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Wasn't this a little early considering it's only Tuesday instead of Wednesday? Who cares, this is one of the best podcasts available for iDevices from iTunes.

matthewmiller1234, on 16 November 2010 - 05:45 PM, said:

Thanks. You're right, we normally post podcasts on Wednesday, but for special events we post 'em as warranted.

I just think the whole thing is a bit anticlimactic at this point in time. People have waited so long for this, that now it's, "so what".

The beatles music is so popular and so in the public hearts and minds that its practically publicly owned.

To offer it in crap quality downloads and for the price they want is madness. No doubt they have whipped up enough enthusiasm that the thing will be worth while. But those that like the beatles will have this music already. Its just silly talk.

If it had been offered in 24/96 hi res or something that would be different. All they have done is offered it in lower the usual quality.

Beatles? MW Podcast? Sign me up.

So there would still be people out there who do not own yet the full Beattles collection as LPs, CDs, SACDs, Blue Rays and various local rips?

Cheers,
Bernard

I am curious if Apple Computer's deal to get the Beatles on iTunes has also given them the rights to other artists who recorded on Apple Records, most notably, Badfinger. A great band whose "original" first 4 albums are not on iTunes, and should be. Anyone?

swampfox, on 17 November 2010 - 02:38 PM, said:

Hmm, I seem to recall Steve Jobs saying in regard to Badfinger, "If you want it, here it is, come and get it. But you'd better hurry cuz it's going fast."

Perhaps you're too late.

Bla, bla, bla. Nobody cares on these news which smells like mold old junk. It will be just curious if somebody buy this.

MacKeeperFanBlase, on 17 November 2010 - 03:02 PM, said:

Check the iTunes albums charts. Clearly someone does care about this.

Macnutjohn, on 16 November 2010 - 07:30 PM, said:

Yeah, you'd think so, but head over to iTunes and look at the top album sales right now:

http://itunes.apple....4&id=1&popId=11

6. Abbey Road
8. The Beatles (White Album)
9. Sgt. Pepper's
10. The Beatles 67-70 (Blue Album)
11. The Beatles Box Set (13 albums + the two Past Masters volumes)
13. The Beatles 62-66 (Red Album)
15. Rubber Soul
19. Revolver
20. Magical Mystery Tour
23. Let It Be
25. Hard Day's Night
etc.

For singles, 66 of the top 200 songs (one third) are Beatles tracks.

Clearly, compared to guys like me who bought all the CDs (Rubber Soul to Past Masters) when they were released in 1987 and then re-bought last year's remasters, there must be millions of casual fans who are buying these because it's convenient or because they wanted to just pick and choose specific tracks. In fact, I would've guessed that the singles sales would be off the charts but it's the albums that really surprised me, esp. the Beatles Box Set for $149 at #11!

As has been stated, to most people for whom the Beatles collection is a must-have, they already have. Seriously. Apparently someone is buying this music at present, as the charts would indicate, but I thought this announcement was going to be something significant. This is over-hype in my opinion. Much ado about very little. Now I think I'll go listen to Rubber Soul, which has been in my digital collection for many years now...