In keeping with EMI's air of formality and British aplomb, studio personnel sported white laboratory coats. It offers insights not only from a technical point of view but also from the perspective of its legendary recordings. As Hepworth powerfully demonstrates, Abbey Road created the firmament for recording artistry, a genre in which the very idea of the studio is upended. I don’t know if I put this in the book, but Pink Floyd were at Abbey Road when Yehudi Menuhin [violinist] was recording. There is something in that version that you’ll never hear in anybody else’s – and there are millions of versions – but none of them sound like that one.

There's also a detailed history of the machinations of classical music recordings under the helm of renowned conductors back in the early days. Indispensable reading for anyone interested in the iconic Abbey Road Studios, their history, the recordings made there and the artists who made them. Indeed, when Sir Edward Elgar officially opened the ground-breaking Abbey Road studio in November 1931, he conducted Land of Hope and Glory on stage with his orchestra ‘apparently ready to give a performance rather than make a recording’. Abbey Road: The Inside Story of the World's Most Famous Recording Studios is a book which fills a gap in the market. Abbey Road claims that exalted status, of course, because it’s where the Beatles made their iconic, innovative albums with the assistance of producer George Martin, who developed his knack for sonic experimentation by recording comedy albums for the likes of Peter Sellers.Jeg blir aldri lei av å lytte til eller lese om The Beatles, men David Hepworth sin bok er suveren fordi den rommer så mye mer.

Across the many line-ups over the years, we’ve seen the music for shorts, independents and box-office smashes pass through our .Biography: David Hepworth has been writing, broadcasting and speaking about music and media since the seventies.