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Abbey Road Studios
Abbey Road Studios in December 2005
Formerly
EMI Recording Studios
Company type
Recording studio
Industry
Music
Founded
November 12, 1931; 92 years ago (1931-11-12)[1]
Founder
Gramophone Company
Headquarters
St John's Wood, City of Westminster, London, England
Parent
Universal Music Group
Website
abbeyroad.com
Abbey Road Studios
Built
1829; 195 years ago (1829)[2]
Architectural style(s)
Georgian
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name
Abbey Road Studios
Designated
23 February 2010
Reference no.
1393688[3]
Listed Building – Grade II
Official name
Zebra crossing near Abbey Road Studios
Designated
21 December 2010
Reference no.
1396390[4]
Abbey Road Studios (formerly EMI Recording Studios) is a music recording studio at 3 Abbey Road, St John's Wood, City of Westminster, Greater London, England.[5] It was established in November 1931 by the Gramophone Company, a predecessor of British music company EMI, which owned it until Universal Music Group (UMG) took control of part of it in 2013. It is ultimately owned by UMG subsidiary Virgin Records Limited (until 2013 by EMI Records Limited, nowadays known as Parlophone Records and owned by UMG's competitor Warner Music Group).
The studio's most notable client was the Beatles, who used the studio – particularly its Studio Two room – as the venue for many of the innovative recording techniques that they adopted throughout the 1960s. In 1976, the studio was renamed from EMI to Abbey Road.
In 2009, Abbey Road came under threat of sale to property developers. In response, the British Government protected the site, granting it English Heritage Grade II listed status in 2010, thereby preserving the building from any major alterations.[6]
^"Our Story". Abbey Road. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^"About us – Abbey Road Studios". Abbey Road. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^Historic England. "Abbey Road Studios (1393688)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
^Historic England. "Zebra crossing near Abbey Road Studios (1396390)". National Heritage List for England. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
^"Studio 1". Abbey Road Studios; EMI Records Limited. Archived from the original on 14 July 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
^"Abbey Road studios given listed building status". BBC News. 23 February 2010. Archived from the original on 14 June 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2011.
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