Article: Beatlemania is back: fans grab remastered albums, video game.(Technology)

LONDON, September 9, 2009 (AFP) - A new wave of Beatlemania swept around the world Wednesday as the Fab Four's digitally remastered albums and a new video game were released.Fans queued up from Tokyo to London to get their hands on the rejuvenated and cleaned-up versions of all the legendary British quartet's albums, and the new "The Beatles: Rock Band" game."I've been here since 3:00 am. I'm planning to spend 800 quid ($1,300, 900 euros) for the boxsets and the game," said Alan Harrington, 59, first in the queue at the HMV record store on Oxford Street in central London.In Japan, eager Beatles fans flooded in all day to the HMV music store in the downtown Ginza shopping ...

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