iTunes Originals... What is it? What are they?

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iTunes Originals is a series of digital releases that were only made available through Apple's iTunes Store. It was developed and produced by longtime KCRW DJ and film music supervisor Chris Douridas,[1] who recruited Stephen Marsh to provide audio mastering for the albums.[2] Each release features the music of a single artist. The releases typically contain more than twenty tracks (some more than thirty), which include music from the artist's body of releases, new recordings (of both previously released and sometimes unreleased songs) specifically for the iTunes Originals, and spoken word tracks that explore the artist's history and work, and/or discuss the next song.[2][3] Some releases have also included video, both previously released, and originally created for the iTunes Originals. The songs recorded exclusively for the albums are usually recorded live in a recording studio.

iTunes Originals - Wikipedia


The beginnings of 'covers'??