Neil Young's Entire Music Archive to be Released On Blu-ray
Sun Microsystems's pledge to aid the widespread development of interactive content on Blu-ray discs wasn't the only thing going down today at the JavaOne Conference in San Francisco. Rather surprisingly, famed musician Neil Young announced plans to "release his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs that can be updated over the internet."
Reportedly, the first installment of Young's archive will cover 1963 to 1972 and will be released as a ten-disc set this fall on Reprise / Warner Bros. Records, and subsequent archives will be released chronologically and "include some previously unreleased songs, videos, handwritten manuscripts and other memorabilia."
Stressing Blu-ray interactivity, it was also noted that fans could download more songs, photos and tour information via their internet-connected decks. Needless to say, we're pretty stoked about the whole ordeal, and can only hope that more artists follow suit in serving up their work via Blu-ray. [Source: AOL Money & Finance/AP]
[Thanks, JDS]
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
LiqwidZero @ May 7th 2008 1:06PM
10 BDs = Very expensive
I suspect a $200 +/- dollar price.
Denny Long @ May 7th 2008 3:40PM
Unles these discs are put out at a cheap price, they will be very expensive just like any other Blu-ray disc. I got to meet Neil after one of his concerts and asked him to pose for a picture with me. It would have taken just a few seconds of his time. Instead he refused and said to me "You've got to draw the line somewhere". When I see this box set and the price tag on it, I will say "Sorry Neil, too expensive, I've got to draw the line somewhere".