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by Tyrannosaurs 5517 days ago
Anyone else curious about why the Beatles returned nothing on iTunes?

[Note: All this applies to Beatles tracks ripped from CD rather than purchased via iTunes.]

I've just tried Genius (updated immediately before) on a selection of Beatles tracks in iTunes - Eleanor Rigby, Yellow Submarine, Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds, Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band and not one of them produces a playlist.

Even before they were selling Beatles tracks enough people will have ripped them from CD to have the data to produce playlists so it seems unlikely (but not impossible) that it's data related, which suggests that it's either an odd, very specific error or intentional.

What's stranger is that for some (but not all) of the tracks it will make Genius recommendations to buy...

Anyone any ideas? Some strange part of the Beatles licensing deal perhaps though that would be very odd as really who gains anything by that?