On November 12 1931, Abbey Road Studios officially opened its doors with Sir Edward Elgar conducting the London Symphony Orchestra playing Land of Hope and Glory.
Despite hosting a number of landmark recordings from artists such as Fred Astaire and Glenn Miller, it was not until The Beatles named their 11th studio album after the recording studio that it began to find worldwide fame.
But on Friday, just one day before the studios were due to celebrate 80 years since opening their doors, the recording arm of EMI, which owns Abbey Road Studios, was taken over by rival Universal in a £1.2 billion deal.
EMI's recorded music arm will now become part of the world's biggest recording company, Universal, which is owned by Frances Vivendi, and whose artists include Take That and the Rolling Stones. Full story...
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Despite hosting a number of landmark recordings from artists such as Fred Astaire and Glenn Miller, it was not until The Beatles named their 11th studio album after the recording studio that it began to find worldwide fame.
But on Friday, just one day before the studios were due to celebrate 80 years since opening their doors, the recording arm of EMI, which owns Abbey Road Studios, was taken over by rival Universal in a £1.2 billion deal.
EMI's recorded music arm will now become part of the world's biggest recording company, Universal, which is owned by Frances Vivendi, and whose artists include Take That and the Rolling Stones. Full story...
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