“Led Zeppelin has announced plans to make music from the band available online from mid-November,” Jonny Evans reports for Macworld UK.
“The band are another of digital music’s final holdouts. Beginning 13 November, the band’s original albums will be available for full-album or a la carte download from all online music retailers,” Evans reports. “Edgar Bronfman, Jr., chairman and CEO of Warner Music Group said: ‘In their 12 years together, Zeppelin created one of the most powerful, influential, and timeless bodies of work in the history of modern music. They not only enjoyed enormous commercial success, but their ground-breaking musical innovation transformed the cultural landscape. We have been planning for this landmark day for a long time, and we look forward to expanding Led Zeppelin’s presence across a full array of digital platforms.'”
Full article here.
This would be great if we hadn’t already ripped – back in 2001, no less – all of the Led Zep we’d ever want from CDs we purchased long ago. For extra clarity: We’re not paying you twice, Middlebronfman.