Several people have an image that instantly springs to mind when the name Abbey Road is brought up. The location for that image is currently an official landmark. The last album by The Beatles, “Abbey Road,” shows the Fab Four crossing the street on the actual Abbey Road on the cover, and it’s been an iconic image ever since. It’s the 1st crosswalk to be deemed culturally worthy of preservation in England.
Becoming a landmark with Abbey Road crosswalk
CNN reports that the crosswalk on the cover of “Abbey Road” by the Beatles to be a landmark as outlined by the British government. It might be a fantastic idea to make this crosswalk the first crosswalk that is a historic landmark, when it is referred to as “zebra crossings” within the United Kingdom. The album that the picture of all four Beatles crossing the street is on is quite significant. It is also pretty ironic. The album, “Abbey Road,” was the last the Beatles made, though “Let It Be” was released after “Abbey Road.”
Crossing meant nothing before
The image made the street corner with the crosswalk become fairly famous. Before that, the crosswalk was in the London borough of Westminster on the actual Abbey Road. About 90 percent of the Beatles recordings happened in Abbey Road Studios which the zebra crossing is right outside of. The last recording for the group was done there. That is what the title explains. The studio is a landmark too. BBC reports it was named one as well. EMI still owns the studio which is famous for recording every “Star Wars” film score also as “Dark Side of the Moon” by Pink Floyd.
An excellent year
iTunes was finally able to get all of the Beatles music put on there. Also, this was the 30th anniversary of John Lennon’s death get numerous tributes to him done. Sir Paul McCartney said the crossing being named a historic site was the “icing on the cake” of a fantastic year for himself and the Beatles.
Information from
CNN
edition.cnn.com/2010/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/22/england.abbey.road/?hpt=T2
BBC
bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-12059385
Abbey Road Studios
abbeyroad.com/
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