A collection of The Beatles ' rarities and bootlegs will be released exclusively through iTunes next week.The band, whose music only arrived on iTunes in 2010 following lengthy legal negotiations, will release 59 tracks, which some reports suggest will be titled 'The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963'. A verified tracklist can be seen below.In total the album includes 15 studio outtakes and a further 44 live BBC tracks to add to those already on 'Live At The BBC' and 'On Air: Live At The BBC Volume 2', which was released earlier this year.2010 saw an end to the dispute between iTunes' parent company Apple Inc, The Beatles' Apple Corps and their record label, EMI. The new – or old – Beatles recordings include 44 unreleased songs recorded for BBC programmes in 1963.
– It took years for the Beatles to arrive on iTunes—but a treat for Fab Four fans could help make up for the wait. Fifty-nine rare tracks will arrive today, a mix of live BBC performances, demos, and studio outtakes. Previously, the recordings were only available as bootlegs, the Guardian notes. NME has the full track list for The Beatles Bootleg Recordings 1963, including plenty of classics as well as lesser-known songs. Why now? A Beatles blogger tells the Guardian that Apple Records doesn't actually want to release the songs. "The only reason why they are doing this is to retain the copyright of this material," says Roger Stormo. New EU rules say unreleased material is copyright-free after 50 years, compared to 70 years for released material. So we might start seeing "new" Beatles recordings every year, industry insiders say.