Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World’s Most Famous Recording Studio (with a foreword by Paul McCartney)

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He was one of the presenters of the BBC rock music programme The Old Grey Whistle Test and one of the anchors of the corporation's coverage of Live Aid in 1985. When the group’s leader Steve Harley walked into Abbey Road to record it, he brought with him a slow, bitter, kiss off tune, and it was initially recorded as written. really enjoyed this (and it also randomly helped me with one of my essays that i handed in this semester. With a narrative assist from Stanton, the result is a consistently titillating and often moving story of human struggle as well as an insider glimpse into the days when Times Square was considered the Big Apple’s gloriously unpolished underbelly. In recent years, the place has changed hands and faced financial challenges, especially as digital technology has reduced the need for full-service studios.

It slightly loses steam in the latter chapters, but that's mainly because Abbey Road and the music business as a whole have similarly declined. Read more about the condition New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages.I welcomed these sidebars and found it only appropriate to "hear" the inside story of Abbey Road in Hepworth's very British voice. Throughout her account of this kooky, messed-up, enviable, and often thrilling life, her humility (her sons "are true miracles, considering the gene pool") never fails her. We use Google Analytics to see what pages are most visited, and where in the world visitors are visiting from.

All types of music are covered as fitting for the studio, but its hard to avoid the dominance of two giant records that were recorded here: The Beatle’s Sgt Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon. Royal Mail stamps featuring the Beatles, January 8, 2007 at the Abbey Road Studios in London, United Kingdom. These cookies help provide information on metrics the number of visitors, bounce rate, traffic source, etc. Abbey Road claims that exalted status, of course, because it’s where the Beatles made their iconic, innovative albums with the assistance of producer George Martin, who developed his knack for sonic experimentation by recording comedy albums for the likes of Peter Sellers. The first time I crossed the threshold of Abbey Road Studios for a work assignment, I had to keep reminding myself that I was a journalist and not a fan with a laptop.Encounters with a variety of hardworking dancers, drag queens, and pimps, plus an account of the complexities of a first love with a drug-addled hustler, fill out the memoir with personality and candor.