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Abbey Road : the inside story of the world's most famous recording studio / David Hepworth ; with a foreword by Paul McCartney.

by Hepworth, David, 1950- author.

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New York : Pegasus Books, 2023.

Abbey Road Studios (London, England) -- History.

Sound studios -- England -- History.

9781639364312 (hardcover) :

1639364315 (hardcover)

xvii, 380 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

First Pegasus books cloth edition.

Many people will recognize the famous crosswalk. Some visitors may have graffitied their name on its hallowed outer walls. Others might even have managed to penetrate the iron gates. But what draws in these thousands of fans here, year after year? What is it that really happens behind the doors of the most celebrated recording studio in the world? It may have begun life as an affluent suburban house, but it soon became a creative hub renowned around the world as a place where great music, ground-breaking sounds, and unforgettable tunes were forged. It is nothing less than a witness to, and a key participant in, the history of popular music itself. What has been going on there for over ninety years has called for skills that are musical, creative, technical, mechanical, interpersonal, logistical, managerial, chemical and, romantics might be tempted add, close to magic. The history of Abbey Road may just make you believe"--Provided by publisher

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