Vampire nostalgia Oct 17, 2009
The four-piece also revealed they were heading into Abbey Road studios to record a special session. "Our label had this idea that we would go in there and jam some of the new songs live," said Batmanglij. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
With Dr Andrew Freris Oct 10, 2009
In 2006, the Chopin Society launched its own recording label, the Alpha Omega Sound which will be releasing a varied and unusual series of archival CDs, remastered at the famous Abbey Road Studios in London, as well as recordings made specifically for its label. Freris, who has lived in Hong Kong since 1985, holds degrees from the London School of Economics. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Abbey Road Live! comes together for benefit concert Oct 9, 2009
comes together for benefit concert100909marquee2Correspondent For the past five or six years, Beatles fans around Athens could pretty much count on a memorable autumn performance by the tribute band Abbey Road Live ... For the past five or six years, Beatles fans around Athens could pretty much count on a memorable autumn performance by the tribute band Abbey Road Live ... In addition to a reading of "Abbey Road," the evening will showcase musicians from bands like Five Eight (Mike Mantione),... (Athens Banner-Herald)
Today's Best Bets Oct 9, 2009
This Athens-based tribute band will play the entire "Abbey Road" album to commemorate the record's 40th anniversary, performing with orchestral brass and string accompaniment. The night promises a surprise guest appearance from the Athens music community, which, we reckon, could mean anything from Michael Stipe to the 8-Track Gorilla. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Singer Joe Bagale draws on eclectic influences Oct 5, 2009
The Michael Jackson single "Another Part of Me" lays on the bed alongside the LP of Miles Davis' "Live Evil." A little picture of Frank Zappa, from the cover of his orchestral CD "The Yellow Shark," hangs on one wall, a framed image of the Beatles' "Abbey Road" on another. Stravinsky's "Firebird" shares shelf space with CDs by Tower of Power and King Crimson. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Music From The Vatican - Alma Mater; Featuring the Voice of Pope Benedict XVI, Set for Release on Decca in the U.S. on November 24th Oct 2, 2009
The world famous Royal Philharmonic Orchestra plays on all of the specially commissioned contemporary tracks, and was recorded at the iconic Abbey Road studios in London. Simon Boswell, Stefano Mainetti and Nour Eddine are the three contemporary composers who have contributed the eight specially commissioned pieces of music for Alma Mater. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Madonna celebrates UK number one Sep 30, 2009
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is the highest-placed reissue, at 31, followed by Abbey Road at 33 and Revolver at 40. Earlier this week, EMI Records said the re-released albums had sold 2. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
"Lucy" of Beatles Fame Dies Sep 30, 2009
The vast majority of the world's Beatles fans believe that Phil Spector (now a convicted murderer, btw) RUINED Abbey Road. The Beatles were NOT happy with what he did to their music. (CBS News)
Feel the Love with GameStop's Love Song Contest Sep 25, 2009
On the site you will also find The Beatles Revolution music video, game trailers from the new The Beatles: Rock Band video game from MTV Games, and a link to a web cam set up on famous zebra stripes crossing on Abbey Road in London. The Beatles made Abbey Road famous in the cover art for their 1969 album, Abbey Road, which was named for the road and the studios in which most of the music was recorded. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Local band turns back the clock on 'Abbey Road' at The Westcott this weekend Sep 25, 2009
2009 marks the celebration of the 40th anniversary of the release of "Abbey Road", the Beatles' last album together ... The show is open to people of all ages, with a $10 cover charge and doors opening at 8 p.m. The show will feature local artists The Timothy Wood Band, who will perform their original music followed by covering the Beatles' "Abbey Road." ... "It's something different that doesn't really happen every day. We're recreating the whole 'Abbey Road' album.". (Daily Orange, NY)
Abbey Road sign to be auctioned Sep 24, 2009
An Abbey Road street sign is being auctioned on eBay to raise money for London transport schemes ... The Beatles' Abbey Road album, which sold millions of copies, features the quiet street in north-west London on its cover ... A new enamelled steel Abbey Road sign is about to be installed although the council is working on a graffiti-proof prototype for use in the future. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Isle filmmakers join Japan workshop Sep 24, 2009
The Beatles' original U.K. studio albums were re-mastered at Abbey Road Studios in London over four years and released to coincide with the sale of "The Beatles: Rock Band" on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and Wii. HonoluluAdvertiser. (Honolulu Advertiser)
