All 13 Legendary Beatles Studio Albums & Special Digital Box Set<\/p>\n
Sydney, Australia – 17 November, 2010 – Apple Corps, EMI and Apple\u00ae today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store\u00ae (www.apple.com\/au\/itunes). Starting today, the group\u2019s 13 legendary remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs, the two-volume \u201cPast Masters\u201d compilation and the classic \u201cRed\u201d and \u201cBlue\u201d collections are available for purchase and download on iTunes\u00ae worldwide as either albums or individual songs. Fans can also get a special digital \u201cBeatles Box Set\u201d featuring the \u201cLive at the Washington Coliseum, 1964\u201d concert film, a worldwide iTunes exclusive which captures the Beatles\u2019 very first US concert.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re really excited to bring the Beatles\u2019 music to iTunes,\u201d said Sir Paul McCartney. \u201cIt\u2019s 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.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI am particularly glad to no longer be asked when the Beatles are coming to iTunes,\u201d said Ringo Starr. \u201cAt last, if you want it\u2014you can get it now\u2014The Beatles from Liverpool to now! Peace and Love, Ringo.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWe love the Beatles and are honoured and thrilled to welcome them to iTunes,\u201d said Steve Jobs, Apple\u2019s CEO. \u201cIt has been a long and winding road to get here. Thanks to the Beatles and EMI, we are now realising a dream we\u2019ve had since we launched iTunes ten years ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIn the joyful spirit of Give Peace A Chance, I think it is so appropriate that we are doing this on John\u2019s 70th birthday year,\u201d said Yoko Ono Lennon.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Beatles on iTunes\u2014Bravo!\u201d said Olivia Harrison.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe Beatles and iTunes have both been true innovators in their fields,\u201d said EMI Group CEO Roger Faxon. \u201cIt\u2019s a privilege for everybody at EMI to work with Steve Jobs and with Apple Corps\u2019 Jeff Jones and their teams in marking a great milestone in the development of digital music.\u201d<\/p>\n
Each of the Beatles\u2019 13 legendary remastered studio albums, including \u201cSgt. Pepper\u2019s Lonely Hearts Club Band,\u201d \u201cRevolver,\u201d \u201cThe Beatles [The White Album]\u201d and \u201cAbbey Road\u201d include iTunes LPs, which create an immersive album experience with a beautiful design and expanded visual features including a unique mini-documentary about the creation of each album. The two-volume \u201cPast Masters\u201d compilation and the classic \u201cRed\u201d and \u201cBlue\u201d collections are also available.<\/p>\n
Single albums are available for purchase and download for AUD$20.99 inc. GST each, double albums for AUD$35.99 inc. GST each and individual songs for AUD$2.19 inc. GST each.<\/p>\n
The special digital \u201cBeatles Box Set\u201d (AUD$259 inc. GST) contains the 13 remastered studio albums with iTunes LPs and all mini-documentaries, \u201cPast Masters,\u201d and the \u201cLive at the Washington Coliseum, 1964\u201d concert film, a worldwide iTunes exclusive which captures the Beatles\u2019 very first US concert in its entirety. In addition, Beatles fans can stream and view the \u201cLive at the Washington Coliseum, 1964\u201d concert film from iTunes for free for the remainder of this calendar year.<\/p>\n
Apple Corps Ltd. was founded by The Beatles in 1968 to look after the group\u2019s own affairs. The London-based company has administered the catalogue of The Beatles releases of the 1960s that have sold to date more than 600 million records, tapes and CDs. Since the 1990s, Apple has piloted new Beatles projects that have become benchmarks for pioneering accomplishment and which have included The Beatles Anthology projects, the 29-million selling album The Beatles 1, The Beatles LOVE show and CD and the 09\/09\/09 release of The Beatles Remastered catalogue and The Beatles Rock Band game. Further information on The Beatles\u2019 projects can be found at www.thebeatles.com.<\/p>\n
EMI Music is one of the world\u2019s leading music companies, representing artists spanning all musical tastes and genres. Its record labels include Angel, Astralwerks, Blue Note, Capitol, Capitol Latin, Capitol Nashville, EMI Classics, EMI CMG, EMI Records, EMI Records Nashville, Manhattan, Parlophone and Virgin.<\/p>\n
Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS X, iLife, iWork, and professional software. Apple leads the digital music revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple is reinventing the mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and has recently introduced its magical iPad which is defining the future of mobile media and computing devices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
All 13 Legendary Beatles Studio Albums & Special Digital Box Set Sydney, Australia – 17 November, 2010 – Apple Corps, EMI and Apple\u00ae today announced that the Beatles, the most influential and beloved rock band in music history, are now available for the first time on the iTunes Store\u00ae (www.apple.com\/au\/itunes). Starting today, the group\u2019s 13<\/p>\n