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Apple Adds Lennon to iTunes

by Tim Stevens on August 15, 2007 at 09:22 AM

Apple Adds Lennon to iTunes

Though Apple still can't quite manage to get the entire Beatles collection on iTunes yet, it has managed to get 3/4 of the solo work that came after the Beatles squared away with the new addition of John Lennon's 13 solo albums, adding on to the solo works of Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney, which are already downloadable from the service.

It's been tough for Apple to offer the Beatles on iTunes, thanks to a nasty lawsuit that was recently settled over the use of the name Apple, which also happens to be the name of the legendary record label founded long ago by the Beatles. The feud actually dates back all the way to the very beginning of Apple Computer, but boiled over in the last few years with the company's move into the music industry with the iPod and iTunes.

With things on their way to being patched up, the new Lennon additions include remastered studio albums like 'Imagine,' concert albums like 'Live In New York City,' the massive 'Anthology' collection, and even a selection of music videos to go along with the tunes.

Albums are available in standard and Plus formats, meaning DRM (digital rights management) haters can feel free to download, providing they're willing to cough up the extra cash to set their music free. And really, that's how Lennon probably would have wanted it.

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