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Beatles on iTunes? Maybe Not Yet...
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They are remastering all of the albums. That (and if it is in iTunes Plus format) that will sell a lot of albums to those that already have them.
Steve
Yup; me too. Although I would re-buy the CD versions again if they were remastered...
{Well everything from "Rubber Soul" onwards-I didn't really care for the Beatles material prior to "Rubber Soul"}
*shrugs* that's what bittorrent is for. If they are going to be [bleep]hats about distributing their music online I'll be one about buying their music.
PS- and I did hope that it was on Amazon's MP3 download service before I went that route, but no dice.
PS- and I did hope that it was on Amazon's MP3 download service before I went that route, but no dice.
I'm a 40 something year old and am anxiously awaiting re-mastered versions of the original 13 Beatles albums. If the re-mastered CDs come out at about the same time, I will buy those for my collection and hopefully have the cover art for iTunes.
What may sell the Beatles on iTunes, is if they include the cover art from the original vinyl albums. Depending on how Apple does it, I wouldn't rule out buying all 13 albums from iTunes for one discounted price. Lets say $100 USD.
What may sell the Beatles on iTunes, is if they include the cover art from the original vinyl albums. Depending on how Apple does it, I wouldn't rule out buying all 13 albums from iTunes for one discounted price. Lets say $100 USD.
It's even dumber than that because McCartney only owns the recorded masters - not the publishing rights.
Does the demographic that would buy Beatles songs even use iTunes or have iPods???
Ironically the Beatles demographic in reality does span generations. Probably it will be more of the younger fans who buy on iTunes. Someone wrote here and is correct that LOVE AND the Across the Universe film turned more younger people, especially young girls, onto the Beatles songs so there are the perfect candidate to download on iTunes on their parents dime.
I'm only 23 but man, there is nothing like blowing some spleef and throwing on Lucy in the Sky
I agree with you on all accounts.
Seriously though, I came here to say that as a huge Beatles fan, I could care less if they ever come to iTunes. I ripped all my CD's long ago and have every Beatles track I want on both my iPhone and my iPod.
If you don't care, then move on. None of us who want the Beatles to be on ITMS needs to justify our interest -- least of all to someone who doesn't appreciate the band. I was in a pub tonight listening to several Beatles songs in a row. Because you can't comprehend how revolutionary they were, you probably won't understand the vacuum that exists in pop music or why music lovers would want it to be filled.
Wake me up when The Beatles finally get their act together!
What's sad is to think about how much money they have lost by waiting this long. I mean seriously, get with it already. They will be HUGE on iTunes, if you doubt that for a second your crazy. But still, there will come a time when people will be over it.
That time is coming soon!
Bring them to iTunes, come out with a special edition iPod or two, make it happen already. I am bored with this rumor.
What's sad is to think about how much money they have lost by waiting this long. I mean seriously, get with it already. They will be HUGE on iTunes, if you doubt that for a second your crazy. But still, there will come a time when people will be over it.
That time is coming soon!
Bring them to iTunes, come out with a special edition iPod or two, make it happen already. I am bored with this rumor.
Unless $400 Million buys the catalogue I sure as hell wouldn't pay $400 Million to hold exclusive rights to publish digital 256Kbps files of their back catalogue.
lol, so i guess this is why "get album artwork" didn't work for any beatles albums.
and AC/DC for that matter!
and AC/DC for that matter!
I'm 24 years old, and i love the Beatles, though atm i've only got their Number 1 album so i'll definatly be purchasing all other albums when released on iTunes, even more so if their remastered
How much would you pay for an iTunes Beatles "box set"? Complete collection..every song (not just the 12 cds).
LOL - When the G5 iMac came out I thought it would be at most a year before I'd see a PowerBook G5.
LOL - When the G5 iMac came out I thought it would be at most a year before I'd see a PowerBook G5.
A Little Perspective, Please
This is becoming a music thread, instead of a Mac thread, but so be it...
