but I definitely don't want this bloody album on my devices
Then you do care that Apple can do this.
I hate those sample music files from windows media player, how dare they include it with every purchase of windows!
Which can can be deleted in 2 seconds...
Do you really not know how to delete music from your device? Swipe-left, delete.
And what if you have iTunes Match?
How can you hate the weezer buddy holly clip which came with windows 95? It was by far the best file on the windows 95 cd.
WMP didn't download those samples surreptitiously from the internet. Many media players come with a sample track or album, that's not really a big deal.