8 August 1969: The Abbey Road cover photoshoot

All four Beatles gathered at EMI Studios on the morning of Friday 8 August 1969 for one of the most famous photo shoots of their career. Photographer Iain Macmillan took the iconic image that adorned the front of their last-recorded album, Abbey Road. Here is a photograph taken earlier in August 1969, showing the empty

8 August 1969: The Abbey Road cover photoshoot

8 August 1969: The Abbey Road cover photoshoot

8 August 1969: The Abbey Road cover photoshoot

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8 August 1969: The Abbey Road cover photoshoot

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