London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios is holding an ‘open house’ event until Sunday August 15, as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations.

Entitled “Abbey Road: Open House”, the event gives visitors the opportunity to explore its three sacred recording rooms. The studio has been used by superstars such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Oasis Kanye West, Adele and Ed Sheeran to name a few. In addition to the recording booths, visitors will be able to access the control rooms, including the Studio Two Echo Chamber, which has existed in many formats since 1931.

The open house fully shows the wide range of internal equipment that the studio has at its disposal. This includes “the illustrious EMI TG MK3 recording console, widely used on records since the late 1960s; the iconic ‘Mrs Mills’ piano used by artists throughout the history of the studios and made famous in the 1960s by artists such as The Zombies, Russ Conway and The Beatles; the iconic REDD.17 mixer, as well as gems like the recently acquired BTR3 and Mellotron tape recorder.

Isabel Garvey, General Manager of Abbey Road Studios, said: “Celebrating 90 years of Abbey Road by inviting the public past no-entry signs is a truly exciting way for us to share the magic of building. “Abbey Road: Open House” is a rare and fascinating opportunity to discover the stories behind some of the greatest music that has been the soundtrack of our lives, in the very rooms where they were created. “

Jack Franklin, Events Manager at Abbey Road Studios, also added: “As a working studio, the doors to Abbey Road are normally closed, so being able to share a rare glimpse inside our very special building is something. thing we’re all really excited about. In regards to. With a project like this, the major challenge is selecting which parts of the story to tell – there’s so much history here that reducing it to a 90-minute experience is part of the fun of the job. I still remember the magic of entering the building for the first time, so we want to give our customers the same experience this summer. “

In addition to the popular music for which the studios are famous, the experience is an opportunity to discover its long history of film music. Demonstrations will be organized to show how some of the most iconic film scores were recorded there, including The Lord of the Rings trilogy and the Harry potter franchise.

In addition, Mary McCartney, daughter of ex-Beatle Paul, is expected to shoot a new documentary on the legendary studios.

Listen to The Beatles’ “Come Together” below.

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World-famous London studios Abbey Road are holding an open house until Sunday August 15 as part of their 90th anniversary celebrations.

“Abbey Road: Open House” gives visitors the opportunity to explore the three original recording rooms made famous by artists such as The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Kate Bush, Oasis, Kanye West, Adele, Ed Sheeran and Frank Ocean. See ticket availability here.

Beyond the studios, visitors will be able to access the control rooms and the famous Studio Two Echo Chamber, which have been in existence since 1931.

The open house also exhibits legendary recording consoles, equipment and instruments. According to a press document, this includes: “The illustrious EMI TG MK3 recording console, widely used on records since the late 1960s; the iconic ‘Mrs Mills’ piano used by artists throughout the history of the studios and made famous in the 1960s by artists such as The Zombies, Russ Conway and The Beatles; the iconic REDD.17 mixer, as well as gems like the recently acquired BTR3 and Mellotron tape recorder.

The above equipment is still used for recording sessions today.

Abbey Road: The open house has started today!

For just one week, we open our doors to the public and offer a rare glimpse inside the legendary studios.

Will you join us? There is a very limited number of tickets left: https://t.co/CARjyVx0ME pic.twitter.com/G9lwgiD2L2

– Abbey Road Studios (@AbbeyRoad) August 9, 2021

In addition, visitors will be able to learn about the studios’ rich history in film music. Demonstrations will highlight how music has been recorded for blockbusters ranging from The Lord of the Rings trilogy at The Raiders of the Lost Ark, some Harry potter franchise films and Oscar-winning music for Gravity and The shape of water.

Isabel Garvey, General Manager of Abbey Road Studios, said: “Celebrating 90 years of Abbey Road by inviting the public past no-entry signs is a truly exciting way for us to share the magic of building. Abbey Road: Open House is a rare and fascinating opportunity to discover the stories behind some of the greatest music that has been the soundtrack of our lives, in the very rooms where it was created.

