Abbey Road Studios - FOR SALE

As previously noted, EMI is on its last legs. And, as most entities these days businesses only care about the cash and couldn't care less about their legacy. That there is even the possibility that Abbey Road Studios could be sold and redeveloped into something other than what is has been since 1929.

The history of Abbey Road Studios is rich and incredibly important. Many pop/rock artists have recorded seminal albums in these hallowed studios. Best known for being the studio where the Beatles recorded their magic, the studio has produced an incredible amount of classical music and film scores.

The latest word is that The National Trust may purchase the studio. The trust had seen "an astonishing outpouring of public emotion" after word got out that EMI was going to sell the property.

Also, Paul McCartney mentioned, on BBC's Newsnight, that there was a possibility that a bid might be coming forward to purchase Abbey Road Studios, "There are a few people who have been associated with the studio for a long time who were talking about mounting some bid to save it. I sympathise with them. I hope they can do something, it'd be great. I have got so many memories there with the Beatles.

"It still is a great studio. So it would be lovely if somebody could get a thing together to save it."

BTW, a great read about the magic of the Beatles at Abbey Road Studios is Geoff Emerick's book, Here, There and Everywhere: My Life Recording the Music of the Beatles.