Abbey Road Studios or a Block of Flats?

Reports suggest British music giant EMI are going to put up the legendary Abbey Road Studios for sale.

The famous London studio even had a Beatles album named after it, and ex-Beatle Paul McCartney hopes people associated with the studios will try and save it. Which begs the question: "Why not buy it yourself, Paul?" British DJs Chris Evans and Steve Wright were pressurizing Macca on their BBC Radio 2 shows, to do just that yesterday (February 17th).

The Cavern Club in Liverpool was soon neglected after The Beatles had made it renowned around the world. It seems to be a typically British trait: "Don't appreciate it, till it's gone."

So, anyone fancy walking down the famous zebra crossing to look at a block of flats?

British charity The National Trust have said that they may attempt to buy the threatened studios, so there's hope that they can be saved.

The Beatles and Pink Floyd recorded some of their greatest albums at Abbey Road, and Glenn Miller's last recordings were made at Abbey Road Studios in 1944.

Here's some albums you may remember, which were recorded at Abbey Road.

Source

(Selected) List of recordings made at Abbey Road Studios - Wikipedia

1950-1959
1959: Expresso Bongo - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
1959: Connie Francis Sings Italian Favorites - Connie Francis
1959: Christmas in My Heart - Connie Francis

1960-1969
1962: The Young Ones - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
1963: Summer Holiday - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
1963: Please Please Me - The Beatles
1963: With The Beatles - The Beatles
1964: Wonderful Life (album) - Cliff Richard and The Shadows
1964: A Hard Day's Night - The Beatles
1964: Beatles for Sale - The Beatles
1965: Help! - The Beatles
1965: Rubber Soul - The Beatles
1966: Revolver - The Beatles
1966: Thunderbirds Are Go - The Shadows with Cliff Richard
1967: Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles
1967: Magical Mystery Tour - The Beatles
1967: The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd
1968: A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd
1968: S.F. Sorrow - The Pretty Things
1968: The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett
1968: The Beatles aka ("The White Album") - The Beatles
1969: Yellow Submarine - The Beatles
1969: Abbey Road - The Beatles

1970-1979
1970: Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd
1973: The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd
1975: Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd
1976: I'm Nearly Famous - Cliff Richard
1976: Year of the Cat - Al Stewart
1977: Every Face Tells a Story - Cliff Richard

1980-1989
1986: Notorious - Duran Duran
1988: Delicate Sound of Thunder (mixing sessions) - Pink Floyd

1990-1999
1995: The Bends - Radiohead
1996: Knockin' on Heaven's Door/Throw These Guns Away - Dunblane
1997: Be Here Now - Oasis

2000-2009
2007: Dig Out Your Soul - Oasis