The Beatles Break Chart Records Around the World With 9-9-09 Debut of Re-Mastered Catalogue CDs Sep 23, 2009
The Beatles' original UK studio albums were re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings ... The Beatles have nine of the chart's top 10 titles, and all 14 re-mastered CDs are in the top 20, led by 'Abbey Road' at number one and 'Sgt ... Japan: All 14 re-mastered titles and boxed sets debuted in the top 25 of the international chart, including seven of... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Kris Allen Talks About His New Single, 'Live Like We're Dying' Sep 22, 2009
" Should Allen score any free time in England, the Beatles fanatic hopes to hit up Abbey Road to take in some mop-top history. "I hope I get the time. I will totally [take a pic of me crossing Abbey Road. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Jay-Z And Beatles Rule Billboard Charts Sep 17, 2009
The Blueprint 3 has one of the best debuts of the year (VHI.com -- Music News)
Never Shout Never in the Studio with Butch Walker Completing Debut Album for Sire Records Sep 17, 2009
Recorded in both Los Angeles and London (at the world-famous Abbey Road Studio), the as-yet-untitled album will be released by Sire / Loveway Records in 2010. Drew will hit the road this fall for a series of headlining dates, culling tunes for his set from his upcoming album, as well as from the three EP's he released on his own Loveway Records, including his latest, The Summer EP, which broke into the iTunes Top 10 Album chart in June. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Jay-Z breaks Elvis album record Sep 17, 2009
The best-selling remastered album was 1969's Abbey Road, which sold 89,000 copies. Meanwhile, Madonna has just notched up her 40th number one single in the US dance charts with Celebration. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
The Beatles Turn U.S. Charts Back to 1960s Sep 17, 2009
Their best-seller last week was 1969's "Abbey Road," which moved 89,000 copies, making it the third-most-popular album in the United States ... Behind "Abbey Road" and "Sgt. Pepper's" were "The Beatles" with 60,000, "Rubber Soul" with 58,000, and "Revolver" with 46,000 ... The stereo version has 13 CDs plus "Past Masters," while the mono version omits "Yellow Submarine," "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be," which were recorded in stereo. (Newsmax)
Rhythm games rock Sep 17, 2009
(Players can download full Beatles albums, such as Abbey Road and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, for additional fees). But if there was ever a case of quality trumping quantity, particularly in rhythm games, it's in The Beatles: Rock Band. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
I'm so tired of the Beatles Sep 15, 2009
For new generations who feel minded to pick up guitars (real ones, not "peripheral controllers"), the Beatles' influence presumably has its benefits, though their ubiquity surely also amounts to a real burden which brings to mind a song from Abbey Road, the album released two weeks after John Lennon had decided he wanted out. In its remastered incarnation, it sounds brighter and bolder than the version I've owned for 20 years, though its essential message is as downcast as can be. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
Orchestrating a symphony bounce-back Sep 14, 2009
On the Honolulu Symphony Pops side, even the kids might be excited about the "40th Anniversary of the Beatles' 'Abbey Road' " concerts in November after having a couple months of playing Beatles songs on the latest Rock Band video game release. Mechling's message will be that the symphony offers something for everyone. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Forces sweetheart Dame Vera Lynn tops album chart... at 92 Sep 14, 2009
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band reached the highest position at number five, followed by Abbey Road at six, Revolver in ninth place and Rubber Soul at 10. Cribs' new album, Ignore The Ignorant, debuted at number eight. (BBC News -- UK)
Pass the sugar Sep 12, 2009
Last month, 40 years ticked over since the Beatles finished work on their final recorded album, Abbey Road. You'd think that would lend itself to all sorts of platitudes and niceties from the music industry but Simon Cowell, the man behind Pop Idol and The X-Factor, reckons the Fab Four would have needed to ditch one of the quartet to make it past the early rounds of today's reality television shows. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
'Beatles: Rock Band': Here Comes The Fun Sep 10, 2009
There are more tunes on the way, and before the end of the year, you'll be able to download "Abbey Road," ''Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Rubber Soul" in their entirety. The initial track list, drawn from all the Beatles' studio albums, smartly follows the arc of the band's career. It begins with "I Saw Her Standing There" at the Cavern Club in Liverpool, England (the band first played a lunchtime session at the club in 1961), followed by gigs on "The Ed Sullivan Show" and New... (KFOXTV.com, TX)
