Abbey Road Virtual Tour

By Selam Mebratu

How to get there3 Abbey Road, St. John’s Wood, City of Westminster, London, England

1. St. John’s Wood station in the district of North-West London

2. Exit station, 2 blocks southwest is the intersection of Grove End Road and Abbey Road. This is where the crosswalk is located.

3. The white building at 3 Abbey Road is the studio. The lower sidewalk wall of the building is where tourist pay homage by writing on the wall.

Why it’s so good

4 rooms that are 1st class recording rooms with amazing acoustical qualities

Mastering and technical engineers who push the quality and usefulness of the technology and explore techniques to ensure the artists’ creative ambitions are met.

Studio 1

•The largest all purpose recording studio•4908 sq ft•Where most film soundtracks are recorded.

Studio 2

•The most famous studio because it is where the Beetles recorded all their music•2131sq ft•An exceptional design including hinged acoustic screens

Studio 3

•Place where Pink Floyd recorded “Wish You Were Here”•U2 and Coldplay also recorded here•Only 506sq ft but includes several isolation booths

Penthouse

•The popular powerful digital mix facility•The latest studio to be built in Abbey Road

History

Abbey Road studio recorded a continuous string of famous hits for the Beatles

Place of the last recording of all four members in a final mix of Abbey Road studio selling 10 Million Copies

World’s most durable and successful albums: Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd

For the Tourist

The studio received historic site status from the British Government in 2010

The long standing tradition for visitors to pay homage to the band by writing on the studio fence in front, although it is painted over monthly

And You cannot forget

The Crossing

The popular place across the pond

A live feed the crossing http://www.abbeyroad.com/visit/

158 different artist have recorded at Abbey Roads studio. Want to check http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_artists_who_have_recorded_at_Abbey_Road_Studios

Perhaps the most famous recording studio on THE FACE OF THE EARTH

References

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