We're so excited to announce
@jordanrakei
will be our first ever ‘Artist In Residence’ at Abbey Road Studios.
Welcome to the family Jordan ❤️
📷:
@Carsten_WNDHRST
Learn more here:
On this day in 2001,
@Muse
released their second studio album ‘Origin Of Symmetry’. Partially recorded in Studio Two, the album was met with critical acclaim upon its release.
#OriginOfSymmetry
Today we remember one of the world's greatest songwriters and musicians of the 20th Century, who would have celebrated his 80th birthday.
Happy Birthday,
@JohnLennon
.
#JohnLennon80
#GIMMESOMETRUTH
Today we remember one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th Century, who would have celebrated his 79th birthday today.
Happy Birthday,
@JohnLennon
.
Photo courtesy of Linda McCartney, taken at Abbey Road Studios in 1968.
50 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
gathered at EMI Studios for one of the most prolific photoshoots of their career. A policeman held up the traffic as photographer Iain Macmillan took six shots of the group walking across the zebra crossing just outside the studio.
#AbbeyRoad
Happy birthday to Sir Paul McCartney!
We are blessed to have hosted so many of Paul’s recordings through the years and cannot wait for many more to come.
Best wishes from all of us at Abbey Road.
#PaulMcCartney
@PaulMcCartney
On this day in 1969
@TheBeatles
climbed onto the rooftop of Apple HQ in Saville Row for what was their last live performance.
Join us in celebrating one of the most iconic moments in music history!
#TheBeatesGetBack
#RooftopConcert
@VogueKorea
recently teamed up with K-Pop idol, Exo Suho for an exclusive interview.
Accompanying photos were captured outside the Studios and around the local area.
Hope to see you back soon, Suho – this time recording new music in the studios!
#Suho
#EXO
#VogueKorea
Happy 83rd Birthday to the legendary,
@ringostarrmusic
!
As part of today’s celebrations, Ringo continues his annual ‘Peace And Love’ birthday initiative.
Happy birthday, Ringo, from all your friends here at Abbey Road.
#RingoStarr
The new album from
@The1975
‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’ is released today. Part recorded in Abbey Road's Studio Two and Three,
@Truman_Black
is pictured here in Studio Three at one of our iconic Challen pianos. Purchase on vinyl:
Today would have been
@JohnLennon
’s 82nd birthday.
John’s impact on our studios is difficult to put into words. All we can say is his voice, his creativity and his humour still live in the hearts and minds of almost everyone who walks into Abbey Road.
RIP.
#JohnLennon
“They say it’s your birthday…” Wishing the legendary Sir
@PaulMcCartney
a brilliant 80th birthday from all of us here at the Studios!
From his visit here 60 years ago this month, his legacy remains deeply connected to us.
#HappyBirthdayPaul
Now the streets have gone quiet, the Abbey Road zebra crossing has finally been given a much needed refresh and a new coat of paint. We look back at last August, when 1000s of Beatles' fans descended onto Abbey Road.
Share your Abbey Road crossing shots with us!
A-Z of Artists:
@Harry_Styles
| Following the release of ‘Harry Styles: Behind The Album’ documentary on Apple Music in 2017, Harry paid us a visit to perform an acoustic rendition of 'Kiwi' from his Number 1 self-titled debut.
#AbbeyRoad90
The iconic
@PaulMcCartney
took a familiar stroll almost 49 years to the day on his way to the Studios yesterday. Discover what he's been up to very soon. Video courtesy of
@MaryaMcCartney
.
50 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
' last recorded album and our studios’ namesake
#AbbeyRoad
was released. Considered by many to be the pinnacle of the band’s achievements, EMI Studios later changed its name to reflect this seminal moment in our history.
55 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
began recording 'Tomorrow Never Knows', the first song to be recorded for their album, ‘Revolver’. On that day, they recorded just three takes of the rhythm track, under the working title ‘Mark I’, along with one of
@JohnLennon
’s vocal takes.
Sir
@PaulMcCartney
and Sir
@RingoStarrMusic
enjoyed a Beatles’ reunion last night as friends and family came together to celebrate the golden anniversary of ‘Abbey Road’ at the studios where the album was largely created.
