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Ha, that control room looks like a cross between the Sleeper house and NORAD. Nice find.

Strangely though, contrary to what i’d have thought, the Beatles said that the Abbey Rd studios in their time anyway had no atmosphere of their own, white peeling walls, not actually inspiring at all & they had to bring all the ‘atmosphere’ with them

Hi all,

I feel extremely privileged to tell you that I have the out-of-this-world opportunity of being INSIDE Abbey Road Studios two months ago, around mid-September, thanks to my girlfriend’s boss and some contacts made through EMI company.

It was a huge experience; in fact, I even got the chance to play Lady Madonna’s piano. It’s just an old Steinway vertical piano, sitting on a corridor alone, but still tuned. It was overwhelming.

Unfortunately, I couldn’t get to the Studio Three control room since it was busy at that time, so I can’t tell how it looks like now, but all in all I was able to visit all other studios and mixing/mastering rooms. Tremendous.

As you may know, indoor photos are not permitted for visitors, so when I saw your photos on this post, I felt like I was almost in there again. Thanks so much for sharing this.

Warm regards,
Esteban Lussich