Consequence of Sound — Released to extend copyright protection. more info

CNN Showbiz — A collection of often-bootlegged Beatles songs went on sale via iTunes early Tuesday, but the recordings were online only briefly in several countries. more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The Beatles and the National Security Agency? There may be stranger bedfellows, but it’s difficult at the moment to come up with a good example. more info

Popdose — Though the MonaLisa Twins proclaim themselves carriers of the ’60s torch for a new generation, don’t expect them to hearken back to the Crystals or Ronettes. Instead, the sisters (actual twins named Mona and Lisa) possess a sound more akin to the... more info

411 Mania — The celebration of Beatlemania continues... more info

Consequence of Sound — Several of these albums have been out of print for years. more info

411 Mania — Every US album in one set... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — More than a quarter century after the U.S. versions of the Beatles' albums went out of print, all will be reissued individually and in a 13-CD boxed set on Jan. 21 (a day earlier in the rest of the world) in conjunction with various commemorations ... more info

Topix — FAB FOUR: The Beatles are seen performing, date unknown. From left to right: Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, and John Lennon. more info

The Independent — The release of a new album featuring previously unheard Beatles material would normally be heralded as a global music event.     more info