Beatles Rooftop Concert

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The Beatles Rooftop Concert took place on January 30, 1969, at infamous Abbey Road Studios, George Harrison was several weeks shy of his 26th birthday on February 25. The rooftop concert was performed at the end of January 1969 at Apple Studios, Savile Row, London. Abbey Road Studios, located in the fashionable London district of St. John’s Wood is where the Beatles recorded most of their albums, as well as the final one, Abbey Road. It is here where the iconic album cover pictures the Beatles crossing the street outside o the studio.

Other famous artists and musical groups who have recorded there are David Gilmour and Pink Floyd, David Bowie, U2, Stevie Wonder, Rod Stewart, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Andre Previn, Yehudi Menhuin, and Andrew Lloyd Webber. Major motion picture soundtracks such as Lord of the Rings Trilogy, Star Wars Episodes I II III V and VI, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the Harry Potter film series were recorded at Abbey Road.

Despite it being nominated as ‘Studio of the Year’ by the magazine Music Week, EMI has not been able to keep the studio profitable and intends to sell it. The award ceremony is to take place on April 15. Paul McCartney, who has also recorded at the studio in non-Beatle projects, has not made public any offers, but has been vocal with his support to keep it open and running, rather than being converted into apartment buildings as some rumors have suggested. Other sources quote an Andrew Lloyd Webber representative as stating that Sir Webber will buy the ailing studio at any cost. Additional speculation includes s possible purchase by the British National Trust, which would protect the building, but not necessarily keep it operating. Read the rest of this entry »