Jack Franklin, Events Manager at Abbey Road Studios, added: “As a working studio the doors to Abbey Road are normally closed, so being able to share a rare glimpse inside our very special building is something. that excites us all. . With a project like this, the major challenge is selecting which parts of the story to tell – there’s so much history here that reducing it to a 90-minute experience is part of the fun of the job. I still remember the magic of entering the building for the first time, so we want to give our customers the same experience this summer. “

In related news, photographer and filmmaker Mary McCartney and daughter of Paul McCartney are set to make a new documentary about the famous studios.

The national football season may be over, but it is definitely the ‘time of the season’ for Hertfordshire group The Zombies.

A track from the legendary band from the 1960s served as the soundboard for the launch of the new Chelsea Football Club 2021-2022 kit.

The Champions League finalists’ online promotional video features star players Mason Mount, Hakim Ziyech, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Fran Kirby, Sam Kerr and Pernille Harder, and the music perfectly suits the psychedelic vibe of the 60s from launch.

Zombies singer Colin Blunstone, a longtime Blues fan, is pictured on the Chelsea FC website holding and proudly wearing the new 1960s-inspired indoor band.

A native of Hatfield, Blunstone, 75, formed The Zombies in St Albans with keyboardist Rod Argent in the early 1960s, with the original line-up first reuniting at the Blacksmiths Arms.

The group gained international fame with their debut single She is not there, but the Rock & Roll Hall of Famers broke up before the end of the Swinging Sixties. They have since reformed.

The time of the season was a number one American hit on the Cash Box Top 100 Singles Chart in March 1969 – and found new audiences 52 years later.

From seminal Odessey and Oracle album, the single failed to make it to the UK when it was released, despite The Zombies’ huge success with the 1964 single. She is not there.

Chelsea FC are not the first to use the iconic track.

Ridley Scott’s 2017 crime thriller All the money in the world, which stars Oscar-nominated Christopher Plummer as billionaire J. Paul Getty, also presents the song.

Portions of this film were filmed on location in Blunstone’s hometown, with Jacobean manor Hatfield House doubling for Getty’s UK home.

“It’s a very interesting song because it’s been in so many movies,” Blunstone said when speaking to the Chelsea official site.

“I think if someone is trying to bring up a feeling from the ’60s, this is one of the songs that is used the most.”

The singer said it was great for the band as it introduces their music to a “whole new audience who wouldn’t know this song any other way.”

He added, “He was number one in America but never number one here, but most people know that from the movies.”

The staunch Blues fan is even linked to a former Chelsea title winner, 50s and 60s winger Frank Blunstone.

“I came to Chelsea for the first time with my father and this is the only time I have met Frank Blunstone,” reveals Colin on the Chelsea site.

“My dad was Frank’s dad’s cousin, and I never really understood what that makes me.”

The Zombies were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2019, along with The Cure, Def Leppard and Roxy Music.

At the induction event in Brooklyn, they performed The time of the season, a song the band will no doubt perform at Under the Bridge Hall in Stamford Bridge on Friday March 4, 2022.

Before that, The Zombies are due to broadcast a concert from the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, where they first recorded The time of the season in the 1960s.

The Zombies – Live from Studio Two will be the first and only “World Tour in One Night” livestream on September 18th.

The British pioneers of psychedelic pop will give a concert spanning their entire career at Studio Two on Abbey Road, and return five decades later to the sacred space where they recorded their flagship album. Odessey and Oracle in 1967.

Fittingly, the band’s concert coincides with the start of Abbey Road’s 90th anniversary celebrations.

The show will be broadcast on Veeps.com, the streaming platform founded by Joel and Benji Madden of Good Charlotte in 2017. Good Charlotte was headlining the Slam Dunk Festival South in Hatfield Park in 2018.

The Zombies will be broadcast worldwide live from Studio 2 from legendary Abbey Road Studios on September 18.
– Credit: provided by Hush PR

The Zombies live stream event on Saturday, September 18 will begin at 12:00 p.m. Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), and 8:00 p.m. BST.

The concert will be followed by an online Q&A session with founding members Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone.

