Abbey Road "we didn't need to write the band's name on the cover ... They were the most famous band in the world". The front cover design, a photograph of the group on a zebra crossing, was based on ideas sketched by McCartney, and taken on 8 August 1969 outside EMI Studios in Abbey Road. At 11:35 that morning, photographer Iain Macmillan was given only ten minutes to take the photo whilst he stood on a step-ladder and a policeman held up traffic behind the camera. Macmillan took six photographs, which McCartney later examined with a magnifying glass before deciding which of
Recording the Beatles in November 2006 with a party in Studio Two at Abbey Road. In attendance were most of the Beatles' former engineers and technicians. Chapter 1: EMI/Abbey Road Studios Chapter 2: Personnel Chapter 3: Mixers Chapter 4: Outboard Gear Chapter 5: Microphones Chapter 6: Tape Machines Chapter 7: Speakers & Amplifiers Chapter 8: Effects Chapter 9: Studio Instruments Chapter 10: Other Studios Chapter 11: Production (1962–1970) Recording the Beatles Recording The Beatles () is a book by Kevin Ryan and Brian Kehew, published by Curvebender Publishing in September 2006. The book's full title is "Recording The Beatles: The Studio Equipment and