Paul McCartney has predicted that the Beatles catalogue will finally arrived online legitimately next year. While speaking to Billbaord about his new DVD and the expanded version of his most recent album 'Memory Almost Full', McCartney said: "It's all happening soon. Most of us are all sort of ready. The whole thing is primed, ready to go - there's just maybe one little sticking point left, and I think it's being cleared up as we speak, so it shouldn't be too long. It's down to fine-tuning, but I'm pretty sure it'll be happening next year, 2008".
Asked about the long delays in getting the Beatles catalogue onto legitimate download platforms, McCartney admitted there had been contractual issues between the various copyright owners, but added that a desire to get the online launch of the Fab Four right also played a part. He continued: "You've got to get these things right. You don't want to do something that's as cool as that and in three years time you think, 'Oh God, why did we do that?!"
The new McCartney DVD is a three disc set featuring videos and concert footage from across Macca's solo career. The expanded version of 'Memory Almost Full' includes three bonus tracks, the videos for singles 'Dance Tonight' and 'Ever Present Past' and a DVD of his previously reported gig at London's Electric Ballroom back in June.