Hosted on “the other side of the pond” by legendary rock journalist David Fricke, the group will also answer questions from a virtual audience of surprise guests.

With all of their tour plans postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, The Zombies jumped at the chance to do a “world tour” overnight.

The Global Stream is the band’s only live performance in 2021.

“We are really thrilled with this opportunity to reconnect with our fans,” said lead singer Blunstone, “and most importantly to reach places around the world like Australia and South America, where we have never had the chance to play live before! “

Colin Blunstone of the Zombies at the Clarion Hotel in St Albans following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Photo: DANNY LOO
– Credit: Photo: DANNY LOO

The band members are also excited to try new songs during the concert.

With the enforced break from touring, the current Zombies lineup – vocalist Blunstone and keyboardist Argent, as well as Steve Rodford (drums), Tom Toomey (guitar) and Søren Koch (bass) – have invested their creative energy in the recording. from the long awaited sequel to their album Billboard charting 2015 I still have this hunger.

Says Argent: “Of course I know the last 15 months have been tough for everyone. What suddenly makes us feel good is finally being able to continue recording our new album!

“We just finished the fifth song, and there are already three more currently in the works to be rehearsed and recorded.

“The initial reaction to the completed runs was great, and the feeling of excitement is almost like starting over!”

The Zombies burst onto the scene in 1964 at the forefront of the “British Invasion” with hit singles like She is not there and Tell him no.

The original members – Blunstone, Argent, bassist Chris White, guitarist Paul Atkinson and drummer Hugh Grundy – first entered Abbey Road, then called EMI Recording Studios, in June 1967, armed with a budget of recording of £ 1,000 from CBS Records and the ambition to self-produce their second album, Odessey and Oracle.

The group entered Studio Two on the heels of the Beatles, who had just finished Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band, and benefited from the Fab Four’s new advancements in multitrack recording – and also the mess they left behind!

Rod Argent of the Zombies speaks to announcer Herts at the Clarion Hotel in St Albans following their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Photo: DANNY LOO
– Credit: Photo: DANNY LOO

Argent recalls: “They left quite a few instruments lying around Abbey Road Studios, including John Lennon’s Mellotron, which was found all over the album.

“I didn’t ask permission from anyone, I just used it because it was there!”

Released in 1968, Odessey and Oracle was initially a commercial disappointment, leading to the separation of the group.

Ironically, a year later the last track on the album, The time of the season, became a chart-topping single in the United States.

And over the decades, Odessey and Oracle was rediscovered as a pop touchstone, regularly making lists of “Best Albums of All Time” in the likes of Rolling stone and Mojo, and quoted by Paul Weller and Dave Grohl of the Foo Fighters.

Following the split from the original group, singer Blunstone developed an acclaimed solo career, with hits such as Say you don’t mind what happens to broken hearts, and Old and wise with the Alan Parsons project.

Rod Argent, meanwhile, rocked the arenas of the 70s with his eponymous band Argent, best known for their hits. Keep your head up and God gave you rock and roll.

But the legend of the Zombies went on to live a life of their own. At the start of the new millennium, Blunstone and Argent were inspired to resurrect zombies.

With relentless touring and new critically acclaimed releases, the group has slowly reclaimed their legacy while developing new generations of fans.

After receiving their fourth nomination in five years, and with a wave of support from audiences and their peers, The Zombies joined Fleetwood Mac frontman Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, The Cure, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson and Roxy Music as that ranks 2019 in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

The time of the season continues to permeate popular culture and is featured on an exclusive tee that debuts at Urban Outfitters in July.

The live concert on Veeps will see the band perform new tracks.

Rod Argent said: “We are going to include, of course, a lot of Zombie classics, but also some brand new songs that we are very excited about on our brand new album that we are recording right now.

“We really hope you can join us on September 18th.”

For tickets for The Zombies – Live from Studio Two, visit https://thezombies.veeps.com/

The new Chelsea kit is available for purchase now – buy from the official Chelsea online store or from the Stadium Megastore at Stamford Bridge.

