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It's not like The Beatles are lacking in legacy and cultural
saturation, but we have to lament the generation of kids that have yet
to hear the Fab Four in album form -- at least, in legally-obtained
album form -- thanks to the group's conspicuous absence from the
largest music retailer in the US . Now, a mere seven and a half years
after Apple launched the iTunes store, with countless hopeful rumors
in-between, The Wall Street Journal is reporting that The Beatles
catalog is a lock for tomorrow's iTunes announcement. This is
according to WSJ's "people familiar with the matter," and matches with
what Billboard calls "the best bet" from what it's managed to scrounge
up. Even with such an imminent announcement, WSJ's sources warn that
plans could change at the last minute, and that the talks between
Apple, Beatles reps, and EMI were taking place as recently as last
week. Still, we just have to believe this is going to happen, cross
our fingers, and wear our lucky socks tomorrow -- because really, who
wants to wait another seven years?
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