The album “Abbey Road” was released on September 26, 1969. If you are a fan of the band Beatles, in this article we have separated some interesting facts and curiosities about this album that marked the band's history.
In fact, the album gained technological innovations for the time!
So, get to know in detail and learn more about the Beatles and their album “Abbey Road”.
Cover of Abbey Road
Abbey Road, which remains one of the most famous album covers today, shows the British quartet crossing the street in front of EMI's Abbey Road studio.
The idea came from Paul McCartney who also suggested that the photo session be quick.
The session lasted less than ten minutes and photographer Ian MacMillan took a total of six photos of McCartney, John Lennon, Ringo Starr and George Harrison.
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The bassist and vocalist chose an image that saw him leave the band with the rest of the band smoking a cigarette and barefoot.
Thus, the album cover made the place a tourist attraction that is still frequented by visitors to London.
In fact, the crossing has been officially declared a “heritage of particular interest” in the United Kingdom.
Abbey Road Song
The album contains 11 musicians in total, all written by McCartney/Lennon, except “Something” and “Here Trepas The Sun”, which were written by George Harrison, and “Octopus's Garden” by Ringo Starr.
The production was directed by George Martin and is still considered one of the Beatles' most polished and discussed productions.
Tecnologic innovation
One of the technological resources applied to the album at that time was the Moog synthesizer, which was beginning to be used on a larger scale in rock.
Thus, it allows you to electronically generate practically any sound.
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Moog can be featured in songs like “Here trepas the Sun”, “Maxwell's Silver Hammer” and “Because”.
This was the first Beatles album to be released only in stereo, and not in mono, as was common until then.
GeOff sound engineers Emerick and Philip McDonald won a Grammy for their work on Abbey Road.
Conflict between members of Abbey Road
The album is considered one of the band's best and came at one of the most turbulent times for the members.
After the death of manager Brian Epstein, Paul McCartney suggested that Lee Eastman, the successful lawyer and father of Linda Eastman, take over the business, but the other Beatles, suspicious and seeking greater protection for their legacy, all suggested that Allen Klein (who worked with the Rolling Stones) should get the job. McCartney disagreed because Klein was charging a fee he considered unreasonable.
After the band broke up, Eastman became a lawyer for Paul's solo career and Allen Klein went to court for stealing from the Beatles.
Furthermore the remaining Beatles remained under contract with Klein until 1977.
By the time of the album's release, Lennon had already left the group, although the departure was not publicly reported until McCartney also left the following year.
John Lennon and Abbey Road
Despite the album's success and being considered one of the best in music to date, John Lennon did not like Abbey Road.
In an interview with Rolling Stone in 1971, he spoke about the details of Abbey Road that left him uninterested in the album. “I like the A side, but I don’t like the operatic pop style on the other side,” he said.
“Maybe precisely because it feels like a bunch of pieces put together rather than complete players,” Lennon continued. “Everyone praised Abbey Road a lot. But none of the instrumentalists had anything to do with each other (…) No points in common, just the fact that we came together.”
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