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Engadget: The Beatles catalog being released on limited edition USB stick
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The Beatles catalog being released on limited edition USB stick
Engadget —
... You know what's kind of like online digital distribution, and yet not at all like that? Selling the entire re-mastered Beatles catalog on a USB drive that slots into a fake apple. The fine folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have teamed up to build a limited ...
The Beatles come to Apple (or, why does this story keep turning around, fruitlessly...)
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence —
... Following the 9.9.09 debut of the digitally re-mastered catalogue on CD, Apple Corps and EMI Music have announced the worldwide release of a limited edition of only 30,000 Beatles Stereo USB 'apples' on December 7 (December 8 in North America). ...
The Beatles' Catalog, Now on Limited Edition USB Stick [Digital Music]
Gizmodo —
... FLAC quality is 44.1Khz 24 bit, and MP3 is 320 Kbps. Only 30,000 will be made, and it goes on sale November 8 for $280 (pre-orders are now live). The stick is $60 more than the CD set, but die-hard fans get "all of the re-mastered CDs' visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK album art, rare photos and expanded liner notes." [TheBeatles.com] ...
The Beatles and (an) Apple: Together at Last!
Technologizer —
... This is…odd. The Beatles are finally releasing their remastered catalog in digital form–both high-quality FLAC files and 320-Kbps MP3s. But they’re not selling it on iTunes or any other online music merchant. They’re releasing it as a limited edition of 30,000 16GB USB drives that fit into an “exquisitely crafted” commemorative apple. ...
The Beatles releasing full catalog digitally... via USB
Macworld —
... ) and EMI Music announced Wednesday an upcoming release of the entire Beatles' catalog digitally , in MP3 and FLAC formats. The tracks won't be available in iTunes, or any other online store in fact. You can only snag them if you buy one of 30,000 limited edition apple-shaped USB sticks. It's the same remastered Beatles tracks that were released on CD back in September, but the new USB stick offers these, uh, exciting features: 1. You only get the stereo option, not the original mono versions 2. You get to pay $280, while the The Beatles Stereo Box Set costs just $180. Of ...
Prepare for digital music from the Beatles -- but not on iTunes
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... What does all of this mean? The Beatles' record company basically created a massive iTunes LP without iTunes. According to The Beatles' website, there's a special Flash interface for consumer interaction with the extra content. Some would say that this is just another stepping stone in the road to online distribution... while that may be true, I'm getting tired of all the back-and-forth. I own a good majority of the Beatles albums on CD and have already ripped them into iTunes. I expect that most anyone who really wants these in their iTunes library has already gone through the ...
The Beatles catalog to be available on limited edition apple-shaped USB sticks
Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women —
... The Gods need no longer be dependent on your whimsical bio-logical memory alone for their existence. For folks at Apple Corps Ltd. and EMI Music have collaborated on this wonderful, wonderful limited edition run of 30,000 USB apples that contain the whole of the Beatles re-mastered catalog for the benefit of fans in the UK and USA. ...




