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    		#378288   2008-05-20 09:02 GMT      
    Any 'Joe Jackson' fans out there know why there has NEVER been availability of the BIG WORLD album online? There must be some bizarre legal mess or contract problem that will no let this album be available online. Does anyone know the story? It has some of his best songs and it is no where to be found on Napster, amazon-MP3, or any other idividual song download sites.

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    		#378289   2008-05-20 09:11 GMT      
    Usually, legal and contractual problems are the reason for certain recordings not being available for download. Have you ever tried to find any of the Beatles online? Not there!

    I can certainly understand The Beatles not wanting their songs downloads separately, as their albums sales are still quite strong to the very date. There is also that dispute between Michael Jackson and McCartney on the rights.

    But, going back to Joe Jackson, I would suspect that you are correct about legal issues that prevent this album being downloadable.

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    		#378290   2008-05-20 09:20 GMT      
    I too was thinking about this--perhaps because
    of the song which is NOT on that album, yet holds
    true to this day.

    And that is, "It's A Small World, After All".

    *Oh come on, how could I resist? Surely Joe himself
    would chuckle, even if only at the absurdity, and
    would roll his eyes at a thumbdown?

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    		#378291   2008-05-20 13:26 GMT      
    Hum...stumbing upon your question, I opted to conduct a quick search just to see what I could find.
    I encountered no difficulty in coming up with 16 units of the album currently available at Amazon.

    http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/B000007155/ref=dp_olp_2

    I was also able to find the full album mp3 download here:
    http://www.mp3fiesta.com/big_world_album87391/
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