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Abbey Road

The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studio

by David Hepworth
Paul McCartney
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The incredible history of how Abbey Road became the most famous recording studio in the world.
"There are certain things that are mythical. Abbey Road is mythical." —Nile Rodgers
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.

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  • Release date

    August 1, 2023

  • Formats

    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9798350845631
      • File size: 291859 KB
      • Duration: 10:08:02

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Fans of the music business will devour this fascinating audiobook about the inner workings of the renowned British recording studio Abbey Road and the engineers and musicians who made it famous. The author, a veteran music journalist and gifted storyteller, narrates with slow and deliberate articulation typical of his generation, but his performance is full of color and immediacy that make every phrase and anecdote fun to hear. His accounts of early recording innovations and modern recording tools offer fascinating insights about what goes into the high-quality music productions we take for granted today. Because he also knows the artists who recorded at Abbey Road from the 1960s to the present, this audiobook has a you-are-there quality that makes his stories and insights immensely entertaining. T.W. © AudioFile 2023, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      June 10, 2024

      Though many associate Abbey Road Studios solely with the Beatles, British music journalist Hepworth (Nothing Is Real) describes its nearly 100-year history of recording a multitude of artists. In this highly researched account, Hepworth notes that the studio, established in 1931 by Electric and Musical Industries (EMI), initially focused on classical music, considering all other types of music gauche. There were two camps at Abbey Road; one felt that only classical music should be recorded, while the other believed that new music from artists such as Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole also deserved notice. Hepworth takes listeners through the studio's entire history, as pop, techno, hip-hop, and other music of the 20th and 21st centuries took hold. He provides plenty of detail about the recording artists, the behind-the-scenes music technicians, and the politics involved in the changing times and technologies. Hepworth narrates the book himself, lending a sense of immediacy. Though listeners may notice occasional mispronunciations of proper names and titles of non-English language musical pieces, Hepworth's enthusiasm for his subject shines through. VERDICT Music lovers will be enthralled by this rewarding look at the history of recording at Abbey Road, arguably the most famous studio of them all.--B. Allison Gray

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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