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Summary:

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]

Author/Creator:

Hepworth, David, 1950- , author

Contributors:

McCartney, Paul , writer of foreword

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Abbey Road: the inside story of the world's most famous recording studio [by Hepworth, D.]

Subjects:

Abbey Road Studios (London, England) — History

Sound studios — England — History

General Notes:

Originally published: London : Bantam, 2022.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-355) and index.
Description based on print version record.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Call Numbers:

ML3790 .H48 2023eb

ISBNs:

9781639364329 (electronic bk.)
1639364323 (electronic bk.)
9781639364312 [Invalid]
1639364315 [Invalid]

OCLC Numbers:

1391442358

Other Control Numbers:

EBC30666447 (source: MiAaPQ)
[Unknown Type]: ybp305580248