Abbey Road Studios is a music recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England. It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, which owned it until Universal Music Group (UMG) took control of part of it in 2013. It is ultimately owned by UMG subsidiary Virgin Records Limited.
Abbey Road Studios in December 2005
Abbey Road Studios
Pianos used by many recording artists over the years in Studio Two of Abbey Road Studios
Image: Abbey Road Sign Sander Lamme
Abbey Road is a thoroughfare in the borough of Camden and the City of Westminster in Greater London running roughly northwest to southeast through St John's Wood near Lord's Cricket Ground. It is part of the road B507. The road is best known for the Abbey Road Studios and for featuring on the cover of the Beatles' album of the same name, which was released in September 1969.
The crossing in the spring of 2007
Abbey Road street sign