By Chloé Karis

Your chance to get a rare glimpse into one of music’s most sacred institutions.

To celebrate a remarkable milestone of 90 years in business, Abbey Road Studios will open its doors to the public for the very first time to offer a “specially organized tour through the history of the studios”.

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The Abbey Road: Open House Tour, which runs August 9-15, will allow guests to see the three original recording studios that hosted The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Adele, Kanye West and Ed Sheeran.

Not only will guests be able to see the studios, but you will also be able to see the studio control rooms and the famous Studio Two echo chamber, providing a huge opportunity to witness some of the most iconic facilities used to shape the story. recorded music.

If you are a musician or music gear geek, you can experience legendary gear in studios such as EMI TG MK3 recording console, ‘Mrs Mills’ piano, REDD.17 mixing console, BTR3 tape recorder and the most recent Mellotron.

Attendees will also be able to learn about the history of Abbey Road with never-before-seen footage, films, artifacts and the history of technological innovation during the studio tour and learn about the rich history of the movie soundtrack.

Abbey Road Studios General Manager Isabel Garvey expressed enthusiasm for the iconic studio to open to the public, stating that “Celebrating 90 years of Abbey Road by inviting the public beyond the signs to he entry ban is a really exciting way to share the magic of the building with us.

Abbey Road Studios Events Manager Jack Franklin also commented on the anniversary, stating that “being able to share a rare glimpse inside our very special building is something that excites us all… I still remember the magic to get inside the building. for the first time, therefore, we want to offer our customers the same experience this summer.

If you want to fly to London, don’t miss this rare opportunity to see the studio and go beyond the ‘no entry’ signs.

View more information and purchase tickets on the Abbey Road Studios website.

Abbey Road Studios offers a rare glimpse of its famous gates as part of the ongoing 90th anniversary celebrations.

From August 9 to 15, the “Open House” tours offer the chance to see the three original recording studios where Shirley Bassey, The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Oasis, Kanye West, Adele and Ed Sheeran created their hits.

From learning about the stories that made St John’s Wood Studios so iconic to visiting the Control Rooms and Studio Two Echo Chamber, visitors will learn about the building’s rich history, which dates back to its opening as a music studio. classic in 1931.

The exhibition features photographs, films and objects that have shaped the history of music, including tape recorders, recording and mixing consoles, and instruments such as the Mrs Mills piano used by the Beatles. All the equipment is still in use today and this is one of the reasons the studios continue to be chosen by the best artists, producers and composers.

The studios’ legacy of innovation is also explored, from patenting stereo to inventing numerous recording techniques, to the rich history of film music for some of the greatest films ever made, including Les Raiders of the Lost Ark, The Lord of The Rings, Harry Potter, Marvel and Star Wars.

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General Manager Isabel Garvey said: “Celebrating 90 years of Abbey Road by inviting the public past the no-entry signs is an exciting way for us to share the magic of the building. Abbey Road: Open House is a rare and fascinating opportunity to discover the stories behind some of the greatest music that has been the soundtrack of our lives, in the very rooms where it was created.

Sir Edward Elgar at the opening ceremony of Abbey Road Studios, November 12, 1931. He is pictured with the London Symphony Orchestra at Studio One.
– Credit: Archant

Jack Franklin, Events Manager at Abbey Road Studios, added: “As a working studio the doors to Abbey Road are normally closed, so being able to share a rare glimpse inside our very special building is something. that excites us all. With a project like this, the major challenge is selecting which parts of the story to tell – there is so much history that reducing it to a 90-minute experience is part of the fun. I still remember the magic of stepping inside the building for the first time and we want to give customers the same experience.

For more details and tickets go to: https://www.abbeyroad.com/open-house

Abbey Road Studios will open to the public for a week this summer, giving fans a rare look inside the legendary recording studio.

The Abbey Road: Open House tour is part of the recording studio’s 90th anniversary celebrations this year. From August 9 to 15, fans can visit the three famous recording studios, in which The Beatles, Pink Floyd, Radiohead, Oasis, Ed Sheeran and Adele have recorded.

