It was fifty years ago today- The Beatles iconic Abbey Road album cover was taken outside of Abbey Road Studios in London. Here are some photos from that photo shoot. Originally the thought was to call the album Everest- after the brand of cigarettes that EMI sound engineer Geoff Emerick smoked but I guess a trip to Mount Everest for a photo shoot might have been a little too much- so they just had their pictures taken walking across the street outside of the recording studio. The photographer on the shoot was Iain MacMillan. At 10 am the police held up traffic along the street for ten minutes for MacMillan to get the picture taken. MacMillan took six photos and Paul McCartney selected the one that would go on the cover of what would become one of their most celebrated albums. He made the correct selection. I was able to walk across the spot where the photo was taken back in 2003.
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I’m surprised word hadn’t spread quicker and a whole swarm of girls come running screaming. lol
Enjoyed the photos. The Abbey Road Crossing webcam is showing how busy it is today. I’ll be checking it throughout the day when I need to smile. 🙂
An Abbey Road Crossing webcam??? This I gotta see. Thanks for the heads-up!
With sound! I think it’s a hoot. Enjoy it.
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There is a webcam… the pictures I saw taken I think were on a beatles facebook website- it was so crowded there didn’t look like much room to even move.
The live Abbey Road webcam is one of those places I look at when I just need to feel happier. No matter what day or time, there are always people there. I didn’t watch at the actual 50th anniversary hour yesterday. I need to scroll back and find it. I think there’s a way to do that. https://www.abbeyroad.com/crossing
Thanks and I will. Yes Its not like I go to the site daily but no matter what time of day there is always someone there at the site. What other album cover can say that?
So true about the album cover!
I’m looking at it now. There’s no traffic signal there? I noticed 2 small white hut-like things people are taking pictures of which I’m guessing is info about The Beatles?
You do have to watch out for traffic- and wait to walk across when the coast is clear- I bet there are a number of near misses there as far as pedestrian-car accidents go.. I remember being in Dallas and folks going out and standing on the X where JFK was shot- and cars barrelling down on them when the light turned red–and them running for safety. IT was weird- acting like it was Disneyland–I didn’t look at it as a place to rejoice.
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Another stop for a time machine visit.
Off Topic- We went and saw Once Upon A Time In Hollywood- very entertaining.
I was going to ask you about that. It was entertaining. Bailey has seen it 3 times. He was hooked on it.
Btw this Chaos book is really good so far… the guy had doors shut on him at every turn. That leads you to wonder why?
and Bugliosi was flipping out on him. I need to finish it.
I know…I didn’t realize Bugliosi wrapped his whole life around it… I found this 45 minute interview with O’Neil that is pretty good.
Thanks for sharing- will listen to it this morning.
So you liked Once Upon A Time in Hollywood, Hans? That movie kicks butt doesn’t. Tarantino continues to knock them out of the park.
It was an entertaining movie all around- also great music- and neat seeing the old cars, styles of 50 years ago. I am not a fan of Leo or Brad’s in general but I thought they were great in the movie.
I watched a few minutes of a journalist interviewing QT, Brad, Leo, and Margo. QT was talking about how he was born and raised in LA and a lot of his memories of time he spent with his dad were while they were riding around town. I agree with you on Leo, but I’ve been a fan of Brad Pitt since the first movie I saw him in, Thelma & Louise. I thought at the time, “this guy is going places.” I like Margot in this in her limited role. I loved her in the starring role in “I, Tonya” and thought the same thing about her as I thought about Brad when I saw her in it.
I have to admit I did like Brad in the Inglorious Bastards movie and In A River Runs Through It…
Hans, for our eighth-grade graduation ceremony in 1970, the boys were instructed by our teacher to wear a dark jacket, tie, and dark pants. With John Lennon on the cover of Abbey Road as my inspiration, I defiantly showed up wearing a light blue jacket and WHITE bell bottoms!
That is awesome, Tom!
Priceless John, er I mean, Tom.
Thanks! It was my duty!
Have to walk across that street before I die.
Did you see pictures of the crowds there today? Huge amount of people there for the 50th anniversary.
No, but I believe it. 🙂. I’m seeing Ringo soon. Not my favorite Beatle, but still one.
Enjoy Ringo! I happened to see a few pictures of Abbey Road today- a mob scene around the same time in the morning that the photo was shot.
Will look for it.
I’m really enjoying Ringo’s anecdotes in the Scorcese doc.
I’m sure. He’s a genuine guy.
They and Bob Dylan turned the world around.
I totally agree!!