Guest howyousawtheworld Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 The Beatles' back catalogue is finally available on iTunes, after years of negotiations. It will mean that for the first time consumers will be able to purchase some of the Fab Four's most popular songs via the store. Apple and record label EMI have been in talks for years about getting the catalogue online. Apple chief executive and Beatles fan Steve Jobs said it had "been a long and winding road to get here". "We love the Beatles and are honoured and thrilled to welcome them to iTunes," he said. Sir Paul McCartney echoed his thoughts. "It's fantastic to see the songs we originally released on vinyl receive as much love in the digital world as they did the first time around," he said. Ringo Starr added: "I'm particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes." Trademark dispute But not everyone was convinced it was such a big deal. Writing in his blog, Mark Mulligan, an analyst with research firm Forrester, said it was not the younger generation of digital music fans craved. "The fact that securing the content of a band old enough to be most young music fans' grandfathers is a sad reflection of the state of the digital music market," he said. "The digital music market needs new music products, not yesteryear's hits repackaged," he added. For years The Beatles' music label Apple Corps was involved in a bitter trademark dispute with Apple the computer company. The dispute was finally settled in 2007. Earlier in the year Sir Paul McCartney hinted that part of the delay in getting a deal with Apple was down to EMI. Beatles USB The Beatles catalogue has been a noticeable absence from the iTunes store despite the fact that solo works of members of the band are on sale there. There have been forays into the digital world for the band. Last year EMI released limited edition apple-shaped USB drives containing The Beatles' 14 studio albums as digital files. And in September 2009, The Beatles: Rock Band video game was released. Even though the group formed around 50 years ago, they remain one of the top-selling bands in the world. Neilsen SoundScan reported that they have sold more than 30 million albums in the past decade. EMI has said that with worldwide sales of one billion albums, the Beatles are the top-selling band in music history. The deal with Apple comes amid uncertainty at EMI. The company's owner, private equity firm Terra Firma Capital Partners, owes millions in debt payments to Citigroup, which helped bankroll the purchase of EMI in 2007. The iTunes music store opened in 2003 and is now the largest music retailer in the world. The Beatles albums will be available for purchase and download for £10.99 each, double albums for £17.99 and individual songs for 99p. A box set, containing all 13 remastered studio albums is available for £125. It includes the Beatles very first US concert in its entirety. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-11763650 Time to get them to a Christmas Number 1!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gloaming09 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I was about to post this! I'm surprised that they didn't include that other "reunion" song yet (Now and Then). I heard that McCartney was working on it and wanted to finish it. Though I already have all their songs, I still think it's really cool they finally did this especially since it seems it's taken them forever to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acquiesce Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 :dance: I don't use itunes and already have all their songs but still ! :wacky: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest howyousawtheworld Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 It's great news. Sure I've got all their remastered cd's (Mono Box Set last year) but it's great for people who just want to grab a few songs from them which they haven't had the chance to do. Hopefully it'll be more accessible to those who would rather listen to cheap commerical cack like Lady Gaga or Rihanna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lore Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 :dance: I don't use itunes and already have all their songs but still ! :wacky: yeah same here it's nice even if we can't buy songs in the chilean itunes store D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdensestate Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Beatles are on iTunes! finally! this is a big deal! cuz they were like the last castle guarding the music industry against the fiery dragon that is Steve Jobs' ego. I am surprised but also not. I don't know why I feel like talking about this, important to the music industry though right? so Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 http://www.coldplaying.com/forum/showthread.php?t=73709 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I don't see why this is big news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViVA Child Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I dont see why you'd bother posting if its not something that interests you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Well initially I wasn't going to post, but then Sara posted another topic about it, then I re-read this and Mike was about to post about it, so I just have to ask, why is this big news exactly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImLovingGuyBerryman Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I don't see why this is big news? Same. I thought it was gonna be some crazy awesome new...I dunno...gadget or something. The way they advirtised it was like tomorrow's just another day... that you'll never forget. Well, I'll probably forget today. :| I mean, it's nice that they're finally on their but it was over-hyped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Well actually I must admit I thought all the hype was justified, I expressed a little bit of disillusion just to troll the thread and even hopefully get an aggressive reaction and an argument providing me with some valuable airtime on this forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImLovingGuyBerryman Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 OH, fine then! *Finds someone else who actually does agree* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjaiken Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I have had the Beatles on my iTunes for years. I just imported the CDs. So this really is no great shakes for me unless they come out with some cool iTUnes exclusives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_gloaming09 Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I think it was a big hype because The Beatles material never went digital. But personally it seems like this just happened out of the blue. I was excited initially because I was hoping for some exclusive stuff (like more demos/unreleased stuff), but nothing :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 but who actually cares Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Italian Plastic Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 how is it important to the music industry? anyway, what reilly said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjaiken Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 I think it was a big hype because The Beatles material never went digital. But personally it seems like this just happened out of the blue. I was excited initially because I was hoping for some exclusive stuff (like more demos/unreleased stuff), but nothing :( +1 There is a cool free video on iTunes. Haven't watched it all the way through, but it looks promising. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotdensestate Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Well initially I wasn't going to post, but then Sara posted another topic about it, then I re-read this and Mike was about to post about it, so I just have to ask, why is this big news exactly? oops, Sara needs to learn how to read :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Weird how the mods can be so anal about threads yet this is a repeated topic that had been posted earlier that day and it still stands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Black Rose Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Sky-high Tunes to the rescue, selling albums for more than the CDs :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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