Harmonix, Apple Corps, Ltd. and MTV Games deliver some great news for all The Beatles fans. The companies reveal the first Beatles album called Abbey Road which can be purchased through The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store as downloadable content. Although there are already songs like Come Together, Octopus’s Garden and Here Comes The Sun in the game disc, players will be able to own the entire coveted album now.
The Complete The Album Pack is packed with individual Abbey Road singles like Oh! Darling, Because and Maxwell’s Silver Hammer. The entire Abbey Road B-side 16 minute medley comprises of You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King, Mean Mr. Mustard, Polythene Pam, She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers, Carry That Weight and The End.
The songs that can also be played as 1-to-3-song sets are You Never Give Me Your Money, Sun King/ Mean Mr. Mustard, Polythene Pam/ She Came in Through the Bathroom Window, Golden Slumbers/ Carry That Weight/ “The End and Her Majesty.
These tracks are based on how they were recorded / composed. The individual Abbey Road singles are priced at $1.99 USD (approx. Rs.91), £.99 UK (approx. Rs.75), €1.49 EU (approx. Rs.102) or 160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360 each. The Complete The Album Pack can be acquired for $16.99 USD (approx. Rs.784), £10.46 UK (approx. Rs.795), €11.37 EU (approx. Rs.785) or 1360 Microsoft Points.
The individual Abbey Road singles cost $2.00 USD (approx. Rs.92) or 200 Wii Points per track. Her Majesty is however priced at $1.00 USD (approx. Rs.46) or 100 Wii Points. The multi track sets include Sun King/ Mean Mr. Mustard, Polythene Pam/ She Came in Through the Bathroom Window and Golden Slumbers/ Carry That Weight/ The End. These per 2-Pack is priced at $3.50 USD (approx. Rs.161) or 350 Wii Points.
Fans can already get these tracks for the Xbox 360 and Wii whereas PS3 owners must wait till October 22, 2009 to get a taste of the songs. All these tracks can be found on the PSN, Xbox Live Marketplace and The Beatles: Rock Band Music Store for Wii.
Gamers can look out for additional Beatles albums that would soon release as DLC. These include Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) and Rubber Soul (1965) in November and December respectively.