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Abbey Road endures more traffic mayhem as Beatles fans mark last album's 50th anniversary
CNN ^ | 09/27/2019 | Rory Sullivan

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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TOPICS: History; Music/Entertainment; Society
KEYWORDS: abbeyroad; anniversary; beatles
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To: LS

“Across the Universe” was a pleasantly entertaining surprise.


41 posted on 09/27/2019 10:34:07 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Was watching the webcam yesterday, it was pretty cool.


42 posted on 09/27/2019 10:39:58 AM PDT by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: xp38

Thanks for the explanation. It all makes sense now.


43 posted on 09/27/2019 10:41:14 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


45 posted on 09/27/2019 10:52:28 AM PDT by Mariner (War Criminal #18t)
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To: cowboyusa

COVER:

Eddie Hazel - I Want You(She’s So Heavy)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNuCnyjt_gg


46 posted on 09/27/2019 10:53:45 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

“THE COVER OF THE ABBEY ROAD ALBUM”

Great photo of all five Beatles..

Thanks.


47 posted on 09/27/2019 10:53:58 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: BBB333

RE: Great photo of all five Beatles..

Maybe you can explain to this poor ignoramus (me) what you mean by five Beatles.... :)


48 posted on 09/27/2019 10:55:17 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

One is a VW ‘Beatle’...


49 posted on 09/27/2019 11:01:41 AM PDT by BBB333 (The Power Of Trump Compels You!)
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To: BBB333

HA HA HA. You got me there :)


50 posted on 09/27/2019 11:02:13 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: SeekAndFind

Volkswagon, in the background. One of the recent Internet jokes.


51 posted on 09/27/2019 11:02:14 AM PDT by Rocko
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To: SeekAndFind; BBB333

Billy Preston?


52 posted on 09/27/2019 11:02:39 AM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: BenLurkin

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.


53 posted on 09/27/2019 11:04:35 AM PDT by SeekAndFind (look at Michigan, it will)
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To: cowboyusa

Thank you, I agree. It is the Greatest Album ever. And my wife and I did the crosswalk about four years ago.


54 posted on 09/27/2019 11:17:18 AM PDT by huckfillary
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To: SeekAndFind

bump to post 6 to read later


55 posted on 09/27/2019 11:17:35 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (It is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it. --Douglas MacArthur)
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

They put out more hits in a shorter time than just about anyone.


56 posted on 09/27/2019 11:20:36 AM PDT by TBP (Progressives lack compassion and tolerance. Their self-aggrandizement is all that matters.)
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To: BenLurkin

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 ?


57 posted on 09/27/2019 11:24:22 AM PDT by huckfillary
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To: SeekAndFind
I saw a recent interview with Ringo and he stated that Billy Preston never made a mistake on the keyboard. "Once he put his fingers on the keys he played the song perfect right through" he stated.
58 posted on 09/27/2019 11:27:58 AM PDT by 4yearlurker (A big mouth doesn't make a big man.~John Wayne)
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To: SeekAndFind

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.


59 posted on 09/27/2019 11:32:01 AM PDT by Cecily
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To: SeekAndFind
lyrics about loneliness. It is still being performed today by string quartets around the world Well of course, it goes well with big art and big government.
60 posted on 09/27/2019 11:32:02 AM PDT by aspasia
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