on anything that plays mp3’s.

    I’ve never been a beatles fan and don’t own any of there music but did download a few of their songs today.

  27. Dixie Normous says:

    No YOKO?

  28. just me says:

    The Beatles won’t see a penny from this. Apple, Sony, and MJ’s estate will split the profit.

  29. Cursor_ says:

    #28

    Thanks to the DJ community not only can you buy needles, but you can buy the turntables.

    And you can rig it up to any sound system you want for any size crowd you want.

    There are still people that enjoy putting the needle on the record.

    Cursor_

  30. JimD says:

    It is only “BIG” for Jobs !!! He makes MO’ MONEY, MO’ MONEY, MO’ MONEY !!!


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