Peter Gabriel's new album, "Up," debuted Tuesday in stores--and on the Web in Windows Media 9 Series format. In what Microsoft claims is a Web first, the album comes in 5.1-channel surround-sound audio. Consumers can preview the entire album, before deciding whether to purchase "Up." The price was not immediately available. Playback is limited to first week of October. Afterwards, thanks to DRM playback will not be possible.

The surround-sound download is a hefty 188MB. A 62MB version of the file in ?stereo? format is also available. For more info and the download link warp 2 ... News.com