Abbey Road Underground Station
I’m confused. Apparently EMI did not intend to sell Abbey Road. Hmmm….
BBC: Abbey Road studios ‘not for sale, says EMI
In any event, I’ve compiled here a number of photos fellow engineers have posted on the web from sessions at the famed studio over the years. Enjoy.
OK, sorry for the hyperbole. And, in truth, we don’t yet know if it’s the end of Abbey Road. But it doesn’t look good, no matter which news outlet you follow.
CNN: EMI to sell iconic Abbey Road studios
Guardian UK: EMI puts Abbey Road studios up for sale
MSNBC: Beatles’ Abbey Road studio on the block
NPR: EMI Seeks Buyer For Abbey Road Studios
Gearslutz debate incessantly whether Abbey Road will close
What follows is a rather lengthy preamble to an amusing video. If you’re not feeling the rant, skip ahead to the link and circle back for my discursive remarks.
If you’re a recording engineer, mixer, producer—or even hobbyist—you’ve almost certainly been involved at one point or another in the mother of all music-production debates. No, I don’t mean Beatles or Stones, Les Paul or Strat, Neve or API, or even (for you real geeks) U47 or Tele 251. I’m talking about a dispute far more divisive, far more inflammatory, and far more prone to bluster and propaganda: Digidesign or, well…every other gear manufacturer.