Abbey Road available as DLC in The Beatles Rock Band this week

Posted Oct 19, 2009 at 6:27PM EST by Mabie A.

Listed in: Wii, PS3, Xbox 360 Tags: Harmonix, Microsoft, Microsoft Points, MTV, MTV Games, Wii Points

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Time to take that walk in the historic Abbey Road as MTV Games, Harmonix and Apple Corps, Ltd. announced today the launch of Abbey Road (1969) as the first of the Beatles' album to be released as downloadable content.

The DLC will be landing in The Beatles: Rock Band (PS3, Xbox 360, and Wii) Music Store on October 20 for the Xbox 360 and Wii, and October 22 for the PS3.

Available for Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3:

Individual Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell's Silver Hammer,” “Oh! Darling,” and “Because”
Price: US$ 1.99, £.99 UK, €1.49 EU (160 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) per each individual track

The “Complete The Album Pack” features:
• Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell's Silver Hammer,” “Oh! Darling,” and “Because”
• The entire Abbey Road B-side 16 minute medley that includes: “You Never Give Me Your Money,” “Sun King,” “Mean Mr. Mustard,” “Polythene Pam,” “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window,” “Golden Slumbers,” “Carry That Weight” and “The End”
• Additionally, the following songs from Abbey Road can also be played as 1-to-3-song sets, based on how they were recorded / composed:
o “You Never Give Me Your Money”
o “Sun King”/ “Mean Mr. Mustard”
o “Polythene Pam”/ “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”
o “Golden Slumbers”/ “Carry That Weight”/ “The End”*
o “Her Majesty”
Price: US$ 16.99, £10.46 UK, €11.37 EU (1360 Microsoft Points for Xbox 360) for “Complete The Album Pack”

Available for Wii (Oct. 20):

Individual Abbey Road singles: “Maxwell's Silver Hammer, ” “Oh! Darling,” “Because,” and “You Never Give Me Your Money,” *“Her Majesty
Price: US$ 2.00 USD (200 Wii Points™) per each individual track
*US$ 1.00 (100 Wii Points) for “Her Majesty”

Multi-track sets:
• “Sun King”/ “Mean Mr. Mustard”
• “Polythene Pam”/ “She Came in Through the Bathroom Window”
• “Golden Slumbers”/ “Carry That Weight”/ “The End”*
Price: US$ 3.50 USD (350 Wii Points) per 2-Pack /

• No additional cost for 3rd song “The End” as it is already included on game disc

There's more DLCs to follow too, with Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) coming in November, and Rubber Soul (1965) in December.

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