EMI to Sell Digital Downloads of John Lennon Solo Catalog

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on November 8, 2005 - 10:59am.

London - Major record label EMI Music announced on Tuesday that it will for the first time offer John Lennon's solo catalog for sale in digital format. EMI's Parlophone and Capitol labels began selling the greatest hits album "Working Class Hero" in download form today, while the entire Lennon solo catalog will be available online beginning Dec. 6. A select number of tracks will also soon be offered for mobile download. "New technology is something he always embraced and this is something he would have loved," said Lennon's widow, Yoko Ono. "I always say that he would have been very excited by all the opportunities offered by the development of new means of communication. For people who still love John's music and for those now getting into John's music, this opens up a whole new world in which they can appreciate John's music again." While Lennon's solo tracks may now be available, the vast and potentially lucrative catalog from his band the Beatles is still yet to be licensed for digital distribution.
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