All you need is love (and $250 + shipping) Sep 10, 2009
But it's fun to imagine the thrill that might have accompanied the purchase of, say, "Abbey Road" on Oct. 1, 1969, the day it hit stores in the United States ... But it's fun to imagine the thrill that might have accompanied the purchase of, say, "Abbey Road" on Oct. 1, 1969, the day it hit stores in the United States ... But it's fun to imagine the thrill that might have accompanied the purchase of, say, "Abbey Road" on Oct. 1, 1969, the day it hit stores in the United States. (Juneau Empire)
Beatlemania back as Britain celebrates B-Day Sep 10, 2009
It was B-Day in much of the world Wednesday as the new versions of the old classics finally became available in Britain, the United States and elsewhere and many fans celebrated by flocking to Abbey Road, the studio where the Beatles recorded many of their hits. Uma Nolan, an Irish nurse visiting London, came to the landmark recording studio to be photographed at the pedestrian crossing near the building made famous on the "Abbey Road" album cover ... Rory Mulcahy, a retiree visiting Abbey Road,... (MSNBC -- Music)
Entertainer Spotlight on Mike Hill (75) Sep 10, 2009
My dad was kind of a hippie, so one of the first albums I remember listening to was Abbey Road. But it was the melodic bass playing of John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin that really got me charged up about playing the bass. (Desert Entertainer, CA)
Sister Hazel's sweet release Sep 10, 2009
Abbey Road in the U.K. Prince's Paisley Park in Minnesota ... Abbey Road in the U.K.. (Athens Banner-Herald)
'Rock Band' pleasing, but short Sep 10, 2009
Achieve a three-star rating, and you'll unlock photos from the group's early days in the Cavern nightclub to sessions in the Abbey Road studio in later years. Unlock enough photos, and you'll release a mini-movie, such as the band's first Christmas album for fan club members in 1963. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Beatlemania Is Back Sep 10, 2009
Fans are also able to hear previously unreleased studio chatter from Abbey Road sessions. The re-mastered CDs will be embedded for a short time with brief documentaries on the making of that particular album. (KWTX.com, TX)
Game, music industries looking for 'Help!' Sep 10, 2009
Additional music from The Beatles catalogue will be made available for purchase and download including "Abbey Road," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" and "Rubber Soul," to be released in October, November and December, respectively -- giving a boost to the sale of Beatles songs through the end of the year. Pachter estimates the video game will sell 5 million units globally by the end of the year, with prices ranging from more than $50 to $250 for a limited-edition package with Beatles... (CNN -- Tech)
AP News in Brief Sep 10, 2009
Some die-hards jammed the streets outside Abbey Road, the landmark studio where the Beatles recorded many of their groundbreaking albums. About 50 people gathered outside the HMV music store on London's Oxford Street early Wednesday some, like university student Daniela Gutierrez, waiting in line since 3 a.m.. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Crime)
Fire Reports Sep 10, 2009
June 1, Abbey Road, 3100 block. June 1, IH 35E South, 1700 block. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
It's a whole new Beatles sound with this box set Sep 9, 2009
As for the music, the Beatles recorded on analog tape, which has been carefully preserved, like the "Mona Lisa" or Cher, and has now been transferred to digital tape at Abbey Road Studios ... Pepper" and "Abbey Road" -- roughly in that order. However, it does depend somewhat on what you intend to do with them. If your plan is to buy the CD, scan it into your computer and upload it on your iPod, you're going to be compressing the file and losing a lot of that sonic face-lift you just paid for.... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
The Beatles go digital Sep 9, 2009
The albums were digitally remastered over a four-year period at Abbey Road Studios in London, where The Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison, rhythm guitarist John Lennon, bassist Paul McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr recorded most of their music. The Fab Four have been recreated in virtual forms in 'The Beatles: Rock Band', a game that lets players join the band as they springboard from gigs in their native Liverpool, northwest England, to global stardom. (iAfrica.com)
Beatlemania Returns Sep 9, 2009
The albums have been re-mastered by a dedicated team of engineers at EMIs Abbey Road Studios in London over a four year period utilising state-of-the-art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings. The result of this painstaking process is the highest fidelity the catalogue has seen since its original release. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Don't Let Me Down Sep 9, 2009
Finally, Picunko notes that Viacom has sold more than 50 million songs for the Rock Band series and believes that the release of downloadable versions of Abbey Road in October and Rubber Soul in November at $17 each is a bargain that includes not only the songs but almost endless gameplay (especially if you try to beat the game on the very difficult expert mode). 1. (Slate)