If you are an equipment enthusiast, this is a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with the studio’s EMI TG Mk3 and REDD.17 consoles; Mrs. Mills’ piano; a Studer J37 tape recorder, and more. In addition, you can also visit the control rooms and the iconic echo chamber of Studio Two, which was built in 1931.

The tour will also explore the deep history of Abbey Road film music and explain how the music from blockbusters such as Raiders Of The Lost Ark, Black Panther, as well as the Harry Potter, Lord Of The Rings and Star Wars series have come about. been recorded.

Jack Franklin, head of events at Abbey Road Studios, said he opened the studio’s doors to the public in a statement [via MusicRadar]: “As a working studio, the doors to Abbey Road are normally closed, so being able to share a rare glimpse inside our very special building is something that excites us all.

“With a project like this, the major challenge is to select the parts of the story to tell,” he said. “There’s so much history here that turning it into a 90-minute experience is part of the fun of the job.

I still remember the magic of stepping inside the building for the first time, so we want to give our customers the same experience this summer.

Tickets for the tour are priced at £ 100 per person.

Learn more at abbeyroad.com

Vinyl includes 13 tracks of live performance

Sam Smith prepared Live at Abbey Road Studios for March 19 on vinyl via Capitol Records. The album contains 13 audio tracks from Smith’s live PPV from the iconic Abbey Road Studios which celebrates Love goes, Smith’s third studio album, released last fall.

For this exclusive show, Smith sang old and new tracks including “Stay With Me”, “Lay Me Down”, and gave viewers the world premiere of new music from Love flies away, including “diamonds”. Labrinth does a special guest performance on the title song.

The livestream also featured elements of live Q&A and audience participation.

Love goes is available on CD, 2 LP and clear cassette. The album features the chart-topping collaboration with Normani who has sold over 13 million units and amassed over 2.5 billion streams worldwide, “To Die For” and “How Do You Sleep?”

In front of:

1. Young
2. Diamonds
3. Dance with a stranger
4. Promises
5. Too good at saying goodbye
6. Lay me down
7. my oasis

Side B:

1. Time after time
2. How do you sleep?
3. For the lover that I lost
4. Children again
5. Love goes [featuring Labrinth]
6. Stay with me

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LONDON (Reuters) – Abbey Road Studios is opening its doors to women, hoping to inspire future generations of artists, producers and engineers with a week-long workshop festival.

Famous London recording studios have launched their “Equalise” program on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2020. This year’s edition is live, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with courses on technical know-how, interactions with other music creators and industry advice. leaders virtually.

“Five percent of music producers and engineers are women, which is appallingly low,” Isabel Garvey, general manager of Abbey Road Studios, told Reuters in Studio Three in the room, where “The Dark Side of Pink Floyd’s the Moon and Amy Winehouse’s finale tracks were recorded.

“This program we’re running shines a light on all of these behind-the-scenes characters and helps young women understand the opportunities.”

The program, which started on March 1 and continues until International Women’s Day on March 8, features live masterclasses with female figures in the music industry and panel discussions with emerging talent.

“It’s really important to have women who are producing so that young women can aspire to be and see that you can be successful and do well in this side of the industry,” said Miss Brown, Music Producer. , DJ and radio host from London.

Garvey, 45, has been the head of the world’s oldest recording studio since 2014. After what she describes as a “deep and dark history of finance”, she has carved out a career in music, reaching managerial positions in major record companies.

“My entry into the music industry was quite fortuitous in that it was a pretty haphazard start in the industry,” she said.

“I joined… when digital represented 1 or 2% of business… Today we are more than 65% digital… Experiencing this transition was very interesting. It sort of created new roles with no preconception of who should be in those roles. “

The “Equalise” program also offers individual mentoring sessions.

“It’s never happened in my career to have a team of women only in the venue: artists, producers, musicians, songwriters,” Marta Di Nozzi, a senior runner at Abbey Road Studios, said of a festival session on the creation of new music. .

“It was awesome and definitely something I would love to do again.”