We need some big picture perspective here. I am in the "Beatles Demographic" (fifty-something), and (surprise, surprise) I buy on iTunes. But I own all of the Beatles LPs AND all of the CDs, so their iTunes availability is not a factor for me. But this is not about whether my generation will buy the Beatles on iTunes, or whether the current generation will buy them, or whether they are relevant, boring, revolutionary or overrated. It is about making money selling music.
The fact is that their catalog will be extraordinarily valuable for many decades to come. Like it or not, they are legends. Don't take my word on that - just read the history books. And legends sell. In case you haven't checked, Duke Ellington has been dead for 30 years, but but people are still buying his music (there are around 4000 of his titles on iTunes - lots of duplicates, but still...). Hank Williams died in 1953, and he is on iTunes (maybe a few hundred tracks). Arturo Toscanini died over 50 years ago, and there are 600 of his recordings on iTunes.
Some of those recordings date back to the late 1920's, and have been issued on '78's, reissued on 45s, reissued over and over on vinyl, and then on CD, and now on digital downloads, AND PEOPLE ARE STILL BUYING THEM. They may not sell like Fergie, but they make money, because record companies are not charities, and don't release things that don't make a profit. Having the catalog of a legend is like having gold. Every generation is a new opportunity to sell these artists' work to new audience, and they will spend at least some money on them because they are legends. And you don't have to mount a multi-million dollar promotional campaign with billboards, magazine articles, Letterman appearances, and SuperBowl audience shots to convince people that they are stars. The history books do that for them.
So the Beatles thing is about the future. If somebody is going to spend $0.99 on A Day In The Life in 2010, Apple wants them to spend it at the iTunes store.
And don't forget, this will also put iTunes and Apple in the headlines and polish the luster of the brand even further. That's worth a few bucks in itself.
This is becoming a music thread, instead of a Mac thread, but so be it...
We need some big picture perspective here. I am in the "Beatles Demographic" (fifty-something), and (surprise, surprise) I buy on iTunes. But I own all of the Beatles LPs AND all of the CDs, so their iTunes availability is not a factor for me. But this is not about whether my generation will buy the Beatles on iTunes, or whether the current generation will buy them, or whether they are relevant, boring, revolutionary or overrated. It is about making money selling music.
The fact is that their catalog will be extraordinarily valuable for many decades to come. Like it or not, they are legends. Don't take my word on that - just read the history books. And legends sell. In case you haven't checked, Duke Ellington has been dead for 30 years, but but people are still buying his music (there are around 4000 of his titles on iTunes - lots of duplicates, but still...). Hank Williams died in 1953, and he is on iTunes (maybe a few hundred tracks). Arturo Toscanini died over 50 years ago, and there are 600 of his recordings on iTunes.
Some of those recordings date back to the late 1920's, and have been issued on '78's, reissued on 45s, reissued over and over on vinyl, and then on CD, and now on digital downloads, AND PEOPLE ARE STILL BUYING THEM. They may not sell like Fergie, but they make money, because record companies are not charities, and don't release things that don't make a profit. Having the catalog of a legend is like having gold. Every generation is a new opportunity to sell these artists' work to new audience, and they will spend at least some money on them because they are legends. And you don't have to mount a multi-million dollar promotional campaign with billboards, magazine articles, Letterman appearances, and SuperBowl audience shots to convince people that they are stars. The history books do that for them.
So the Beatles thing is about the future. If somebody is going to spend $0.99 on A Day In The Life in 2010, Apple wants them to spend it at the iTunes store.
And don't forget, this will also put iTunes and Apple in the headlines and polish the luster of the brand even further. That's worth a few bucks in itself.
Ooh la la, I like. Thanks!
Yeah, I guess that's a good point. Those obsessed with the Beatles would probably be interested for that reason.
Basically, I think the Beatles would definitely be a nice addition to the store, but I'm not holding my breath waiting for it. I too would like to see it there, though.
And is it just me, or do other people like seeing the top-sold tracks for bands/singers, too? I wish bands like Radiohead were on iTunes for the sole reason of seeing which tracks are the really good ones to help me out when first listening to them (eh but that was a few years ago).
Support MJ?
