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Here’s the latest on Abbey Road studios, where the Beatles recorded their classic albums, including their 1969 swan song, Abbey Road. Rumors that the studios had been put up for sale by EMI were apparently untrue, though the owners are looking for ”new capital” toward a renovation project.  

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601014&sid=a803UNSYTsBs

Albums recorded at Abbey Road include Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and the film score for The Empire Strikes Back.

Or so the rumor was. The “Paul is dead” urban legend was spawned forty years ago, fueled by supposed “clues” on the cover of their Abbey Road album, released that fall.  I trace the evolution of this odd cultural phenomenon in my book, 1969: The Year Everything Changed (click on the BOOKS link, above). 

Also check out the following “Retro Minute“ from getback.com: http://video.aol.com/video-detail/retro-minute-retro-minute-september-23-1969/269720594

It was forty years ago this past weekend that the Beatles walked across the pedestrian crossing on London’s Abbey Road in the photo shoot for the final album they recorded as a group.  Hundreds of people showed up on rock’s most famous crosswalk this weekend to commemorate the image.  In 1969, supposed clues on the album cover fed an urban legend that Paul McCartney was dead and had been secretly replaced by a double.  I discuss both the album and the “Paul Is Dead” rumors in 1969: The Year Everything Changed. 

Here’s the Yahoo! link:

http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Abbey-Road-Beatles27-Abbey-Road-album/photo//090808/481/03d2c6a9e43a44c2b0bb0d159893976d//s:/ap/20090808/ap_on_en_mu/eu_britain_beatles_anniversary_4