Digital box and more...

Oct 24, 2007 13:16 GMT  ·  By

Besides recently lowering the price on all iTunes Plus music and adding a great many artists from independent labels, Apple is continuing to differentiate itself from competitors through special offers. Fans of Led Zeppelin will be glad to know that Apple is offering an iTunes special treat.

A special digital box set containing Led Zeppelin's entire discography, adequately dubbed "The Complete Led Zeppelin," is now available for pre-order exclusively on Apple's iTunes Store. "The Complete Led Zeppelin" is a 165-track collection of all 13 of the legendary group's albums, including the new career-spanning "Mothership" retrospective, for only $99. "We're excited to offer Led Zeppelin's entire catalog as a special digital box set with this pre-order," said Eddy Cue, Apple's vice president of iTunes, in the press release. "Now you can get all of the band's albums with one click for an incredible $99."

These special box sets offer an incredible practical way for fans to get their hands on their favorite band's entire discography and also attractive when it comes to price. Furthermore, fans who place a pre-order for either "The Complete Led Zeppelin" or "Mothership" will be automatically entered to win the chance to see the band's reunion performance at London's O2 Arena on November 26 as part of the Ahmet Ertegun Tribute. "Led Zeppelin is a band that made albums; each one legendary from start to finish," said David Dorn, senior vice president of e-Commerce for Rhino Entertainment, in the press release. "We're excited to offer this incredible digital boxed set on iTunes, which represents one of the greatest bodies of music ever recorded and should be owned by every rock music fan."

Led Zeppelin's "Mothership," a 24-track collection of the group's best-known songs, hand-picked by Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones, is also available today for pre-order. Touching on every studio album, the collection contains defining songs including "Whole Lotta Love," "Rock and Roll" and "Kashmir." In addition to "The Complete Led Zeppelin" and "Mothership," Led Zeppelin's entire catalog of songs and albums will also be available for individual purchase and download beginning November 13.