It slipped out a bit early, but the Beatles complete back catalog is available through iTunes. The individual albums clock in at $12.99 (with the Past Masters and the White, Red and Blue albums are $19.99) while a boxset of the Beatles’ entire work is available for $149. Individual tracks are $1.29 each. The boxset includes all 13 of the band’s studio albums, Past Masters and an iTunes LP with mini-documentaries, photos, notes and more. The mini-documentaries were initially featured with last year’s CD boxset and are also included on the individual albums. The band’s mono collection does not appear to be available at this time. The iTunes page has a number of features, including ads, a highlight reel and the first-ever Beatles’ concert on U.S. soil in 1964.
Apple updated the iTunes Store’s front page to officially announce the release shortly before 10 a.m. ET.
This is the culmination of a long and sometimes bitter battle that has its roots in a 1978 lawsuit between Apple Corps and Apple Computer. After winning a lawsuit against Apple Corps in 2006, Apple began actively courting the surviving band members and their heirs. It was a long and winding road indeed as the Beatles spent the interim releasing both the remastered albums and Rock Band: The Beatles. As the years slipped by and iTunes continued to dominate the music industry, it became more of a “when” and not an “if” the Beatles were going to be on iTunes. Paul McCartney even starred in an iPod ad in 2007. The group’s solo efforts have been available for a few years as well.
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