**2006**

April 11

Capitol Albums Vol. 2 is released, containing The Early Beatles, Beatles VI, Help! Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, & Rubber Soul ( US version) on CD for the first time. Soon after its release, fans discovered that the mono tracks on Rubber Soul and Help! were not taken from the actual mono masters, but rather were bounced down from the stereo masters. Capitol quietly issued replacement discs for customers who asked for them, causing some minor uproar after asking customers send the disc in the sleeve with the original receipt (they did accept discs sent without sleeves or receipts).

April 12

In the midst of an ongoing lawsuit with Apple Computers, Apple Corps confirms a report attributed to Neil Aspinall in which he claims to be in the process of remastering the entire Beatles catalogue for release to digital music distribution sites such as iTunes. The downloads will also feature new digital booklets accompanying the albums.

April 14

It is revealed that Michael Jackson will sell half of his share in the Sony/ATV music catalog back to Sony in order to raise money to combat mounting financial problems. Jackson 's share was purchased in 1985 for $47.5 million, and it is now valued at over $1 billion.

October 2

Apple Records announce they will be releasing a type of remix album, compiled by George Martin and his son Giles, of music used in the Cirque Du Soleil program "Love" for release in November 2006.