EMI contract fades out

In the wake of an expired EMI contract, finished on June 30th, several popular Pink Floyd albums have disappeared from the iTunes Store. The contract covered albums following 1973's Dark Side of the Moon, and as a result means albums like Animals and The Wall have been pulled as separate entities. They can still be bought as a part of the Oh By the Way boxset, which costs $140. Some individual songs can also be downloaded.

Pink Floyd has had a tumultuous history with EMI, particular over the question of single sales. The band has long objected to releasing singles, and it recently filed and won a lawsuit accusing EMI of selling digital singles without permission. It had been worried that much of Pink Floyd's music could disappear from online sales, but content was left mostly intact at iTunes until today.

by MacNN Staff