The Beatles: it's all online!
With the arrival of the three volumes of the Anthology trilogy on iTunes, it is now possible to purchase the complete and remastered works of the English quartet online.
Natalia Rangel_247 – After much negotiation, the complete works of The Beatles are finally online. The group was one of the last to agree to the digitization of their work for the iTunes file-sharing and sales site, and the cycle is now complete with the inclusion of the three volumes of Anthology. Individual LPs are already available for pre-order in most countries for US$29,99. An exclusive box set with all 155 tracks from the three volumes can be purchased for US$79,99 (approximately R$150), and there will also be an exclusive Anthology Highlights collection with 23 songs (US$12,99). The system adopted by iTunes for Beatles fans is very flexible – it is also possible to download the Anthology tracks one by one. Each song costs US$1,29 and can be downloaded from June 14th.
But not everything has to be bought. A special video about the Anthology album and the Meet The Beatles radio series, in which artists and producers such as Brian Wilson, Dave Grohl, Jackson Browne, Tom Petty, T-Bone Burnett and Rick Rubin discuss how they were influenced by the English group, can already be accessed for free online. To listen to and watch the program, which lasts about an hour, simply go to: www.iTunes.com/TheBeatles. The Anthology – Vols. 1-3 discs were digitally remastered by the team of engineers at EMI Music's Abbey Road Studios responsible for remastering all original English studio albums, which allowed the authenticity and integrity of the group's anthological recordings to be preserved. The collections are accompanied by collages created by Klaus Voorman from classic Beatles images. Originally released in 2 volumes, in 1995 and 1996, the three chronological collections of Anthology with rare and unreleased recordings include studio takes and alternative versions. The singles "Free As A Bird" and "Real Love," from volumes 1 and 2 respectively, were completed in 1995 by George Harrison, Paul McCartney, and Ringo Starr, from demos recorded by John Lennon in 1977. Currently, The Beatles have sold over 8 million songs and over 1.3 million albums worldwide on iTunes.