#AbbeyRoad
‘Jai Bhim’ is the acclaimed Indian Tamil-language drama film directed by T. J. Gnanavel. The film’s score was composed by
@RSeanRoldan
with conductor
@MattDunkleymuso
in Studio One; recorded by Lewis Jones.
The soundtrack is out now:
#JaiBhimOST
50 years following the release of his first solo album ‘McCartney’,
@PaulMcCartney
has today released,
#McCartneyIII
.
Recorded this year in lockdown, the record is built from live takes of Paul on vocals and guitar or piano, overdubbing with his bass playing and drumming.
.
@TaylorSwift
has released a new version of her festive single ‘Christmas Tree Farm’. Released exclusively to
@AmazonMusicUK
, Taylor recorded the new version of ‘Christmas Tree Farm’ at Abbey Road featuring a brand-new arrangement, accompanied by a 70-piece orchestra.
After four years in the making, ‘If These Walls Could Sing’ is set to hit Disney+ on 16 December.
Directed by Mary McCartney, the new documentary tells the story of our 91-year history through the eyes of the musical icons that helped establish it.
"I wanted to play drums because I fell in love with the glitter and the lights, but it wasn't about adulation. It was being up there playing."
Remembering Charlie Watts — one of the greatest rock & roll drummers of all time.
On this day in 1967,
@TheBeatles
performed 'All You Need Is Love' from a packed Studio One as part of the BBC’s ‘Our World’ satellite broadcast - the first live, worldwide satellite programme seen by an estimated audience of 350 million.
On this day in 1940, legendary drummer of
@TheBeatles
, Ringo Starr, was born. Happy Birthday Ringo!
Join the birthday festivities at
@RingoStarrMusic
's Peace & Love celebration, held at the former Apple Corps HQ in Savile Row, London:
#PeaceAndLove
50 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
' ‘Let It Be’ was released. An ambitious project titled ‘Get Back’, and intended to document the back-to-basics rebirth of The Beatles transformed into ‘Let It Be’, a mixture of live and studio cuts issued a month after the band had broken up.
“Up at 8:30am, arriving at 9:45am. Ringo first at 10:15 with the others arriving just after eleven" - A page from
@TheBeatles
' road manager and personal assistant Mal Evans’ 1969 diary, describing the day of the ‘Abbey Road’ photoshoot.
#AbbeyRoad
We're celebrating
@TheBeatles
' upcoming ‘Let It Be' reissue from today with a takeover of the Abbey Road wall. Make sure to stop by and see for yourself!
Shop the ‘Let it Be’ special edition formats which are out this Friday:
#LetItBe
If you're planning on coming to the zebra crossing today and the queues are too long, step inside the Abbey Road car park for one day only and take your photo with the original Beatles' 1969 image!
#AbbeyRoad
Today we remember the late Sir George Martin, who was born on this day in 1926. Sir George transformed music recording with his creative flair, innovation and passion and we are hugely honoured to be part of his story.
52 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
gathered at EMI Studios for one of the most iconic photoshoots of their career. A policeman held up the traffic as photographer Iain Macmillan took six shots as the group walked across the zebra crossing just outside the studio.
“It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love.” —
@JohnLennon
Happy
#PrideMonth
from everyone here at Abbey Road Studios.
Take a listen to ‘RIP Indo Hisashi’, the debut EP from London-based Filipino breakout artist,
@no_rome
. Co-produced by
@the1975
's Matty Healy and George Daniel, and recorded in Abbey Road’s new Gatehouse Studio. Listen here:
Powerful, poignant and timeless,
@JohnLennon
’s second solo album, ‘Imagine’, was released on this day 50 years ago.
To celebrate,
@UMCtweets
are tomorrow releasing a strictly limited-edition version of the Deluxe album on white vinyl:
#IMAGINE50
#OTD
54 years ago,
@TheBeatles
were photographed walking across Abbey Road before continuing work on 'I Want You (She’s So Heavy)' and 'The End'.
