The Beatles’ “LOVE” album and “All Together Now,” the feature-length documentary about the making of The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, will make their worldwide digital debuts this month exclusively on the iTunes Store (http://www.itunes.com).
Both titles are available for pre-order on iTunes starting today in most countries. “LOVE” will be released on iTunes worldwide Feb. 8 and “All Together Now” will follow soon after.
The “LOVE” album (US$12.99) includes exclusive, previously-unreleased “LOVE” versions of “The Fool on the Hill” and “Girl,” and comes as an iTunes LP featuring an art gallery that blends images of the Beatles with colorful photos from the stage production. “LOVE” will also be available to purchase and download as individual songs.
The “All Together Now” documentary ($12.99 HD) will be offered with iTunes Extras including the 84-minute film, three bonus featurettes and a trailer for the “LOVE” stage production, and is also available to rent.
‘LOVE,’ a Cirque du Soleil creation and co-production with The Beatles’ company, Apple Corps Ltd., celebrates the musical legacy of The Beatles and is presented exclusively at The Mirage in Las Vegas. This joint artistic venture, born from the personal friendship between George Harrison and Guy Laliberte, marks the first time that Apple Corps. has agreed to a major theatrical partnership. Since opening s on June 30, 2006, “LOVE” has played to more than four million audience members.
The Beatles have now sold more than five million songs and one million albums on iTunes worldwide.