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Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Could it be the reason so many in the media and bloggers in general have had a hard time wondering what will be announced at Macworld is because we’ve all forgotten about…the Beatles? The catalog is prime for release and just in the last year alone, there has been indicators pointing to the fleetly release of the most sought after catalog in the music world. EMI’s experiment with DRM-less protected music on iTunes under the “plus” banner has done the label very well. EMI is the parent label to the Beatles catalog. Those close to Apple Records, Ltd. have publicly stated that all songs by the greatest and most successful bands of all time is coming. Not may be, but is coming. It’s also well known how huge of a Beatles fan Steve Jobs. Look at what was on his iPhone last years Macworld (pictured). Top it all off with the fact that now all the solo material of each Beatles member is available on iTunes today. It just seems Macworld is ripe for an incredible announcement next week.
If Apple, EMI and Apple Records, Ltd. announce the release of the entire Beatles catalog next week from San Francisco, this news will saturate not only the tech media but the media at large. It will trump CES, again, and put Apple on front pages of magazines and newspapers for weeks to come. It’ll also give us all a day of rest from Brittany news!
Things just seem very ideal for the Beatles to go digital and iTunes is the premium place to do it. While it has been well documented that the Beatles will be widely available, Apple’s relationship with EMI is obviously strong and Apple’s recent settlement with Apple Records, Ltd. was undisclosed to the public. Want to bet Steve didn’t put some limited exclusive clause in it for the digital versions of that honey pot? It’s just, soooo Steve.
Yes, folks, I do believe Billy Shears will be raising a smile next week from Moscone! 
January 8th, 2008 at 16:54
Again?
Sven, this has been the rumour every Macworld for the last 4 years!
This is up there with the “Macworld is going to be really boring” post this time last year!
January 8th, 2008 at 17:44
You know, if they did announce that, I don’t see where anybody would really care that much. The fans have long ago bought ever iteration of the Beatles library on CD, and surely have copied it over to their iPods and computers. New sales, maybe, but not in huge numbers. The kids today aren’t interested in them, and that would have to be the case for many new sales.
January 8th, 2008 at 23:08
rattyuk. True, but the iPhone rumors where strong with no-show two years before it actually appeared last year, too.
Bob, look to the Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd catalog just released on iTunes and how well its done. Many whom own the vinyl, 8-tracks, cassettes, and CDs of the bands work went ahead and downloaded the entire catalog in large numbers.
As for the Beatles popularity, its catalog is still one of the best selling ones to date. The kids get it and will want it.
January 9th, 2008 at 4:40
Not entirely sure, Sven…
Don’t get me wrong, I got the white album when I was 10 for my birthday - right around when it came out - and I still get a kick out of playing “Back In The USSR” while driving into Miami these days
But - really not sure if the kids “get it” - that and the fact that Apple Records left it so late to come to the party I think that it has counted against them.
January 9th, 2008 at 4:57
rattyuk has a bit of a point.
I, for one, have already put a great deal of my personal Beatles collection onto iTunes from CD. Once those songs do come out on iTunes Store, there’s really little left for me to want to purchase.
Did Apple Records think I was going to wait forever to put the Beatles on my iPod?
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January 9th, 2008 at 19:25
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