When it was first released, it cost 600 bucks.
The last time I checked the price came down to 340 dollars. Except there were no more copies at either Tower Records Website, or BMG recordings website, Even Ebay doesn't have any available. Did I wait too long, will there be another re-release?
Also WHo has the rights to the Beatles songs, didn't Paul Mcartney have the rights or did Michael Jackson snag the rights?
2006-09-14 04:21:43 · 2 answers · asked by somber_pieces 6 in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
There is a Multiselection box set available at Amazon for $329.98.
Originally released in 1988, 16 discs.
Michael Jackson bought the rights to the Beatles songs. It was Paul that suggested that Michael could make money in owning the rights to songs. Michale surprised him and bought the Beatles rights!
2006-09-16 16:56:45 · answer #1 · answered by Ken C. 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I'm not really sure what you're looking for. Are you talking about the big box set of all the original British released albums? Last I checked you could still get it on the Beatlefest site:
thefestforbeatlesfans.com
Supposedly there will be new remixed albums out in the near future. I hope they are mixed better. The CDs that are out now were mixed in the 80s, and are not mixed as well as the original albums.
Sony owns a large part of the rights to the Beatles songs, Michael Jackson sold a large portion of the rights. Paul McCartney didn't want to pay that much for the songs he wrote, he still makes money off of them. The sad reality is in the early 60s, many young song writers got screwed and didn't realize it till it was too late. So currently Sony owns the largest percent of the Lennon/McCartney catalog, Jackson owns a small percentage, Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon, and Julian Lennon also have a small percent. George Harrison's estate owns the songs he wrote, and Ringo owns his songs.
Originally Dick James owned them, then sold them to Robert Stigwood (the Bee-Gees former manager), then Jackson got them after advise from McCarteny that owning song rights was a good investment (he didn't realize theirs were for sale at the time).
2006-09-14 04:38:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