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Blu-Ray Never Sleeps

(Newser Summary) – Fans of Neil Young will soon be able to buy his entire music archive on Blu-ray discs, the AP reports. The first 10-disc set, out this fall, will cover the prolific rocker’s career from 1963 to 1972 and will include some previously unreleased songs, videos, and handwritten manuscripts. Buyers will also be able to download more content to the discs on their own.

Source: Associated Press

More about:  music industry • music downloads • rock and roll • memorabilia • DVD • Neil Young • Blu-ray

Neil Young gestures as Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan...
Neil Young gestures as Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz watches at Sun's JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 6, 2008. Young plans to release his music archive on Blu-ray discs.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
Neil Young will release his music archive on Blu-ray...
Neil Young will release his music archive on Blu-ray discs, which can store more information than DVDs.   (Getty Images)
The Blu-ray Disc logo is shown on a flat-panel television...
The Blu-ray Disc logo is shown on a flat-panel television at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in this Jan. 8, 2008 file photo.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Musician Neil Young, right, strums an imaginary guitar...
Musician Neil Young, right, strums an imaginary guitar as Sun Microsystems CEO Jonathan Schwartz, left, watches at Sun's JavaOne Conference in San Francisco, Tuesday, May 6, 2008.   (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
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