City of Westminster in Greater London, England, United Kingdom — Northwestern Europe (the British Isles)
Invention of Stereo Sound Reproduction, 1931
Abbey Road Studios
— IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing —
Erected 2015 by Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment • Industry & Commerce • Science & Medicine. In addition, it is included in the IEEE Milestones in Electrical Engineering and Computing, and the The Beatles series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1931.
Location. 51° 31.932′ N, 0° 10.67′ W. Marker is in City of Westminster, England, in Greater London. Marker is on Abbey Road just north of Grove End Road, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Abbey Rd, City of Westminster, England NW8 9AY, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 3 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Sir Alfred Ayer (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Sir Gerald Kelly (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Jacqueline du Pré (approx. 1.8 kilometers away); Tony Ray-Jones (approx. 1.9 kilometers away); John Lennon (approx. 2 kilometers away); Anthony Trollope (approx. 2 kilometers away); Leopold (Leo) Samuel Marks, MBE (approx. 2 kilometers away); William Wilkie Collins (approx. 2 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of Westminster.
More about this marker. The studio's most notable client was the Beatles, who used the studio, originally called EMI, for many of the innovative recording techniques that they adopted throughout the 1960s. In the 1970s, the studio was renamed in honor of the group's 1969 album Abbey Road.
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