Beatles box set like nothing you've ever heard Sep 9, 2009
Similarly, "Abbey Road," recorded after but released before "Let It Be," is the group's real benediction - a pastiche of outtakes and partly finished songs, stitched together by sheer force of personality and commanding production - even if the seams are showing somewhat more prominently in this latest version. Of course, the Lennon-Paul McCartney songs hold up. (San Francisco Chronicle)
How Beatles rocked Eastern Bloc Sep 9, 2009
An affable bear of a man with a wild beard, Mr Vasin sits amid his fantastic collection of Beatles memorabilia - ceramic statues of the "Fab Four", an All You Need is Love teapot, an Abbey Road street sign - and says: "I fell in love with the Beatles 40 years ago. They became my friends, my spiritual brothers.". FIND OUT MORE.. (BBC News -- Europe)
Rankingthe Beatles albums Sep 9, 2009
The innocence of Meet the Beatles vs. the sophistication of Abbey Road. The Beatles made 14 studio albums, which one was your favorite. (MSNBC -- News)
Beatlemania back as albums, computer game go on sale Sep 9, 2009
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Meet the Beatles, Again Sep 9, 2009
It introduces a whole new audience to the music made more that 40 years ago at Abbey Road Studios in London ... A team of seven Abbey Road engineers spent a full year remastering all 14 Beatles albums. (CBS News)
Remastered Beatles: Get this into your life Sep 9, 2009
The remastered Beatles: You've got to get this into your life - USATODAY.com. The remastered Beatles: You've got to get this into your life. (USA Today -- Life)
Tribute band rocks on Xbox Sep 9, 2009
Mr. Turner noted that the wrong brand of organ was placed in the iconic Abbey Road studio, an obvious mistake to the Beatle-soaked piano man ... The first, Abbey Road, is set for release Oct. 20 and will cost $16. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Review: 'The Beatles: Rock Band' a fab force in music genre Sep 9, 2009
As the game advances to their Abbey Road recordings, the images become more colorful and majestic, with underwater seascapes during Yellow Submarine and giant peace signs floating down screen during Revolution ... Fortunately, players will be able to download three Beatles albums - Abbey Road, Rubber Soul and Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - in the coming months. (USA Today -- Tech)
Film director's role in remastered Beatles CDs Sep 9, 2009
CNN's Peter Wilkinson spoke to Bob Smeaton about the project at Abbey Road ... CNN's Peter Wilkinson went to EMI's legendary Abbey Road studios and spoke to Bob Smeaton, who directed the Grammy-award winning Anthology series on the Beatles, about a series of mini-documentaries that are included on each of the remastered albums ... So, rather than just use one still image and say here's a still of the Beatles in Abbey Road, we'd work with that still, we'd get 3D stuff going and some really cool... (CNN -- Showbiz)
You want a revolution? Ars reviews The Beatles: Rock Band Sep 8, 2009
The game reaches bright, acid-drenched heights during the 19 songs played inside Abbey Road studios. Each song begins with the band playing in the studio, but as the songs play the background drops away to reveal what Harmonix refers to as "dreamscapes," brilliant animated reproductions of the songs' lyrics and themes. (Ars Technica)
Beatles Band Enters Digital Age Sep 8, 2009
"I think the Beatles music soon will be available everywhere," Giles Martin, son of Beatles producer George and who produced the music for the game, told Reuters at London's Abbey Road Studios where the band recorded. Fans of arguably the world's most successful pop band, with album sales of more than 600 million worldwide, have waited for years to be able to download the Beatles' coveted body of work, but have been frustrated partly by a trademark dispute. (Newsmax)
Rock stars cool over video games Sep 8, 2009
Bill Wyman at Abbey Road playing on a charity song with Terry Wogan ... " Wyman was speaking at Abbey Road studios while recording a charity Beatles song for Children in Need. His words were echoed by Pink Floyd star Nick Mason who described music games like Rock Band and Guitar Hero as "interesting new developments". But he added: "It irritates me having watched my kids do it - if they spent as much time practising the guitar as learning how to press the buttons they'd be damn good by now. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
THE MUSIC: It's even more indelible, if that's possible Sep 8, 2009
Four years ago, a small team of longtime Abbey Road engineers was handed a ticket to right the wrongs left by the initial CD process. Clearly, great care was taken in remastering to ensure that results didn't veer significantly from the sound Beatlemaniacs initially heard pounding from turntables and radios. (USA Today -- Life)
Day In The Life Sep 8, 2009
