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BEST OF 2021: It’s one of the most iconic album covers of all time: John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr strolling across a zebra-striped street called Abbey Road in St John’s Wood, north London.

It is an image as memorable as the moon landing – and one copied by tourists on a daily basis. (Even a few bands have paid homage, most notably Booker T & The MGs.)

Ironically, that picture was a last-minute decision. During the recording of what was to be their swan song, The Beatles toyed with several titles, and Everest, a reference to the brand of cigarettes their late chief engineer, Geoff Emerick, smoked, was the favourite.

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Source: “For the first time, John and Paul knew that George had risen to their level” – Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick track-by-track interview on Abbey Road | MusicRadar