Bwahahahaha hahahaha ahahahaha hahahaha!!!!

That is the funniest thing I've read in quite a while!

I always felt the "digital formats not good enough" argument to be suspect when considering lossless codecs like FLAC that have been around for most of the past decade - not to mention Apple has for some time been supporting lossless themselves.
Also when one considers the quality of the majority of audio equipment (i.e. car radios, record players, etc.) that was used during that era to listen the music, the argument becomes that much weaker. Thankfully common sense eventually came through when they released the "better than CD quality (24 bit 44.1kHz FLACS)" of the stereo box set on USB drive.

Revolver or Rubber Soul. Both especially accessible. A little more accessible than their earliest stuff might be, even though their earliest stuff was all about being accessible, because the songs have a little more variety and are a little more adult. Their earliest super teeny bopper stuff was great fun, but more one-note.

I'm looking forward to get higher-quality versions of the Beatles music on The Pirate Bay, indeed. Never purchased a single bit from CrapTunes and I wont' start now. I don't buy digital shit (except for old games on GOG, of course), I prefer physical disks.

Lose that negative attitude towards Apple. It makes you look like a fanboy.

So...apparently all music CD store has been extinct from Italy? If not, I'm sure any medium-sized store will sell Beatles album since you prefer physical discs so much.

I don't like them that much so I don't buy the music. Actually, I won't even download their songs for real because I have better things to do....
Why should I do something like this? Hating Apple is a healthy thing to do, they deserve it...

Incidentally it isn't even Lennon saying "Number 9", it was a recording they found in the studio archives and John liked how he said "Number 9" so he looped it.

Yeah because a lossy version of The Beatles is just what I need.

I have the versions without needle static getting in the way of the music. Just a preference, I guess.
Apple lossless format isn't really "lossy". Start with the White Album. I did. If I would have started with Hard day's night, I probably wouldn't have given them a chance to become a favorite.

In any case, it's The Beatles. You're a real fan if you buy it on an intangible medium!

All I'm saying is this, really iTunes? I'm sure it's a good thing for the whole generation who haven't heard about them. But honestly, it took you way too long.

I prefer Meet the Beat-Alls: http://www.amazon.com/Powerpuff-Girls-Meet-Beat-Alls/dp/B00005TNUW

Yes, this episode is full of the most awesome Beatles references.

I bought that CD Box set when it came out. If I hadn't, I probably would have just bought the itunes version yesterday. I'm a complete convert to the whole digital media thing. Having a CD in my hands doesn't thrill me at all. I buy music for the music, and if I can get that music a little cheaper by buying the downloadable version of it, then I am all for that.
That said, the beatles stuff on itunes isn't discounted. It costs the same as it does on CD at Best Buy.

I'm a Beatles fan, but I also think that there are better bands out there. I love Revolver and everything after. Rubber Soul is decent. But the early bubblegum stuff just doesn't do anything for me. They were really the 60's equivalent of the Back Street Boys before they found drugs and the potential that free run of a studio can have.
I think Lennon and McCartney wrote some great music, but I don't think that either of them are the greatest songwriters in the world. You just can't claim that title when you are the one who wrote the "Oh Yoko" or the "Spies Like Us" theme song.

I keep my records clean so there is no needle noise. And records have twice the dynamic range of CDs. I am snob.

The complete stereo set is 129.99 at amazon. Why pay more for lesser quality? If they were available in ALAC then fine but they're not.

Apple's biggest problem is that it's too late. This would have been a bigger deal a few years ago before the stereo and mono remeasters came out but everybody major beatles fan probably already bought the set last year or can stll buy it for less now, spend a bit of their time and rip to iTunes or any other player.

People are so misinformed about Vinyl thinking it's nothing but pops and clicks but that's for another time. I buy Vinyl whenever possible unless they butcher the mastering on reissues.