Forgive me if I am wrong, but isn't buying the fab four's music, just giving money to Michael Jackson? Doesn't he still own their music catalogue? I don't want to give that weirdo any of my money! Besides, there are plenty of other artists that I like better than, as Don Mclean put it, the "Marching Band".
Forgive me if I am wrong, but isn't buying the fab four's music, just giving money to Michael Jackson? Doesn't he still own their music catalogue? I don't want to give that weirdo any of my money! Besides, there are plenty of other artists that I like better than, as Don Mclean put it, the "Marching Band".
Yes, he still very much, does. And you're giving your money to him anyway. He owns half the catalogues of Beyonce, Norah Jones, K.T. Tunstall, and most of the Sony Artists. I haven't checked, but I'm willing to bet somewhere in his 400,000 song catalogue is the the music of Don McClean.
APPLE STORE IS DOWN.....1:33am MTN TIME
Anyone around to notice that the APPLE STORE IS DOWN right now?
its 1:33am MTN time here right now... Maybe something new?
Just thought it interesting that I can't check the status of my TC 1TB due to it being down right now.
HhhhMMMMMMM!
Anyone around to notice that the APPLE STORE IS DOWN right now?
its 1:33am MTN time here right now... Maybe something new?
Just thought it interesting that I can't check the status of my TC 1TB due to it being down right now.
HhhhMMMMMMM!
Absolutely WRONG.
Jackson owns 100% of the Beatles Catalog.
In fact, he owns 100% of the ATV Catalog under which the Beatles fall along with the songs of Sly Stone, Little Richard and the Elvis Presley Sun Records Catalogue. Jackson LEASES ATV to Sony every 10 years in exchange for half ownership of every new song Sony acquires publishing rights to. So, Jackson can walk away at anytime after the present contract with Sony expires, taking HALF of SONY and ALL of ATV with him.
By the way, none of this includes Mijac Music Publishing, which includes Thriller and all of the Jacksons' Epic Records songs...also owned by the always poor, always bankrupt, always smiling Jackson.
goodies we're waking up to!What is with the obsesseion over this? Its as if people cant get music any other way besides through itunes.
Theyre called CD's people. You buy them at the store then you put them in your computer and you can get copies of the songs. Some of these copies may actually be higher quality than what you can buy on itunes. You also get an actual physical item to collect forever.
I would think the people who care the most about the beatles wouldnt buy an album through itunes anyways, they would buy the CD.
Bands like the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC are good marathon sellers that continue to sell at a good rate forever, but the Beatles are not going to be some mega selling band on itunes. Apple should not be wasting too much money to try and get them just for the prestige, they wont earn that money back any time soon.
Theyre called CD's people. You buy them at the store then you put them in your computer and you can get copies of the songs. Some of these copies may actually be higher quality than what you can buy on itunes. You also get an actual physical item to collect forever.
I would think the people who care the most about the beatles wouldnt buy an album through itunes anyways, they would buy the CD.
Bands like the Beatles, Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC are good marathon sellers that continue to sell at a good rate forever, but the Beatles are not going to be some mega selling band on itunes. Apple should not be wasting too much money to try and get them just for the prestige, they wont earn that money back any time soon.
They'll be there....15 minutes after his divorce!
Given that McCartney's up to his neck in a gold-digger divorce hearing at the moment, picking up 400 million dollars in advance of the settlement doesn't seem like the brightest thing he could do.
Once she's cleaned him out of whatever she can get her paws on, however, I suspect the ink will be on the paper in minutes.
Given that McCartney's up to his neck in a gold-digger divorce hearing at the moment, picking up 400 million dollars in advance of the settlement doesn't seem like the brightest thing he could do.
Once she's cleaned him out of whatever she can get her paws on, however, I suspect the ink will be on the paper in minutes.
It's going to happen. It's just a case of Paul McCartney trying to milk as much money out of Apple as he can get. I think now that the whole Apple Corps thing is behind them... that was one sour and bitter apple.. But this will also come in handy for Paul's divorce problems...
But this will also come in handy for Paul's divorce problems...Never thought of that one, but another twist in the tale!