The Beatles are finally available in digital form. However, you need to shell out $279.99 for it. Granted, it comes in an apple-shaped USB stick, both in FLAC and MP3 formats. It seems they are all-together shunning the iTunes music store. Apple Corps and EMI Music have announced the worldwide release a limited edition of only 30,000 Stereo USB devices. What do you get for that? The same thing the band and EMI Music Group are already selling for $219: All of the band's music, in a remastered stereo mix — the same just released in a CD set. For all those die-hard fans paying extra yet, you get the same tunes bundled up in a single USB stick. Like so:
On the device there is a specially designed Flash interface that has been installed, and the 16GB USB's audio and visual contents will be provided in FLAC 44.1 Khz 24 bit and MP3 320 Kbps formats, fully compatible with PC and Mac. This it also includes the 13 mini-documentaries about the studio albums. To be fair, it's impossible to get such high-quality audio on the free YouTube videos. It's quite an imposition to ask of the fans to plunk down more than $200 (£200 in the UK) for it, though.
The Apple shaped USB-stick will be available on December 7th (December 8th in North America), pre-orders are available at The Beatles store.
Nope all digitally remastered
Do you have a time machine then?
The re-masters were only released on CD on the 9th September 2009. (http://www.rollingstone.com/rockdaily/index.php/2009/04/07/the-beatles-remastered-albums-due-september-9-2009/)
Your 'years old' mp3s will just be the old cd's with bodged stereo mixes if that.
You know that not every album was mono, right? In fact, not even most albums by them were mono.
? FLAC is lossless codex (does not lose audio quality)
because $219.99 vs $279.99. so for those who are going to get it. makes more sense to just get the CD's and rip to .FLAC yourself.
But if you have a car stereo that can read flash drives this thing is ideal for Beatles Fans...
But if you have a car stereo that can read flash drives this thing is ideal for Beatles Fans...
It's a bit silly even if you are a 'real' Beatles fan (rather than all those fake Beatles fans)
I know Piracy is wrong. It was only an idea.
Do you actually believe people believe piracy is correct, or maybe they just don't care?
The finally world sound like a sarcasm.
+1
I've never had any real interest either. I'm not saying their music was revolutionary, just that it has never really interested me musically.
kinda like how Lucas prevent StarWars being on dvd for so long, since he wasn't sure the format was going to stick / stay around?
I remember as a kid in the 60's, I was so sick of listening them coming from my older sisters room, that to this day, I still don't own ANYTHING the beatles or any of their members ever released. If they never played another beatles song on the radio, tv, satellite radio, it would be too soon.
I remember as a kid in the 60's, I was so sick of listening them coming from my older sisters room, that to this day, I still don't own ANYTHING the beatles or any of their members ever released. If they never played another beatles song on the radio, tv, satellite radio, it would be too soon.
Hmmm, yep, you are the only one.
Always thought they were crap.
+1
Same here. Never been excited about the Beatles, and don't own anything of theirs.
I remember as a kid in the 60's, I was so sick of listening them coming from my older sisters room, that to this day, I still don't own ANYTHING the beatles or any of their members ever released. If they never played another beatles song on the radio, tv, satellite radio, it would be too soon.
I wouldn't go quite that far, but am I the only one SICK of the owner of much of the Beatle's music, namely Michael Jackson?
I'm way more sick of hearing about that guy than the Beatles. At least some of them are still alive.
I remember as a kid in the 60's, I was so sick of listening them coming from my older sisters room, that to this day, I still don't own ANYTHING the beatles or any of their members ever released. If they never played another beatles song on the radio, tv, satellite radio, it would be too soon.
I have never liked them so much. I do think they were revolutionary in the music show business.
I can hear songs from them anywhere but I don't have any songs in my music library.
Have you ever listened to the Beatles? I had a similar attitude as you when I was 12. But when I actually sat down and listened to thh Beatles, I discovered that they are more relevant today than they have ever been.
Uh, yeah. You can go back to your toys now.
The Beatles are still better than 90% of the crap that gets played on the radio these days.
I can put a voice synthesizer on too, and you'll get the same crap thats being played today.
You have to be joking.
They should totally take the plunge onto iTunes. I'd pay more for the convenience.
The Death of Hi-Fi
And, what exactly does Apple have to do with this?
Not to buy it hasn't!
Their Music is very nice
i have all The Beatles Mp3 Collection on my hard drive
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