I've been Stung; The Store may be busy

Ok, I'll admit, that was a little cheesy, but...
I've bee unable to preview Sting's new Labyrinth release. All other iTunes activity is fine, and I can purchase, gift, etc, at will.
The error I get is "Could not complete iTunes Store request. The store may be busy. Check your internet connection or try again later."
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What gives?
PMG5, PBG4 & MB Stealth Mac OS X (10.4.8)

I've tried it for you here in the UK store and get the same result which indicates there is something wrong at Tunes end not your end.
Regards,
Colin R.
Message was edited by: Colin Robinson
PS I tried a different album with no problem.

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