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Abbey
Road is the eleventh studio album by
English rock band The Beatles.
Though Let It Be was the last album
released before the Beatles'
dissolution in 1970, work on Abbey
Road began in April 1969, making it
the final album recorded by the
band. Abbey Road was released on 26
September 1969 in the United
Kingdom, and 1 October 1969 in the
United States. It was produced and
orchestrated by George Martin for
Apple Records. Geoff Emerick was
engineer, Alan Parsons was assistant
engineer, and Tony Banks was tape
operator.
Abbey
Road is regarded as one of The
Beatles' most tightly constructed
albums, although the band was barely
operating as a functioning unit at
the time. Rolling Stone magazine
named it the 14th greatest album of
all time. At some point, the album
was going to be titled Everest after
the brand of cigarettes I used to
smoke," recalls Geoff Emerick. The
idea included a cover photo in the
Himalayas but by the time the group
was to take the photo they decided
to call it Abbey Road and take the
photo outside the studio on 8 August
1969. The cover designer was Apple
Records creative director Kosh. The
cover photograph was taken by
photographer Iain Macmillan.
Macmillan was given only ten minutes
around 11:30 that morning to take
the photo on a zebra crossing on
Abbey Road. That cover photograph
has since become one of the most
famous and most imitated album
covers in recording history. In the
photograph, the Beatles walk across
the street single file from left to
right, with Lennon leading, followed
by Starr, McCartney, and Harrison.
McCartney is bare-footed and out of
step with the other three. The
photograph also played a prominent
part in the "Paul is dead" urban
legend in late 1969. With the
exception of Harrison the group are
wearing suits designed by Tommy
Nutter.[19] The man standing on the
pavement in the background is Paul
Cole (c. 1911 – 13 February
2008[20]), an American tourist
unaware he had been photographed
until he saw the album cover months
later. The zebra crossing today
remains a popular destination for
Beatles fans. There is even a webcam
featuring it.
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