The 50th anniversary of the iconic album, 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band', will be commemorated this year with the release of a variety of new editions, including a super-deluxe box set on eight discs featuring 159 newly mixed and mastered outtakes, demos, jams and more. The set, also available on 2 CDs and 2 LPs, arrives on 16 April. ...

This year marks 20 years since the release of The National's self-titled debut album. In celebration of the anniversary, the band have released a reissue of the record, alongside reissues of two more pieces of their early catalogue, 2003's ‘Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers’ and 2004's ‘Cherry Tree’ EP. The collection has been remastered at Abbey Road by our own Christian Wright, which “helps make these much-loved records sound as vital as ever”. ...

Half-speed vinyl masters of Dire Straits’ immortal 1985 album ‘Brothers In Arms’, and Mark Knopfler’s soundtrack to 1983 film ‘Local Hero’ have been announced for release on 19 March. Remastered by Miles Showell at Abbey Road, ‘Brothers in Arms’ is the eighth biggest selling album of all time in the UK having sold over four million copies, and features hits such as ‘Money For Nothing’, ‘Walk Of Life’, ‘So Far Away’, ‘Brothers In Arms’ and ‘Your Latest Trick’. Mark Knopfler’s first film soundtrack for Bill Forsyth’s film ‘Local Hero’, is also being reissued as a half-speed mastered version on the same day. ...

Goat Girl's second album 'On All Fours' sees the band veer away from the confrontational lyricism of their debut & indicates Goat Girl’s maturing perspectives in discussing the world's injustices and social prejudices, using the music to explore global, humanitarian, environmental and mindful wellbeing. ...

Interested to find out more on stem mastering and the benefits it can offer over stereo mastering? At the end of last year, Abbey Road mastering engineer, Oli Morgan, explained all in his live stem mastering masterclass and Q&A, presented in conjunction with Andrew Mackay and the studios’ mastering partner for India, Bohemia ...

Introducing Sufiscore, a music label and YouTube channel dedicated to featuring the finest artists and musicians from South Asia. Born from the confines of lockdown, their platform has since grown into one of the most popular channels in its genre, amassing more than three million subscribers. At Abbey Road, we are delighted to play a small part in their journey, mastering many of the releases which feature on their channel. ...

Barely a year after the release of their hugely acclaimed and award-winning debut album ‘Dogrel’, Fontaines D.C. return with their sophomore album, ‘A Hero’s Death’. Although ‘Dogrel’ producer Dan Carey is back at the helm, with Abbey Road’s Christian Wright once again taking on mastering duties, ‘A Hero’s’ Death’ is sonically distinct from their debut, and represents the next chapter in the post-punk band’s ...

Following the launch of our latest plugin with Waves Audio, the RS124, Abbey Road’s Head of Audio Products, Mirek Stiles, explains the history behind the “holy grail of smooth ...

Introducing the long-awaited Abbey Road / Waves Audio RS124 Compressor plugin. Few pieces of gear define music history as the RS124 does. The custom-built compressors were the secret weapon of Abbey Road engineers during the ‘60s. The RS124 was an extensive in-house modification of the American Altec 436B compressor, where it’s believed only 25 units were ever created, and each serial number was hand-built by Abbey Road/EMI technical legends Bill Livy, Len Page and Mike ...