Tomorrow, the Dream of the Beatles will be introduced to a new generation.

[johnaries]

The message will not die. The message of Peace. The message of reaching out to your brother or sister. The message that we are all in this together, and that Love is All You Need.

As Ringo said, the Butterfly will fly once again.

Yep, it may be just another game and just another marketing ploy.....

But beyond marketing and profit motives...

The dream lives on...

Strawberry Fields Forever is possible: All you need is Love.

It is still true today as it was decades before.

The real question is, "when will we learn?"

[cliffordu]

1. Apple is putting the Beatles on Itunes????

[likesmountains 52]

3. Funny you should mention that...I was just searching itunes tonight for some

Beatles...sadly, they do not offer much! Lots of crappy covers..

[Demobrat]

4. No the songs have been digitally remastered

and are being re-released.

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gm4QXzzW17EiWZh1JT9nslwznlpA

[cliffordu]

7. Ah, Thank you!!

[gmoney]

14. Apple is having a big music-related announcement on Wednesday

It's widely rumored that, yes, the Beatles will be available on iTunes.

Of course, why this matters, I'm still not sure. If you want to listen to the Beatles on your iPod, just rip that CD you already own, since you're such a big Beatles fan that you're complaining they're not on iTunes.

Hard to believe that it's been 22 YEARS since the Beatles CDs first came out. They were really "late" for some reason, probably due to rights and hopefully taking the time to do the digital masters properly. Guess they've either finally got them right, or needed to go back to the well one more time.

[emulatorloo]

23. All of the CD's have been remastered - released 9/9/09 (NUMBER 9, NUMBER 9, NUMBER 9)

Pre release reviews say they sound excellent = basically master tape quality.

[cliffordu]

33. I want the one after nine oh nine.....

[generous ginger]

43. Oh, cewl!!!! I didn't even get that!!!!

Very shrewd marketing on their parts. Bet it was Yoko's idea as she is totally into numerology.

[Demobrat]

44. Lennon's number 9 connection:

Lennon was born on 9 October 1940, his son Sean was also born 9 October, 1975. He wrote the songs #9 Dream (part of Lennon's ninth solo album Walls and Bridges which was released in the ninth month of 1974 and peaked at number 9 in the US charts) and with the Beatles - One After 909 and Revolution 9. He lived in apartment number 72 on 72nd Street in New York and was killed in the evening of December 8 when it was already early morning of December 9 in his birthplace of Liverpool.

[Nevernose]

17. Edit for my own poor reading comprehension

[Deja Q]

2. Dreaming is all fine and well... then people wake up and can't think...

on how to turn a dream into reality.

[thelordofhell]

5. Stealing from Dennis Miller (when he was funny)

Charles Manson heard the new Beatles CD's and he said, "You know, clarity of the CD's are incredible, and now I think maybe they weren't really talking to me after all............Can I go home now?"

[DoBotherMe]

6. Rock Band released

http://www.vancouversun.com/entertainment/Play+with+Four+Beatles+Rock+Band+ages/1973464/story.html

[madrchsod]

8. it`s going to be interesting how mono "sounds" i tunes...

i`m waiting for the vinyl.

[madrchsod]

9. most of the albums will be in be in glorious mono.....

npr had a report on the new releases...we will finally hear the what they actually sounded like in the studio.

[msongs]

11. there will be original uk mono and stereo available - I have all vinyl UK stereo nt

[gmoney]

15. Will the stereo versions of the early LPs be in that goofy "all vocals left, instruments right" mix?

They basically invented Karaoke with those mixes

[Demobrat]

21. Some of the very early stuff

which was recorded on 2-track tape will (at least according to one article I read, which I now can't find).

[Berry Cool]

22. The most recent CD release by Capitol of the "American versions" of their albums was like that.

It's really annoying because I bought it and put it in my iTunes, and now whenever I listen to it on my iPod, I hear the vocals in just one ear and the instruments in just the other ear.

The good thing is, at least they did include the mono mix of each of those albums too, so if you'd rather listen to that, you can. It's just that I downloaded the stereo versions into my iTunes because I foolishly thought they'd be "better." But they're damned annoying to listen to with earbuds.

Now, the later Beatles stuff, with a true stereo mix--that's cool to listen to that way. One of my favorite things about "Here Comes the Sun" is that swooping synth(?) sound that comes in right after George starts out singing to the solo guitar and that goes ZOOOOOOOOM right from one side to the other. When you listen to it with earbuds or a headset, it feels like an aural version of a rainbow swooping right over your head.

[emulatorloo]

25. Well, that Capitol Box Set was designed to reproduce the Capitol Albums, added echo, mix and all

So it makes sense that it sounds like that.

That is pretty much how we heard the Beatles back then!