It has since become one of the most iconic album covers of all time.
📷 Iain Macmillan / Apple Corps Ltd.
#TheBeatles
#AbbeyRoad
.
@AnneMarie
's reimagined orchestral version of ‘Beautiful’ for
@AmazonMusic
is out now! Taken from her second studio album, ‘Therapy’, the performance was recorded in Studio Two by Abbey Road's Paul Pritchard and mastered by
@CW_AbbeyRoad
. Watch:
55 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
started recording the title track to their iconic album, ‘Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band'.
The sessions took place in Studio Two with Sir George Martin producing and Geoff Emerick engineering.
#SgtPepper
Geoff Emerick helped transform music recording with his creative flair, innovation and passion, playing a paramount part not only in Abbey Road Studios' own history, but in music history itself. Discover the fascinating story of Geoff Emerick:
On this day in 1970,
@TheBeatles
' ‘Let It Be’ was released. Over the course of 16 months beginning in early 1969, an ambitious project that was titled ‘Get Back’, transformed into ‘Let It Be’, a mixture of live and studio cuts finally issued a month after the band had broken up.
On the 30th January 1969,
@TheBeatles
took to the roof of the Apple Corps headquarters in London. This was their first live performance in over two years and would ultimately be their last together.
50 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
climbed to the top of their Apple Corps headquarters and played their first live performance in over two years and what would ultimately be their last together. The 42-minute performance was recorded in the building’s basement by Sir George Martin.
Today marks the birthday of the legendary
@JohnLennon
. To celebrate what would have been Lennon’s 78th birthday & the iconic 1971 album Imagine featuring his famous plea for peace, we invite you to write your own message for a better world on our wall.
Bastille returned to Abbey Road last week – recording something special in Studio Two with
@AmazonMusicUK
, featuring a 20-piece orchestra and choir. More details to be revealed soon. Content courtesy of
@BastilleDan
.
A previously unheard
#FreddieMercury
track recorded at Abbey Road will be released on 21 June after a decade-long search for the lost vocal performance. ‘Time Waits For No One’ was originally recorded for the soundtrack of the 1986 West End musical 'Time', created by Dave Clarke.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of
@JohnLennon
’s iconic ‘Imagine’, the Abbey Road wall has been adorned with his famous plea for peace & unity that imagines “all people living life in peace”.
#IIMAGINE50
#timstwitterlisteningparty
“They say it’s your birthday…” Happy Birthday to you Sir
@PaulMcCartney
from all of us here at the Studios!
Paul pictured in Studio Three during the recording of
#EgyptStation
, 2017
55 years ago today,
@PinkFloyd
&
@TheBeatles
met in the control room of Studio Two. At the time, The Beatles were recording ‘Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band’ in the studio and Pink Floyd had just finished recording ‘Piper at the Gates of Dawn’.
On this day in 1962,
@TheBeatles
stepped into Abbey Road for the first time and auditioned in Studio Two for the late Sir George Martin and Parlophone Records. The session was the only EMI recording to feature Pete Best on drums, who was then replaced by
@RingoStarrMusic
.
August 8th 1969, the date of one of the most famous photo-shoots in rock n’ roll history. The photographer Iain Macmillan took 6 shots of
@thebeatles
crossing the zebra back and forth, take 5 making the cover of one of their most famous albums, Abbey Road!
Thinking of
@JohnLennon
today on what would have been his 83rd birthday.
Here’s a contemplative shot taken by an EMI staff photographer in Studio Two control room during sessions for ‘Sgt. Pepper’.
#JohnLennon
#OTD
Remembering the great
@JohnLennon
today.
Fans arrived at Abbey Road on 14 December 1980 at 7PM to pay their respects, there were around 150 fans in the car park with candles, standing or sitting in silence.
Engineer Allan Rouse played 'Imagine' out the window to the crowd.
Fifty years ago today, Sir
@PaulMcCartney
announced that he was no longer working with
@TheBeatles
. The Fab Four’s prolific success will never be forgotten, celebrating an incredible period of creativity with thirteen official albums in seven years.
