You Never(?) Give HMX Your Money

[nemuren]

IGN revealed the tracks for the DLC release of Abbey Road will be broken up like so:

• "Maxwell's Silver Hammer"
• "Oh! Darling"
• "Because"
• "You Never Give Me Your Money"
• "Sun King/Mean Mr. Mustard"
• "Polythene Pam/She Came In Through the Bathroom Window"
• "Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight/The End"
• "Her Majesty"
• "Abbey Road Medley"

So they grouped together the songs in the medley that flow directly into each other. (For those of you not versed in The Beatles, the "Abbey Road Medley" consists of all the songs from "You Never Give Me Your Money" through "The End" and runs about 16 minutes.) It's nice that the mini-medley of Slumbers/Weight/End can be played outside of the full medley, as is often done on the radio and in Paul's concerts. I'm very curious to see how much HMX will charge for "Her Majesty" considering it only runs 23 seconds. Though arguably no one's going to get it who isn't already getting the full album.

Speaking of cost, IGN says the cost of the DLC is "still being finalized" which has me cautiously optimistic that they listened to our complaints about paying 17 bucks for 24 minutes of content. The way the songs are grouped, you can get all the tracks for 16 bucks at standard RB pricing and the full album costs are usually a buck or two cheaper than getting the tracks individually. Though the ability to play the medley uninterrupted can only be purchased with the full album, which may factor into the price. We'll see.