One crossing, four musicians
John Lennon appears with The Beatles in the Abbey Road cover photograph, taken on 8 August 1969. The four member pages share the same crossing record.
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John Lennon
John Lennon appears with The Beatles in the Abbey Road cover photograph, taken on 8 August 1969. The four member pages share the same crossing record.
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THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY
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Explore 5 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.
Abbey Road crossing
John Lennon appears with The Beatles in the Abbey Road cover photograph, taken on 8 August 1969. The four member pages share the same crossing record.
Public road crossing. Studio interiors are separate; no interior admission is implied.
Open street map ↗︎Apollo Theater ↗︎
John Lennon and Yoko Ono appear at the Apollo's Attica benefit
The Apollo's official history records Lennon and Ono's 1971 benefit appearance at the Harlem theatre.
253 West 125th Street, New York, NY 10027
Open street map ↗︎Abbey Road crossing ↗︎
The Beatles cross Abbey Road for the album cover
Iain Macmillan took six photographs from a stepladder while police briefly held traffic outside EMI Studios on 8 August 1969.
Abbey Road Studios — Abbey Road cover photography session ↗︎
Abbey Road, London NW8 9DB
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The Beatles record at EMI Studios
Abbey Road Studios states that the Beatles recorded 190 of their 210 songs here between 1962 and 1970.
3 Abbey Road, London NW8 9AY
Open street map ↗︎3 Savile Row ↗︎
The Beatles play their final public performance on the Apple rooftop
The official Beatles account identifies 3 Savile Row as Apple Corps headquarters, the Let It Be studio and the site of the 30 January 1969 rooftop concert.
3 Savile Row, London W1S 3PB
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One crossing, four musicians · Abbey Road crossing
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WORKS
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Abbey Road ↗︎
The Beatles
The Beatles rooftop concert ↗︎
The Beatles
John Lennon and Yoko Ono at the Apollo ↗︎
John Lennon and Yoko Ono
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Street corners, fire escapes and subway rhythms. A city to read at walking pace.
London ↗︎
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The Beatles ↗︎
Setlist: from four childhood homes to the rooftop.