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ELO


Background information
Origin Birmingham, England, UK
Genre(s) Rock
Symphonic Rock
Pop Rock
Years active 1970—2001
Label(s) Epic Records
Columbia Records
Sony BMG Music Entertainment
Legacy Recordings
Jet Records
Associated acts Black Sabbath
Traveling Wilburys
The Move
The Idle Race
Wizzard
Violinski
ELO Part II
The Orchestra
Website Website
Members
Jeff Lynne
Roy Wood
Bev Bevan
Former members
Colin Walker
Michael Edwards
Mike de Albuquerque
Richard Tandy
Mik Kaminski
Louis Clark
Kelly Groucutt
Hugh McDowell
Melvyn Gale



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George Harrison's Son Outlines Independent Beatles' Download Store

March 18, 2009
George Harrison's Son Outlines Independent Beatles' Download StoreDhani Harrison, the son of the late Beatle George Harrison, has suggested the band's music is sold online via an independent digital music store.

Despite ongoing talks with various retailers, including Apple's iTunes, The Beatles are still one of the few remaining bands whose music hasn't been converted into digital formats.

In an interview with Blender, Harrison said the estates of his father and John Lennon, and surviving members Sir Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr, were “losing money every day” that their music wasn't available for download.

"So what do you do? You have to have your own delivery system, or you have to do a good deal with [Apple CEO] Steve Jobs,” he said.

"[Jobs] says that a download is worth 99 cents, and we disagree.”

In November, Sir Paul McCartney told reporters in London that negotiations to digitalise the band's back-catalogue had “stalled”.

"It's stalled – there are a couple of sticking points between EMI and The Beatles. No change there then,” he said.

As previously reported, Beatles songs will feature on a forthcoming edition of Rock Band.

(by Jason Gregory)



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