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Between 1962 and 1968, the Beatles released their songs in both mono and stereo versions; [4] [5] Abbey Road and Let It Be were mixed and released only in stereo. [6] Their songs often featured differences between the mixes and the group put the most effort into making the mono mixes. [5]
Abbey Road is the eleventh studio album by the English rock band the Beatles, released on 26 September 1969, by Apple Records.It is the last album the group recorded, [2] although Let It Be (1970) was the last album completed before the band's break-up in April 1970. [3]
The studio session tapes are kept at Abbey Road Studios, formerly known as "EMI Recording Studios," where the Beatles recorded most of their music. [1] While most have never been officially released, their outtakes and demos are seen by fans as collectables, and some of the recordings have appeared on countless bootlegs.
"Maxwell's Silver Hammer" is a song by the English rock band The Beatles from their 1969 album Abbey Road. It was written by Paul McCartney and credited to the Lennon–McCartney partnership. [4] The song is about a student named Maxwell Edison who commits murders with a hammer, with the dark lyrics disguised by an upbeat sound. [1]
The song is the first part of the medley on side two of their 1969 album Abbey Road and was recorded in stages between May and August that year. The song was the first one to be recorded for the medley, which was conceived by McCartney and producer George Martin as a finale for the Beatles' career.
As a result, this was the last song on the album to be committed to tape, although there were still overdubs for other incomplete songs. This approach took extensive rehearsal, and more than five hours of extremely focused recording, to capture correctly. McCartney and Harrison both said it was their favourite track on Abbey Road.
The result, “Lucinda Williams sings the Beatles from Abbey Road,” becomes public on Friday. It's the seventh in her series of “Lu's Jukebox” projects and the first one that will be made available on streaming services. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter delivers her take on 12 Beatles songs, most of them from the band's later period.
The Other Side of Abbey Road is a 1970 studio album by American guitarist George Benson of songs from the Beatles' 1969 album Abbey Road. [1] It was his last album for A&M Records . The front cover is a photograph of Benson by Eric Meola in E 53rd Street , Midtown East, New York City.