In keeping with the pencil sketch that Paul McCartney had given to photographer Iain Macmillan, the sleeve simply shows the four Beatles walking across the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios in North London.. Abbey Road's Vinyl Collection Paul McCartney Egypt Station Standard Vinyl Double Vinyl LP US $39.99 Buy Now: More stock coming soon Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Double Vinyl LP US $34.99 In Stock John Lunn Downton Abbey - The OST LP Vinyl LP US $26.99 In Stock John Lennon Imagine The Ultimate Collection The LP and its memorable cover put the location on the map - previously known as plain old EMI studios, the building became known as Abbey Road Studios in light of this landmark album. It has been half a century since The Beatles’ Abbey Road album cover was shot on August 8, 1969, and the conspiracy theories about Paul McCartney’s bare feet are still alive. Macmillan also took a photograph of a nearby tiled street sign for the back cover. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about The Beatles - Abbey Road at Discogs. Just six photos were taken, with the fifth selected as the cover shot for The Beatles’ penultimate studio album, Abbey Road, named after the tree-lined street in which the studios are located. The sign has since been replaced, but was situated at the corner of Abbey Road and Alexandra Road. Complete your The Beatles collection. Photo shoot for the ‘Abbey Road' album cover, London, August 1969 The Beatles. Photo shoot for the ‘Abbey Road' album cover, London, August 1969 The Beatles. The famous Beatles’ Abbey Road LP cover, featuring George, Paul, Ringo and John walking over a zebra crossing in London is now a British iconic image, but the story behind it is that it took little planning. Abbey Road's Vinyl Collection Paul McCartney Egypt Station Standard Vinyl Double Vinyl LP US $39.99 Buy Now: More stock coming soon Queen Bohemian Rhapsody Double Vinyl LP US $34.99 In Stock John Lunn Downton Abbey - The OST LP Vinyl LP US $26.99 In Stock John Lennon Imagine The Ultimate Collection With some of the most magisterial songs The Beatles ever wrote, ‘Abbey Road’ was the final album they recorded, and now stands as many people’s favourite. In many ways, Abbey Road stands apart from the rest of the Beatles' catalog, an album that gains considerable strength from its lush, enveloping production -- a recording so luxuriant, it glosses over aesthetic differences between the group's main three songwriters and ties together a series of disconnected unfinished songs into a complete suite. The junction no longer exists; the road was later replaced by the Abbey Road housing estate, between Boundary Road and Belsize Road. Macmillan also took a photograph of a nearby tiled street sign for the back cover. Photo shoot for the ‘Abbey Road' album cover, London, August 1969 The Beatles. Reportedly it came as a last-minute idea for the album’s cover, and was taken as a series of The sign has since been replaced, but was situated at the corner of Abbey Road and Alexandra Road.