But it’s not just iTunes. I can’t find downloadable tracks anywhere. Amazon doesn’t have them either. All I see are “tribute” bands performing their songs.
If it's not in the iTunes store, it's not going to be anywhere... LOL... The iTunes store is the largest music sales "outfit" in the world, anywhere with anyone -- "brick and mortar" store or cyberspace store...
But, you've already seen the problem, it's "EMI"...
Thanks again. Here is the text of the article you linked to:
*UPDATED: The Beatles blame EMI for delayed downloads through Apple’s iTunes
Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney this afternoon blamed record label EMI for any delay in making music from the band available through iTunes.
McCartney said that he wants music from The Beatles to be made available as downloads, and slammed EMI for the long wait so far.
Speaking to the NME, he said: “We were having problems with iTunes – well not iTunes, EMI was the problem – with downloading, which we’d like to do because that’s how a lot of people get their music.”
McCartney notes the band’s sidestepped the problem by getting involved in the new ‘The Beatles: Rock Band’ game, which is released tomorrow (September 9).
We also know that Apple will host a music-related special event tomorrow - with huge speculation that music from the band will be made available through iTunes.
We still don’t know, and McCartney isn’t telling us, saying only: “We’ve kind of bypassed that [download problems] because now you can do it in ‘Rock Band’,” he said. “I always liked that, when you’re told you can’t do something and suddenly there’s a little route round the back.”
We’re hoping Apple Corps. and Apple Inc. have also found their own backstairs route to shoving music up onto iTunes.
UPDATE: Stand easy, as it looks unlikely music from The Beatles will make it onto iTunes tomorrow, with EMI continuing to drag its feet, denying legal music downloaders the chance to purchase music from one of the world’s biggest bands. Speaking to the Financial Times, Ernesto Schmitt, EMI’s global catalog president, said: “Conversations between Apple and EMI are ongoing and we look forward to the day when we can make the music available digitally. But it’s not tomorrow.” ...”
http://www.9to5mac.com/the_beatles_paul_mccartney_EMI_blocks_Apple_itunes_deal