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Tribute to Abbey Rd (40 yrs ago, 08/08'69), to Beatles: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison & Ringo Starr
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A day in the life of Abbey Road, an ordinary-looking street in north London.
"A policeman held up the traffic, the band walked back and forth a few times and that was that" - Brian Southall
On the 8 August 1969 that the Fab Four walked out of No 3 Abbey Road, having finished basic work on what would be their penultimate album. The photographer who took the famous cover shot was the late Iain Macmillan, a close friend of Brian Southall's, who knew the Beatles through working with Yoko Ono. "He was given about 15 minutes," says Mr Southall. "He stood up a stepladder while a policeman held up the traffic, the band walked back and forth a few times and that was that."
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Photos courtesy of Sang Tan/ Associated Press and BBC News
Original Source: BBC