49 Years ago today - 8 August 1969. The date of one of the most famous photo-shoots in rock 'n' roll history. 🙌 John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr walk over the zebra crossing next to Abbey Road studios. The photo session for the cover of The Beatles 'Abbey Road' album was taken by photographer Iain McMillan, who balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of John, Ringo, Paul, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic. The band then returned to the studio and recorded overdubs on ‘The End’, ‘I Want You (She's So Heavy)’ and ‘Oh! Darling’. When released in 1969 the cover of The Beatles Abbey Road album supposedly contained clues adding to the ‘Paul Is Dead’ phenomenon: Paul is barefoot and the car number plate ‘LMW 281F’ supposedly referred to the fact that McCartney would be 28 years old if he was still alive. ‘LMW’ was said to stand for ‘Linda McCartney Weeps.’ And the four Beatles, represent; the priest (John, dressed in white), the Undertaker (Ringo in a black suit), the Corpse (Paul, in a suit but barefoot), and the Gravedigger (George, in jeans and a denim work shirt). The image of the Beatles on the crossing is clearly one of the most famous and imitated photographs of all time: Abbey Road, The Beatles, The LP Cover by © Iain MacMillan ✌️❤️🎵 #thebeatles #abbeyroad #johnlennon #paulmccartney #georgeharrison #ringostarr #iainmacmillan #beatles #rockandroll #legendsneverdie #rockroyalty #pedestrian #london #abbeyroadstudios #musichistory #musicphotography #styleicon #style #sixties #muse #rocknroll #blendergallery (at Blender Gallery)
