According to a number of UK-based online sources, Paul McCartney has officially worked out a deal to bring the Beatles back-catalog to multiple music download sites including a $400 million agreement with iTunes to offer the tracks. All of the Beatles currently have works available for download through iTunes, but the likely most popular tunes have thus far eluded the mammoth music download service.

According to reports, albums including Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, Help and the White Album could be available from iTunes on possibly other online services “within months”. Now that the deal has been worked out, officials for the Beatles are reportedly in the process of creating digital versions of the songs to be available for download.

Rumors also speculate that the cause of the release of the albums is at least in part to pay off a nasty divorce settlement to Paul McCartney’s former wife Heather Mills. McCartney may be giving up close to $70 million in the settlement including legal expenses. Ringo Star and the families of George Harrison and John Lennon are also sure benefit from any deal to provide the Beatles catalog online. Maybe this means we may see that yellow iPod, yet?

Telegraph