On Tuesday 2 June, Abbey Road Studios is wholeheartedly supporting
#TheShowMustBePaused
. We will not be conducting any business in observance of Black Out Tuesday. It’s time to pause, reflect, learn and act for long term change. Enough is enough.
#BlackLivesMatter
“It’s hard to believe that
#AbbeyRoad
still holds up after all these years. But then again it’s a bloody cool album…”
After its 50th Anniversary celebrations,
@TheBeatles
’ ‘Abbey Road’ returned to the no. 1 spot in the UK last week, 50 years since its initial chart-topping run.
Rest in peace to one of the greatest guitarists of all time
@JeffBeckMusic
.
Jeff recorded countless times at Abbey Road, most notably his debut album ‘Truth’ beginning on 14 May 1968.
Our condolences go out to his family and friends.
📷 EMI photographer John Dove
#JeffBeck
55 years ago today,
@TheBeatles
fifth UK album, ‘Help!’, was released. The soundtrack to the group’s second feature film, it contained 14 songs: 10 by
@JohnLennon
and
@PaulMcCartney
two more by
@GeorgeHarrison
and a further two cover versions.
Image credit: Apple Corps.
On this day in 1969,
@TheBeatles
gathered at EMI Studios for one of the most iconic photoshoots of their career. Last year, 1000s of Beatles' fans descended onto Abbey Road, 50 years on from when the Fab Four posed for the cover.
Share your crossing shots with us below!
Today we celebrate
@GeorgeHarrison
on what would have been his 79th birthday.
We’re extremely proud to have played a small part in bringing George’s soulful songs, guitar touch and distinctly brilliant voice to the world.
‘Genius of George Harrison':
“They say it’s your birthday…” On this day in 1942, the legendary
@PaulMcCartney
was born. Happy Birthday, Sir Paul!
Paul pictured in Studio Two on set for music video of ‘Queenie Eye’, 2013. Watch the full video:
Legendary EMI/Abbey Road recording engineer Geoff Emerick, has sadly passed away at the age of 72. We are hugely honoured to be part of Emerick’s story and we are committed to ensuring his legacy lives on at the studios.
History in the making in Studio One yesterday as our Chief Creative Advisor
@NileRodgers
conducts his beautiful new score of David Bowie's 'Let's Dance'. As the producer and arranger who turned Bowie's folk song into a global phenomenon, nobody but Nile could create this magic.
On this day in 1969,
@TheBeatles
' last recorded album and our studios’ namesake
#AbbeyRoad
was released.
Considered by many to be the pinnacle of the band’s achievements, appearing in all-time album lists and with a cover that is one of the most iconic album sleeves in history.
.
@GeorgeHarrison
's third studio LP, and his first following the break-up of
@TheBeatles
, today celebrates its 50th anniversary. ‘All Things Must Pass’ is George’s spiritual high, a true classic and unquestionably one of the greatest albums ever made.
#AllThingsMustPass
A decade ago today, the iconic crossing made famous by
@TheBeatles
in 1969 was awarded Grade II listed status. This year has been a quieter affair for the zebra crossing, and in March it was finally given a much-needed refresh with a new coat of paint!
@Muse
celebrate the 20th anniversary edition of ‘Origin Of Symmetry’, with a special edition release featuring remixed and remastered audio by Abbey Road’s Alex Wharton — out now on all streaming services! You can also pick up on vinyl from Friday:
Out today,
@Ricardo_Arjona
has released his first single ‘Hongos’ from the upcoming album ‘Blanco y Negro’. Watch the accompanying video now:
Recorded in Studio Two, engineered by Dyre Gormsen, assisted by Abbey Road’s Matt Jones and Andy Maxwell.
50 years ago today,
@PaulMcCartney
& Linda McCartney released the masterpiece, ‘RAM’. Its singular sonic palette was unlike its predecessor, or anything else for that matter & has grown exponentially in stature and influence over the decades.
#RAM
Today marks the 70th anniversary of the vinyl LP format. The format revolutionised the consumption of music and has been part of Abbey Road expertise since. The late Hazel Yarwood, renowned as the doyenne of disc cutting, can be seen here in one of Abbey Road’s cutting rooms.
