August 30, 2007

By By Paul Sexton, London

Digital media delivery company 7digital has followed last week's deal with EMI for its Rolling Stones catalog with another pact, this time featuring former Beatle Ringo Starr's solo material.

Apple/Capitol's new "Very Best of Ringo Starr" compilation, which was released in the United Kingdom on Monday, was made available from Aug. 29 by 7digital in as high-quality, DRM-free 320kbps MP3 files.

The bundle price of the 20-track album in this format is ?7.99 ($16), as it is for four of Starr's original albums, which are now all available in the DRM-free format via 7digital.

The titles are "Sentimental Journey" and "Beaucoups of Blues" (both 1970), "Ringo" (1973) and "Goodnight Vienna" (1974), all originally released on Apple.

London-based 7digital is a privately-held company backed by Benchmark Capital, the venture capital firm behind eBay and other leading technology companies.

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