Beatles Collector's Box includes limited edition 120GB iPod classic, leaves the ripping to you

Listen up, Ringo Beatles fans -- your holiday gift has just been located, and it's on aisle 17 in Bloomingdale's. The somewhat janky limited edition collector's box is a dream come true for fanatics of the Fab Four, packing 13 original Beatles' CDs, an engraved guitar pick, two masters and the "Love" CD -- none of which are available via the iTunes Music Store, mind you. Just 2,500 of the $795 sets are available, but -- humorously enough -- you'll be stuck ripping and transferring every last disc onto your individually numbered, etched-with-a-Beatles-logo 120GB iPod classic. Ah well, at least this scenario lets you choose your own bitrate, right?

[MAJSlacker @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:51AM]

Not a bad deal for Beatles lovers out there (like my brother). A 120GB iPod already goes for $249, and 13 CDs at $15 each is another couple hundred, not to mention the other cool stuff. Sure, Apple and The Beatles are still making a killing, but not bad for the true Fab Four fans...

I've already got two iPods (4GB mini and a 60GB video), and now an iPhone (which I've barely used, since I've been in Iraq), and I don't have 120GB of data to store anyway...or I'd consider it.

Cheers

[transiit @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:57AM]

by that math, you're talking $351 for "an engraved guitar pick, two masters and the "Love" CD"

If this is "not a bad deal", I'm curious what is.

[Level 5 @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:35AM]

@transiit

I'm right there with ya man. And I'm sorry, most of the stuff isn't worth the money anyway. What are you REALLY gonna do with a limited edition anything? Put it in a cabinet or on a shelf, and let it just sit there. Lame. Gimme the iPod, and the CD's. Or better yet, just gimme the iPod, and BitTorrent. Given there's only 2 living Beatles, both of which have made so much money that one can afford to give his 1 legged prostitute $50 mill, and the other one wants nothing to do with his fans, I'd say just get em however you can get em.

[danroderic @ Oct 22nd 2008 8:02AM]

did you miss the part where he said he was in iraq? someone that stupid isn't gonna be able to judge a deal too well...

[Backlin @ Oct 22nd 2008 9:11AM]

@dandronic:

That was low dude.

[Josh @ Oct 22nd 2008 11:11AM]

@danroderic: Congrats! you are officially the douchebag of the day!

[maveric101 @ Oct 22nd 2008 12:34PM]

@dandronic

i am appalled. i have nothing but the greatest respect for our nation's soldiers.

[Testies, Testies, 1, 2... 3? @ Oct 22nd 2008 1:41PM]

@dandronic:

Instead of your head, you'd have an Al Qaeda shoe bomb up your ass if it weren't for him...

[dandaman @ Oct 22nd 2008 1:42PM]

@dandronic: While I agree entirely on the US's choice to enter Iraq, you're still a jackass. Get off the internet.

I would totally by this for more around $400, but not the price they're selling it for. I love the Beatles and that iPod doesn't look half bad.

[scotty @ Oct 23rd 2008 7:02AM]

Michel Jackson doesn't own the rights to the beatles catalog any more.He sold it years ago

[rita hainsworth @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:54AM]

Who are the Beatles?

[MikeWard1701 @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:14AM]

For gods sake please tell me you're joking!

[cookiejar @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:20AM]

I hope you are joking!

[Patriks7 @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:52AM]

I am guessing thats a reference to SNL Jeopardy with Catherine Zeta Jones?

[tom @ Oct 22nd 2008 8:50AM]

looking at the pic, I think all this poster know is pron, nothing but pron.

[rita hainsworth @ Oct 22nd 2008 9:40AM]

why i take offense at that...I'm a church going lady.

[Testies, Testies, 1, 2... 3? @ Oct 22nd 2008 1:42PM]

* "The Church" is the name of the local strip club

[Patriks7 @ Oct 23rd 2008 10:53AM]

Haha
I really LOLed @ Testies, Testies, 1, 2... 3?'s comment

[Jeff @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:59AM]

250 + 240 = 490

So you're paying $305 for a box, a pick, and the screenprinting on the iPod.

