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50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ICONIC BEATLES ALBUM COVER

LAMONT’S MUSIC NOTES-AUGUST 8, 2019…FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY THE PHOTO SESSION FOR THE COVER OF THE BEATLES ‘ABBEY ROAD’ ALBUM TOOK PLACE ON THE CROSSING OUTSIDE THE ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS. PHOTOGRAPHER IAIN MCMILLAN BALANCED ON A STEP-LADDER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD TOOK 6 SHOTS OF JOHN, RINGO, GEORGE, AND PAUL WALKING ACROSS THE STREET WHILE A POLICEMAN HEAD UP TRAFFIC. IMMEDIATELY AFTER TAKING THE PHOTOS THE BAND RETURNED TO THE STUDIO AND FINISHED UP WORK ON ‘THE END’ ‘I WANT YOU (SHE’S SO HEAVY)’ AND ‘OH! DARLING’

HERE’S A TREAT. HERE’S A FULL VIDEO OF BEATLES ROOFTOP CONCERT FROM 1969