Musician · Cultural figure

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney 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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CHAPTER 01

One crossing, four musicians

Paul McCartney appears with The Beatles in the Abbey Road cover photograph, taken on 8 August 1969. The four member pages share the same crossing record.

abbeyroad.com — reference ↗︎

THE PLACES BEHIND THE STORY

A life on the map.

Explore 4 connections. Each connection links to its evidence; outlined circles mark approximate areas, not exact buildings or camera positions.

01 / LOCATION

Abbey Road crossing

Paul McCartney appears with The Beatles in the Abbey Road cover photograph, taken on 8 August 1969. The four member pages share the same crossing record.

abbeyroad.com — reference ↗︎

Public road crossing. Studio interiors are separate; no interior admission is implied.

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02 / DOCUMENTED LOCATION · london

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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03 / DOCUMENTED LOCATION · london

Abbey Road Studios ↗︎

The Beatles record at EMI Studios

Abbey Road Studios states that the Beatles recorded 190 of their 210 songs here between 1962 and 1970.

Abbey Road Studios — our story ↗︎

3 Abbey Road, London NW8 9AY

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04 / DOCUMENTED LOCATION · london

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.

The Beatles — 3 Savile Row ↗︎

3 Savile Row, London W1S 3PB

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IN THE STORY

1969