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22nd March 2023

The Beatles' Please Please Me Turns 60

Today marks 60 years since The Beatles’ debut album ‘Please Please Me’ was released by Parlophone. The majority of the album was recorded in a single day on 11 February 1963 in Studio Two with producer George Martin, engineer Norman Smith and tape op Richard ...

Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion - OUT NOW!

Spitfire Audio x Abbey Road are pleased to announce the release of our new sample library ‘Abbey Road Orchestra: High Percussion’. Following on from ‘Low Percussion’, this second instalment in the Abbey Road Orchestra collection features a meticulously curated selection of 62 percussive instruments performed by internationally renowned percussionist Joby Burgess and expertly captured in the legendary acoustic space that is Abbey Road Studio ...

17th February 2023

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania Film Score

Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe begins today with ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania’ hitting cinemas worldwide. The epic original score by composer Christophe Beck was recorded in Studio One by engineer Casey Stone with additional engineering by John Barrett along with recordist Daniel Hayden, assistant engineers Marta Di Nozzi and Neil Dawes and runner Sarah ...

9th February 2023

The Dark Side of the Moon Studio Documents

As we approach the 50th anniversary of Pink Floyd's seminal album 'The Dark Side of the Moon', we've been highlighting key studio documents from the recording sessions which took place between 30 May 1972 – 9 February 1973 in Studios Two and Three at Abbey ...

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28th January 2023

95th Academy Award Nominations

The Oscar nominations are out and we’re proud to have been involved in the music and sound for some of this year’s nominees including 'Tár', 'The Banshees of Inisherin', 'Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio', 'The Sea Beast' and 'Avatar: The Way of ...

5th January 2023

Critics Choice Award Nominations 2023

Nominations for the 28th Annual Critics Choice Awards have been announced and we’re proud to list this year’s nominees that feature Abbey Road recordings or were engineered by Abbey Road staff. Best of luck to everyone involved in these incredible ...

19th December 2022

NME, Rough Trade, DIY & BBC 6 Music's Albums of The Year

As the Albums of The Year lists come pouring in to mark the year’s end, we always feel privileged to have worked on anything that’s made the list. ...

17th December 2022

Golden Globe Nominations 2023

The nominees have been announced for the 80th Golden Globe Awards and we’re thrilled to highlight a few that Abbey Road or our team have played a part in ...

16th November 2022

Grammy Nominations 2023: Abbey Road contributions

We are thrilled to announce this year's GRAMMY-nominated projects which were carried out at Abbey Road Studios. Wishing best of luck to the immensely talented composers, musicians, engineers and producers who helped deliver these incredible pieces of music. ...