Just hours after announcing his departure from his breakfast show, Sir Terry Wogan was putting his vocal talents to work on a charity recording of a classic Beatles song at Abbey Road Studios ... Two hours later, he arrived at Abbey Road studios - in leafy north-west London - where he found himself doing a live TV interview as soon as he got out of his car ... "In the words of the old song, I'd rather leave while I'm in love," he said, before heading into Abbey Road's famous Studio Two. (BBC News -- UK)
Susan Boyle album top seller at Amazon Sep 7, 2009
com's list of bestselling CDs, beating out Whitney Houston's "I Look to You" and a remastered release of the Beatles' "Abbey Road.". Boyle's album, which lists for US$9. (Xinhuanet, China)
Beatles hit digital age Sep 7, 2009
The albums were digitally remastered over a four-year period at Abbey Road Studios in London, where The Beatles lead guitarist George Harrison, rhythm guitarist John Lennon, bassist Paul McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr recorded most of their music. The remasters were done "utilising state of the art recording technology alongside vintage studio equipment, carefully maintaining the authenticity and integrity of the original analogue recordings," Apple Corps and record label EMI said. (iAfrica.com)
Beatles bonanza: The music and Rock Band Sep 6, 2009
" and "Rubber Soul," the mono versions will also include the original 1965 stereo mixes. The mono box, which retails for $299, does not include later Beatles CDs that were released in stereo only: "Yellow Submarine," "Abbey Road" and "Let It Be ... " Either way, Gendron suggests you can't go wrong with stereo or mono remasters. They beat the Beatles you currently own. "They sound, as a whole, uniformly fantastic," he wrote. The Beatles: Rock Band Considering how stingy the Beatles have been with... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Want to hear Beatles? Try this Sep 6, 2009
" At this point, Abbey Road has been together longer (15 years) than the actual Beatles. They have 95 Fab Four songs in their repertoire, though Paul Rogers notes they can only play up to 45 or so on any given night. Other Abbey Road members are Bob Seaman and Tim Driscoll. "We're always recycling," Rogers said. "We find ourselves being like the B-side Beatles ... " They like doing album cuts such as "Norwegian Wood," "You Can't Do That," "And Your Bird Can Sing," as well as parts of Side 2 of... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Ready Yourself for Beatlemania II InvasionBeatles embrace the digital age, with a remastered catalog and video game. Sep 6, 2009
The new ad for "The : Rock Band" shows the band emerging into the modern age, reanimating their signature walk down London's Abbey Road in 1969. And with the new box set, video game, a Las Vegas show and the amount of high end memorabilia available, some old school fans may wonder if the Fab Four -- now sadly only two -- are selling out. (ABC News)
Kosovo riots 'were orchestrated' Sep 5, 2009
A day in the life of Abbey Road. Oregon's economic crisis. (Yahoo News -- Kosovo)
The Beatles are back Sep 5, 2009
Renovating some of the most precious works in the history of recorded music proved more taxing than intimidating for project coordinator Allan Rouse, an Abbey Road fixture since 1971. The process began with lengthy tests of the analog tape and the meticulous removal of a slight dust buildup. (USA Today -- Life)
Susan Boyle album top seller on Amazon.com Sep 5, 2009
com - Susan Boyle album top seller on Amazon. Susan Boyle album top seller on Amazon. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Search site aims to rival Google Sep 5, 2009
A day in the life of Abbey Road. The last survivor of Hitler's bunker. (Yahoo News -- Internet and WWW)
'Found' Beatles tracks Sep 5, 2009
A new BBC documentary will air previously-unheard audio footage of The Beatles at their recording sessions at Abbey Road Studios. The film charts The Beatles' extraordinary journey from Please Please Me to Abbey Road and reflects how they developed as musicians, matured as songwriters and created a body of work that sounds as fresh now as the time it was recorded. (BBC News)
Fab Four frenzy? Sep 5, 2009
The TV ad explores the Abbey Road album cover from a new perspective ... The albums Abbey Road, Sgt Pepper and Rubber Soul will be released for download later in the year ... The TV advert - which cleverly re-imagines the events on the Abbey Road album cover - clearly aims for cross-generational appeal. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Georgetown Public Schools bus routes 2009-2010 Sep 4, 2009
ABBEY ROAD AND MARLBORO DRIVE. TENNEY STREET AND SPAULDING STREET. (Georgetown Record, MA)
I Am the Walrus Sep 4, 2009
In a 40th-floor studio above the MTV offices in Times Square, the Beatles were together again, playing '60s hits like "A Hard Day's Night" and "Day Tripper." It wasn't exactly that final rooftop 1969 gig at the Abbey Road studios in London, and these weren't the original moptops. They were us three generations of Beatles fans sitting in for you and getting to be them. (Time.com)
Fire Reports Sep 4, 2009
June 1, Abbey Road, 3100 block. June 1, IH 35E South, 1700 block. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
