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• The Piper at the Gates of Dawn

  Pink Floyd (Musical group)

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  As The Beatles recorded ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ in Abbey Road’s Studio Two, next door in Studio Three Pink Floyd were taking their first experimental steps as a Proper Album Band. “So we’re sitting there chatting in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Abbey Road

  Beatles

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  The album that gave the venue its name. The Beatles' penultimate release was not only a document of a band in flux, but a love letter to a place that provided them with inspiration over the years. Recorded over a five-month spell in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ceremonials

  Florence + the Machine

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  Following the tremendous success of their debut album Lungs, Florence and the Machine were offered by their label to go record in the States. They decided to stick with their roots and chose the historic site Abbey Road Studios…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Be Here Now

  Oasis (Rock group)

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  Oasis’ third album was recorded at a bunch of different studios including Abbey Road Studios. The Britpop rockers were under immense pressure to continue their success following the release of Definitely Maybe and (What’s The Story)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Beatles

  Beatles

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  Often considered the greatest Beatles record, the album, however, features a very fragmented fab four, with each member of the band performing vocal duties, depending on who wrote the song. It was a difficult time for The Beatles despite…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Dark Side of the Moon

  Pink Floyd (Musical group)

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  By the time the English prog-rock maestros entered the studios to record this career-defining eighth album, they were a well-oiled machine. With tracks developed on previous tours, the band recorded 10 songs across two sessions between…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Bends

  Radiohead (Musical group)

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• Please Please Me

  Beatles

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  Recorded at Abbey Road Studios back when it was known as EMI Recording Studios, Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr – with the help of their trusty producer George Martin – kicked off an album career like no other…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Blue Lines

  Massive Attack (Musical group)

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  Abbey Road was one of five studios used by the Bristol trip-hop group during the recording of their 1991 nine-track debut LP ‘Blue Lines’. Arguably the record’s best-known song, ‘Unfinished Sympathy’, was part-recorded and engineered at…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Psychodrama

  Dave

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  South London rapper, musician and producer David Omoregie – or Dave, as we all know him – headed to Abbey Road during the recording sessions for his lauded 2019 debut album ‘Psychodrama’. As well as putting in the hours in the studios’…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Afrodisiac

  Fela, 1938-1997

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  As the record that introduced Brian Eno to both jazz and polyrhythms, ‘Afrodisiac’ has a claim to be one of the most influential albums on alternative rock music ever. But it’s also a pivotal moment for Fela himself: it’s the first record…Read moreRead more of this annotation