EMI WANTS TO SAVE ABBEY ROAD
Record label giant EMI has abandoned plans to sell THE BEATLES’ favourite= recording studio ABBEY ROAD, following mass outcry from music fans acros= s the globe.
The Abbey Road recording facilities in North West London became synonym= ous with the Fab Four, with the band even naming their 1969 album after t= he building. The record’s album cover shot shows the the Beatles crossing= the road outside.
Reports last week that revealed EMI bosses were selling the studios - a= lso used by music greats including Michael Jackson, U2, Green Day and Pin= k Floyd - prompted outrage from music fans and artists who had used Abbey= Road.
Ex-Beatle Sir Paul McCartney called for the studios to be saved, while = musical theatre maestro Andrew Lloyd Webber showed interest in buying the= building.
However, bosses at EMI, which is owned by private equity group Terra Fi= rma, insist ownership will remain with the firm.
A company spokesperson says, "EMI confirms that it is holding prelimina= ry discussions for the revitalisation of Abbey Road with interested and a= ppropriate third parties. We believe that Abbey Road should remain in EMI= ’s ownership. When Terra Firma acquired EMI in 2007, it made the preserva= tion of Abbey Road a priority." EMI bosses have welcomed reports architectural preservation body Englis= h Heritage plan to list Abbey Road, which would put a halt on any radical= development plans to the site.
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