NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney and Guns N' Roses released their biggest hits on vinyl records and compact discs, but on Thursday, their new albums will debut online on MySpace.
Users of MySpace, the world's largest social network on the Internet, will be able to listen for free to “Electric Arguments," the new album by McCartney's side-project group The Fireman, and “Chinese Democracy," the long-delayed album by hard rock band Guns N' Roses, before the songs are in stores and at online shops like Amazon.com.
Members of News Corp-owned MySpace will be able to play the songs on the bands' MySpace pages, but they will not be able to download them onto their computers.
Geffen Records plans to exclusively release “Chinese Democracy" on November 23 in the United States at consumer electronics chain Best Buy Co Inc. Most of its tracks have already shown up in various forms, including pirated versions on the Internet.
“Electric Arguments" is due to be released on November 25. Fans can also order songs from that album, but not songs from “Chinese Democracy", through MySpace Music.
Users of MySpace, the world's largest social network on the Internet, will be able to listen for free to “Electric Arguments," the new album by McCartney's side-project group The Fireman, and “Chinese Democracy," the long-delayed album by hard rock band Guns N' Roses, before the songs are in stores and at online shops like Amazon.com.
Members of News Corp-owned MySpace will be able to play the songs on the bands' MySpace pages, but they will not be able to download them onto their computers.
Geffen Records plans to exclusively release “Chinese Democracy" on November 23 in the United States at consumer electronics chain Best Buy Co Inc. Most of its tracks have already shown up in various forms, including pirated versions on the Internet.
“Electric Arguments" is due to be released on November 25. Fans can also order songs from that album, but not songs from “Chinese Democracy", through MySpace Music.
