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Abbey Road Studios
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Abbey Road Studios

📍 Abbey Road 3, London, NW8 9AY🏗 1931-01-01🏛 Grade II listed building

Abbey Road Studios isn’t just a landmark on a famous crosswalk—it's a birthplace for modern recording. Established in November 1931 as EMI Recording Studios by The Gramophone Company, this complex on Abbey Road in St John’s Wood grew from a Georgian townhouse into a state-of-the-art facility with three purpose-built studios. The building was later renamed Abbey Road in 1976, long after it first opened its doors to the world of popular music. The studio’s most enduring connection is with the Beatles, who famously used Studio Two for a string of innovative sessions in the 1960s, helping push recording techniques in new directions. Over the decades, Abbey Road has hosted countless artists across genres, cementing its reputation as a center for technical advancement in sound. …

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