chrispazen:

The Beatles go digital (in their own strange way)

Apple Corps Ltd., the company owned by The Beatles, and EMI Music will release the digitally remastered catalog on Dec. 7 overseas and Dec. 8 in North America in digital form via Beatles Stereo USB apples. The limited edition product will have a run of only 30,000.

The product will have a “specifically designed Flash interface” that uses 16GB of capacity to provide the audio in both lossless FLAC 44.1 Khz 24-bit and MP3 320KBps formats. The product, which costs $279.99 or £200.00, is compatible with both PC and Mac.

“This unique, apple-shaped USB drive is loaded with the re-mastered audio for The Beatles’ 14 stereo titles, as well as all of the re-mastered CDs’ visual elements, including 13 mini-documentary films about the studio albums, replicated original UK art, rare photos and expanded liner notes,” the product description states.

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brace yourselves — the plastic fruit market is making a comeback.

remastered in stereo?
come on, fuckers.
i don’t want to listen to your hyper-panned,
massively louder version of these songs.
give the fans what they want.
release this in mono.
they actually showed up for those mixes.