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Paul Sexton. The Beatles 'Abbey Road' artwork - Courtesy: UMG. On August 8, 1969, on a street in north-west London and almost directly outside a celebrated recording studio, one of the most famous. Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 26 September 1969. It is the last album the group recorded, [2] although Let It Be was the last album completed before the band's break-up in April 1970. [3] It was mostly recorded in April, July, and August 1969, and reached number one in both the US and.

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On August 8, 1969, photographer Iain Macmillan captures the Beatles crossing the street outside of their Abbey Road studio. The photo becomes one of music's most iconic album covers. In keeping with the pencil sketch that Paul McCartney had given to photographer Iain Macmillan, the cover of The Beatles ' classic Abbey Road simply shows the four musicians walking across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios in North London. The famous cover shot was one of six taken by Macmillan at 10am on August 8, 1969. Abbey Road was the final album The Beatles recorded and it was issued on Friday 26th September 1969 with a genuinely iconic cover photo. It pictures the four men - George Harrison, Paul McCartney. The Beatles' Abbey Road album cover is one of the most imitated photos in the world. Why you can trust Sky News. On 8 August 1969, a photograph was taken that would turn an ordinary zebra crossing.

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Beatles fans dressed as band members walk across the zebra crossing outside the Abbey Road studios, celebrating the 50th anniversary of the iconic Abbey Road Beatles album cover. Iain Macmillan took the rather modest shot of the musicians on a zebra crossing on the B507 road, an image which would adorn the cover of the band's Abbey Road album. For five decades people have. Abbey Road: 50 years of the Beatles' famous album cover - BBC News. The Beatles' first contract sells for £275k. 'Lost' Beatles footage found in attic. Beatles photos fetch £250k at auction. The famous cover design of the Beatles' 1969 album 'Abbey Road,' by John Kosh. the design and the image of the four Beatles crossing Abbey Road has been imitated on album covers by the Red Hot.

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First things first. The photograph emblazoned on The Beatles ' Abbey Road album cover was indeed taken on a street named Abbey Road. It was that picture that dressed up The Beatles' 11th. The Beatles' 'Abbey Road' album has attracted enough cover versions to create countless alternative albums. Here we pick the best of them. The last album recorded by The Beatles featured. Abbey Road: 50 years of The Beatles' famous album cover Revisiting London's iconic album cover images "If you can imagine him perched precariously on top of a step ladder. Abbey Road. First issued on 26th September, 1969 Abbey Road was the final Beatles album to be recorded but not their last to be released. Let It Be, though mainly recorded in January, 1969 was finally released in May, 1970 alongside the film of the same name. Following the 'live' nature of the "Let It Be" recordings, for Abbey Road, The Beatles.

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About "Abbey Road". Named after the road on which they did most of their recording, Abbey Road was the Beatles' final album. Along with two of George Harrison's finest songs, the highlight. It has been over 50 years since one of the most iconic album cover photographs was taken: Abbey Road by The Beatles. On the face of it, it's rather simple. The Fab Four walking in unison along a zebra crossing near to the then-EMI Studios in Abbey Road. However, like with everything connected to The Beatles, it quickly became a hugely.