Music places: Abbey Road

Everyone who is a real music fan knows this picture:

It is the album cover of The Beatles' 11^th studio album titled “Abbey Road”. Some of you will probably think: “Who cares? It’s only a photo”. Well, it isn’t. I'll explain in a sec, but let’s start from the beginning.

It's September 2013, a beautiful, sunny day in London. 3 music fans come up with a simple plan: “Let’s go to Abbey Road!” Ok, but where is it?

Abbey Road is located in the City of Westminster, borough of Camden in northwest London. The best way to get there is by underground and the nearest underground station is St. John Wood. At the station you will find a small shop with official The Beatles merchandise.

Only 6 minutes walk and you are next to the most famous zebra crossing in the world.

The Beatles fans from all over the world go there to take the same picture as their favorite band did. Abbey Road is just a normal street with traffic, but don’t worry. British people thought about it and hired 2 guys who are stopping traffic and taking pictures of the fans for free! The only thing you have to do is to give them your camera and walk through the crossroad. 

Here you can see how it looks like: http://www.abbeyroad.com/Crossing

The Beatles album was recorded in the studio located on the same street. Abbey Road Studios is famous for their innovative recording technique. Unfortunately, it is not open for visitors

The studio was opened in November 1931 and it was the first recording studio complex in the world. The list of artists who recorded there is really long and includes: The Beatles, Oasis,
Kate Bush, Pink Floyd, Cliff Richard, Depeche Mode, Adele, Blur, Enya, U2, Florence and The Machine, Foo Fighters, The Killers, Michael Jackson and many more...

 

Do you like The Beatles? Are you a music fan? If the answer is yes, you should go there. Abbey Road with Abbey Road Studios it is a place where you can feel the atmosphere of a place which was the focal point in music history.