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The Rolling Stones surrounded by press in 1966

MUSIC / WHERE THE SOUND HAPPENED

Follow the soundback to the room.

Crossings, studios, clubs, rooftops and walls: trace the geography that made a song, a scene or an era possible.

567 researched stories & collections1,431 story–place connections103 curated Worlds

Jack de Nijs / Anefo / Nationaal Archief · CC0 1.0 · Cropped for this hero

The Doors in an Elektra Records publicity photograph from 1966

Los Angeles · 13 PLACESThe Doors ↗︎Joel Brodsky / Elektra Records · Public domain · U.S. no notice

Ocean Front Walk — location photograph — Venice Beach

Location photograph of Whisky a Go Go — Whisky a Go Go

Location photograph of Hollywood Bowl — Hollywood Bowl

The Beatles backstage at Cleveland Public Hall in September 1964

London · 35 PLACESThe Beatles in London ↗︎Anon.archiver · CC0 1.0

The Beatles' zebra crossing on Abbey Road, London — Abbey Road crossing

Abbey Road Studios at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, London — Abbey Road Studios

3 Savile Row in Mayfair, London — 3 Savile Row

David Bowie performing as Ziggy Stardust in 1972

London · 13 PLACESDavid Bowie in London ↗︎Boris Yaro / Los Angeles Times Photographic Collection, UCLA Library · CC BY 4.0

23 Heddon Street in Mayfair, London — 23 Heddon Street

Olympic Studios in Barnes, London — Olympic Studios

Public-realm location context near Bowie birthplace — Bowie birthplace

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Flagship Worlds

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103 individually designed music Worlds: each its own way in, mapped to the places you can still visit.

Credits

Images cropped for display and presented in black and white. The Beatles: United Press International (Library of Congress) · Public domain. Dolly Parton: RCA Records · Public domain. Elvis Presley: Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Inc. Reproduction Number: LC-USZ6-2067 Location: NYWTS -- BIOG · Public domain. Louis Armstrong: Maud Cuney-Hare (book, 1936) · Public domain. Johnny Cash: Sun Records · Public domain. Bob Marley: Ian Dickson · Public domain. Jimi Hendrix: Original photographer unknown · Public domain. David Bowie: RCA Records · Public domain. Bob Dylan: Don Hunstein · Public domain. Prince: Al Beaulieu (Warner Bros. Records press photo) · Public domain. Amy Winehouse: Rama · CC BY-SA 2.0 FR. Freddie Mercury & Queen: Carl Lender · CC BY-SA 3.0. Buddy Holly: James J. Kriegsmann for Brunswick Records · Public domain. Oasis: Will Fresch · CC BY-SA 2.0. The Rolling Stones: Hugo van Gelderen (Anefo) · CC0. Nirvana: P.B. Rage · CC BY-SA 2.0.

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2Pac: State of California DMV · Public domain. ABBA: Fernando Pereira / Anefo · CC0. Abram Chasins: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain. AC/DC: Atco Records · Public domain. Adam Papagan: dubassy / Mixkit · Editorial city context. Adele: Lady Lotus · CC BY-SA 4.0. Ades Zabel: Eric Hordes · Public domain. Adolf Bernhard Marx: Carl Mittag · Public domain. Adolf Strube: Michabka · CC BY-SA 4.0. Ahmad: The Other Side · CC BY 3.0. Air: Daniele Dalledonne · CC BY-SA 2.0. Akiko Ebi: Benh LIEU SONG · CC BY-SA 2.0. Akira Jimbo: Paddock Music Co. · CC BY 3.0. Alain de Chambure: Figuier · CC BY-SA 3.0. Alan O'Day: Photo by Joe Ortiz - http://groups.msn.com/JoeOrtizAssociates · CC BY-SA 2.5. Alan Pierson: Totalvisionary · CC0. Alan Rickman: Marie-Lan Nguyen · CC BY 2.0. Albert Glasser: EEJCC · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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