A very happy birthday to legendary
@PinkFloyd
guitarist
@DavidGilmour
.
We are proud to have hosted sessions throughout his career including ‘The Dark Side of the Moon’, ‘Wish You Were Here’, ‘On an Island’ and ‘Rattle That Lock’.
@MaryAMcCartney
/ Disney
#DavidGilmour
Sir
@PaulMcCartney
's upcoming
#McCartneyIII
will be released 11 December. He wrote and recorded every song for it himself using instruments including the double bass used by Bill Black and a mellotron originally from Abbey Road.
Photo: Mary McCartney
#OTD
The Beatles released ‘Abbey Road’ in the UK.
Throughout July and August 1969, the biggest band in the world returned to Studio Two one last time to create their final masterpiece.
Happy anniversary!
#TheBeatles
#AbbeyRoad
Released on this day in 1967, ‘Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band’,
@TheBeatles
' eighth album caused a seismic shift in popular music. Recorded over 700 hours, it helped define the 1967 Summer of Love, and was instantly recognised as a major leap forward for modern music.
.
@NoelGallagher
's High Flying Birds have revealed the rousing new song ‘Rattling Rose’. Taken from the upcoming new EP 'Black Star Dancing', the track has been recorded-in part between Studio Three and The Gatehouse. Listen now on
#AbbeyRoadPulse
:
A massive congratulations to this year’s
@BRITs
Award Rising Star nominees,
@RinaSawayama
,
@wiffygriffy
&
@KING_SALIEU
!
Following Rina’s nomination, she headed to Studio Two to perform 'XS', the '90s R&B-inspired third single from her debut album, 'SAWAYAMA'.
#BRITs
On this day in 1970,
@JohnLennon
's third single with the Plastic Ono Band ‘Instant Karma!’ was released. It was written and recorded on 27 January and released ten days later. The session at Abbey Road began at 7pm and was recorded in 10 takes between then and midnight.
Released on this day 55 years ago,
@TheBeatles
' sixth UK album
#RubberSoul
showed the group maturing from their earlier pop performances, exploring different styles of songwriting & instrumentation. It was recorded in just four weeks, in time for the 1965 Christmas market.
“Peace is not something you wish for; it’s something you make, something you do, something you are, and something you give away.”
On this day we remember the music, words and influence of the legendary
@JohnLennon
.
#RIPJohnLennon
.
@TheBeatles
have announced their last-ever song,
#NowandThen
.
We can’t wait for everyone to hear the finished product next Thursday!
The much-loved ‘Red’ and ‘Blue’ albums will also be reissued on 10 November.
Pre-order |
#TheBeatles
#RedandBlue
Remembering the genius that was
@GeorgeHarrison
on what would have been his 80th birthday.
Read back ‘The Genius of George Harrison’ on our blog |
#GeorgeHarrison
A recent survey resulted in a list of the top 10 UK cultural destinations being published, with Abbey Road ranking as number one.
In case you’re one of the many music lovers planning to pay us a visit this year, here’s three things we recommend doing whilst you’re here.
We are deeply saddened by the news that Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has passed away.
Her profound sense of duty, resilience and positivity will be remembered for generations to come.
#QueenElizabeth
#QueenElizabethII
#QEII
We are saddened to hear of the passing of
#DennyLaine
Laine was a member of The Moody Blues before co-founding Wings with Paul & Linda McCartney. Denny was a frequent visitor of the Studios throughout the '70s recording with Wings.
Rest in peace.
📸 2 & 3 by Michael Putland
“It matters not who you love, where you love, why you love, when you love or how you love, it matters only that you love.” -
@JohnLennon
Happy
#LondonPride
from everyone here at Abbey Road Studios.
12 years ago, the zebra crossing on
#AbbeyRoad
was given Grade II listed status, marking it as a nationally important monument.
Hundreds of thousands of visitors make the pilgrimage each year to recreate the iconic ‘Abbey Road’ album cover.
#AbbeyRoadCrossing