I'd say that was worth it if it also came with all the albums on vinyl, plus maybe a leatherbound Anthology.

The iPod is pretty cool, though.

[Rob @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:40AM]

Did you go to college with Milo?

[NG @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:13AM]

well, that sounds like a reasonable price before the credit crunch bit my as* ...

[j_g_puff @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:14AM]

"...you'll be stuck ripping and transferring every last disc onto your individually numbered, etched-with-a-Beatles-logo 120GB iPod classic..."

But the people who buy these box sets don't actually listen to the music, do they?

[Matt Etchells @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:44AM]

nope, the kind of people that buy those kits up are self indulgent assholes that only buy shit because they have money to blow, 90% of those boxes will never ever be used due to those people storing it on a shelf; or thinking there hot shit because they have a collector 's boxset..and it "unused"... that or just buying it for bragging rights....

shame...

[Austin R. Range @ Oct 22nd 2008 8:44AM]

Also you need to figure any true fans already have these CD's AND the LP's from the Beatles so they probably don't have much other use for the set.

[Homer @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:21AM]

I downloaded complete Beatles album at 320Kbps at Mininova.com for free via Bittorent.

[From My Cube @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:35AM]

idiot

[j_g_puff @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:51AM]

and that's just one of the reasons why you're an arse.

[Canoo @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:53AM]

hahahahaha.. you said what everyone else was thinking :)

[Josh @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:18AM]

exactly...doesn't michael jackson get the proceeds anyway? no thanks

[n00b @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:35AM]

What is an iPod?

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:03AM]

Its a portable Jesus machine.

[JohnM @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:40AM]

So all that Apple suing Apple crap, was for this? Oh come on!

[Bad Beaver @ Oct 22nd 2008 6:48AM]

Overpriced. Way. I mean, are those at least lovingly restored SACD-Hybrids? For the price, these would have to be superbly remastered XRCDs, hand-chiseled by virgin maidens under the light of the full moon, then all individually carried over from Japan by specially trained bunnies, bridging the ocean-gap on the back of blue whales.
Guess these would make nice give-aways for the band's friends though, since those are clearly in need of yet another unchanged Beatles re-release.

[ClarkyCat @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:24AM]

That truly is a splendid image!

...much better than the actual reality of it being cobbled together by blind orphans in Vietnamese tenements whose pay consists of not having their hands broken, anyway.

[Bad Beaver @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:38AM]

Yeah, sad. For this item.
XRCD is a different thing:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extended_Resolution_Compact_Disc

[ED @ Oct 22nd 2008 5:44PM]

not to be confused with XKCD

[Jonathan-DBOSS @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:01AM]

"Hey Juude, don't make me [BUY THIS PIECE OF OVERPRICED CRAP!]"

[Troels C @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:54AM]

If you don't, Jude will really make it bad!

[Homer @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:02AM]

Mmm. Ringo...

[Troels C @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:17AM]

Path on the site:
"Kids > Features > Beatles"

Wtf lol

[giuliop @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:22AM]

"Ah well, at least this scenario lets you choose your own bitrate, right?"

With 120GB, they could have pre-ripped all the CDs with every sensible bit-rate and have plenty of space to spare.

[Frun @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:27AM]

Peace and love, Peace.... and....... Love.

[Rob @ Oct 22nd 2008 9:05AM]

Do people still fall for this "peace and love" bs slogan? Even Putin gives everyone the peace sign and we know how thinks. Ringo is just the British version of Blacksploitation. "Ringo Starr in "Black Belt Ringo." Coming soon to a theater near you."

[asg84 @ Oct 22nd 2008 10:24AM]

those two are most abused words to cheat people......
and people who talk about it all the time are ________ :)

[scott @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:41AM]

cool..but meh.

[strider_mt2k @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:51AM]

The ironing is delicious.

[NHAnimator @ Oct 22nd 2008 7:58AM]

Where's the vinyl?

[hilofi @ Oct 22nd 2008 8:27AM]

Does it have firewire?

[TubeTop100.com @ Oct 22nd 2008 9:17AM]

$795, that's about €16., not too bad.

[giuliop @ Oct 22nd 2008 9:42AM]

It's also £0.99, so really not bad at all.