Anyway from the article I read, it sounds like the remasters tried to respect the sound of the originals but did not slavishly follow them. I have no idea what that will mean for the first few albums.

[SpookyCat]

10. Ah, The Beatles! My all time favorite

Although it is beyond comprehension to me that there are people who don't know their music, I suppose there are a handful of younger people who don't. ;)

Here is one young man who gets it. If you haven't seen this please do, it actually made me weepy.

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=829401773913198414#

I look forward to singing along with the new game.

Thanks for the reminder johnaries! :hi:

[msongs]

12. btw the Beatles are the modern era's Mozart n will still be played in 300 years unlike

anything on the music scene for the last 20 years lol

Msongs

[XOKCowboy]

19. Amen to that..

[johnaries]

41. Yep! Their music is truly timeless and spans generations. nt.

[Lagomorph]

13. I loved the Beatles....

the first three or four thousand times I listened to them.

[catzies]

38. Me too!

And the second three or four thousand times.

I'm listening to them right now. Again.

[Kalyke]

16. Real peace would be Pete Townshend's Lifehouse.

But...

Well...

Most people don't know what that is.

[Brickbat]

30. +1

Excellent stuff.

[Romulox]

18. I'm trying to get a hold of the mono box set. nt

[Holly_Hobby]

24. Amazon has mono boxed sets for $230:

http://www.amazon.com/Beatles-Mono-Box-Set/dp/B002BSHXJA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1252508929&sr=8-1

[Romulox]

29. Thanks, but I just snagged one from my local independent shop!

:woohoo:

http://www.dearbornmusic.com/

$246 + tax, and I can pick it up later today. Looks like Amazon is taking pre-orders for the next batch, 'cause it says it will ship in 3 to six weeks. Thanks for the heads up, nevertheless!

:toast:

[Patchuli]

20. All you need is love!!!!!!!!! nt

[raccoon]

26. It's just another game and just another marketing ploy. ANd more millions for whoever owns the

copyrights to Beatles' songs.

[cbdo2007]

34. "whoever" is the Michael Jackson estate and Sony

[Romulox]

35. Mike was forced to sell his interest a few years back...nt

[cbdo2007]

39. He didn't sell them, he just took out a loan against them.

Here is from the Wikipedia:

Reports of financial problems for Jackson became frequent in 2006 after the closure of the main house on the Neverland Ranch as a cost-cutting measure.<127> One prominent financial issue concerned a $270 million loan secured against his music publishing holdings. After delayed repayments on the loan, a refinancing package shifted the loans from Bank of America to debt specialists Fortress Investments. A new package proposed by Sony would have had Jackson borrow an additional $300 million and reduce the interest rate payable on the loan, while giving Sony the future option to buy half of Jackson's stake in their jointly owned publishing company (leaving Jackson with a 25% stake).<96> Jackson agreed to a Sony-backed refinancing deal, although details were not made public.<128> Despite these loans, according to Forbes, Jackson was still making as much as $75 million a year from his publishing partnership with Sony alone.<129>

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It's me again - recent estimates on news stories after Michael's death put just his 50% share value anywhere from $600 Million - $1 Billion.

[Romulox]

42. Hmmm. Mortgaged to BOA and Sony having an option to purchase...

So I guess Jackson's estate does "own" the 50% stake still, but it does not control it, and may or may not profit from its current valuation (what is the option price? I've no clue...)

[Dorian Gray]

27. And the surviving members of the Beatles

will make a SHITLOAD of money!

Rock Band: Beatles is released today.

[Demobrat]

36. Yoko Ono is not and never was a Beatle.

You're right about the shitload of money part though.

[Dorian Gray]

37. I should have

said AND their families. :)

Yoko DEFINITELY not a Beatle.

[AngryAmish]

28. Charles Manson got the message

[Brickbat]

31. No, I'm pretty sure it's just another game and marketing ploy.

And the dream was around a long time before the Beatles ever sang about it.

[Romulox]

32. I bought Beatles: Rock Band and the Mono Box set today.

Jesus Christ, I feel like I should just give them my pin number!

Still, for once, I am surrendering to the hype, and it feels good!

[LanternWaste]

40. I'll eventually the CD, but the game...?

I'll eventually the CD, but the game...? I guess I'm just a little too lazy to learn how to play pretend-guitar. :P

[ctaylors6]

45. Hey! You can sing too! And drum!

We got it for my daughter's 9th birthday this week. :) She's been singing the Beatles since preschool.

And let me tell you, any song that's not EVER on Radio Disney is hugely welcome in my house.

[mitchum]

46. The "Dream of the Beatles" was additional revenue?

Okay

[onehandle]

47. Got my box set for my birthday from my wife.

Sadly, too busy to tear into it.

This weekend...