Posted on 09/27/2019 9:12:06 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Mark Kramer is a huge Beatles fan. Just hours after stepping off his overnight flight from Florida to London, he is not bleary-eyed but brimming with energy as he savors his time at the world's best-known pedestrian crossing.
Beside the streaks of white paint that mark the zebra crossing on Abbey Road -- a site protected since 2010 for its cultural and historical importance -- he rattles off Beatles facts, talks about the band's musical journey and grows ever more excited.
Kramer, 40, is here because of "Abbey Road," the seminal album the band released on September 26, 1969 -- 50 years ago Thursday.
Named after the street where it was recorded, it got mixed critical reviews but was an immediate commercial hit, topping the charts in the UK for 17 weeks and the US for 11, and selling 4 million copies in just six weeks.
It would prove to be the last studio album the group made together ("Let it Be," which came out in 1970, had already been recorded), as John Lennon had broken the news to his fellow band members that he was leaving shortly before its release.
To mark the special occasion, an anniversary edition of "Abbey Road" will be re-released on September 27. Produced by Giles Martin, whose father, George, was the Beatles' friend and producer, it will contain out-takes and additional material.
Giles Martin told CNN that his father thought that "Abbey Road" would be the group's final album. He added: "I think they (The Beatles) knew things were changing. I think they were looking for a way out and they had all become more individual. Because creative people want to be creative and they all wanted to do different things."
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“Across the Universe” was a pleasantly entertaining surprise.
Was watching the webcam yesterday, it was pretty cool.
Thanks for the explanation. It all makes sense now.
Funny.
It was one of their weakest albums, a mish-mash of leftover song snippets blended together.
Their Masterpieces were:
Help
Rubber Soul
Revolver
Sgt Peppers
White Album
The very pinnacle of pop music to this day.
“THE COVER OF THE ABBEY ROAD ALBUM”
Great photo of all five Beatles..
Thanks.
RE: Great photo of all five Beatles..
Maybe you can explain to this poor ignoramus (me) what you mean by five Beatles.... :)
One is a VW ‘Beatle’...
HA HA HA. You got me there :)
Volkswagon, in the background. One of the recent Internet jokes.
Billy Preston?
Yes. Billy Preston was the only musician to be credited on a Beatles recording, apart from the original four members. The 1969 single Get Back was credited to ‘The Beatles with Billy Preston’.
He also did The Concert For Bangla Desh with George Harrison and Ringo Starr.
Thank you, I agree. It is the Greatest Album ever. And my wife and I did the crosswalk about four years ago.
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They put out more hits in a shorter time than just about anyone.
I’ve seen Paul McCartney 4x. The concerts were unparalleled but I always thought it was tasteless that he did “Helter Skelter” at every concert. How disrespectful can you be ?
She Came in though the Bathroom Window! by The Beatles or Joe Cocker is great.
Can never get enough of The Beatles and their music.
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