What Does Abbey Road Look Like Now - 50 Years Later | A Vinyl Rewind special 

Got a picture of my kids and I crossing. Only took about 6 or 7 tries. The local people in that neighborhood must cringe.

There is a web cam set up there. So you can monitor the crosswalk any time of day, from anywhere in the world.

The occasional awkward moment is when Sir Paul is driving up that road on the way to the studio while fans are trying to recreate the crossing. Fans: "Is that him?" Paul: "Oh, jeez...."

I used to live on Abbey Road for about 7 years. Used to cycle over that crossing on an almost daily basis.

That's on every Beatles fan's bucket list, so cool!

I love that you crossed it barefoot! Love the video!

I bought my first Beatle album in 1965 at 13 yrs old but my father who hated the Beatles had my little brothers scratch it up with knives. My brothers were 3 and 5 yrs old then. I bought another album and kept it secret after that. I told my father about 10 yrs ago as someone was playing rap music, hey dad don’t the Beatles sound great today? He had to admit they did. My father passed in 2015.

I'm gonna buy the 50th anniversary of Let It Be for my dad. My grandfather had a giant collection of vinyl, but not a single Beatles album... this mustn't go unchanged!

That was one of my stops with my new husband in the 80's. We went inside and made it as far as the elevators before we were stopped. Very politely I might add! The Secretary hand us a sharpie +suggested we write a message on the wall outside. Then took photo's of us in the doorway with'Abbey Road" over our heads! ( wow) Photos also at the zebra crossing. Traffic stopped +I noticed the cabbie just pulled out a paper, started reading! No honking or yelling. Best honeymoon ever!

I’m the oldest of four siblings, and a few years ago the four of us went to London and walked the crosswalk. It was an amazing experience, just to be there.

I finally got my first Beatles album today from my local record store and I got magical mystery tour and I listened to it as soon as I got home I’ve had a good day lol

Wow to awesome my wife and I were there a week after you September 21st we did a week in London and then four days in Liverpool and three days in Wales. We did a Beatles and Led Zeppelin Adventure. Thankfully my wife wanted to do it for her big 50th birthday! Needless to say I was all on board with that! We didn't get to go into Abbey Road studios though supposedly somebody was recording at the time. Rented a car in London ugh! Lol then drove to Wales and Liverpool. Stonehenge, John Bonham's grave, Raglan Castle where Robert Plant filmed his dream sequence from the Song remains the same! Oh took the Magical Mystery tour bus trip in Liverpool. Amazing trip!!!

I recently bought the picture dice record for the 50th anniversary and it look amazing

I went there in 1985. It was obviously a lot more like the album cover. The white stripes were solid, trees and background more similar. Not busy at all when I was there. Much more a tourist attraction now than it was then. So cool to be there!

I gotta walk this crosswalk before I die

Also London: Savile Row - iconic location of the Beatles rooftop concert in 1969; theres now a plaque commemorating it Soho - (Referenced in Kinks' 'Lola') if you get to the backstreets, around Berwick Street there are a host of more independent shops. As well as couple record shops like Sister Ray & Reckless Records Along the Southbank is a nice walk; crossing the Westminster Bridge from Parliament and then walking past the London Eye towards the National Theatre and Waterloo is a nice walk. Also areas such as Green Park and near Piccadilly; and the iconic Hyde Park close by as well. If you time it right you could go to Westminster and see Extinction Rebellion protesting too Another place that is quite bit away from the centre is Barnes. It is home to the Olympic Studios (which is now a luxury cinema) and across the road is a record shop specialising in Olympic recordings. It's also the place where Marc Bolan died in 1977.

Best places in London that I’ve been to St Paul’s Cathedral Westminster Abbey Buckingham Palace Trafalgar Square Abbey Road(obviously)

What's a crosswalk? Z E B R A C R O S S I N G

I went there for a lecture on the history of the studio. Held in the hallowed Studio 2 , you were even allowed to climb the stairs into the control room , photo opportunity galore. As part of the show they got the original 4 (?) pianos used for the jarring final chord of “Day in the life” and picked four lucky punters to crash that chord together and to hear it ring out in the very place it was recorded and on the exact same instruments was a special thing indeed to hear. You were only a few hundred yards away from McCartneys house on Cavendish Road.

IS BEEN 50 YEARS AND THE CITY HASN'T REPAINTED THE ZEBRA.

The beatles made the abbey road a legendary place.

Great idea! 😀 That’s the best way to celebrate 50th anniversary of this astonishing album. Especially with this suit, bare feet and 50/60s haircut 😉

Glad you had the opportunity to get there and do that...you're a good guy with a great channel!

That looked so cool man! Bare foot, very similar colour suit to Paul. Thanks for sharing 👍

For some reason I was waiting for today's episode specifically. And finally, it turns out that today's episode is unusual and splendid.

Enjoyed the video. Been a Beatles fan since 1964, when as a 9-year old, I saw them on the Ed Sullivan Show. Glad you made it to Abbey Road.

i would love to see a liverpool trip or something in the future. u can still find their childhood homes, penny lane, strawberry fields forever... etc

What fun! Thank you for the good work you do, and Happy New Year!

So awesome! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers 🇨🇦✌️🎸

Awesome! I hope you enjoyed your visit to 'sunny' old England 👍

Yep! On my bucket list! Thx for sharing this! :)

Dude... You are awesome. Way 2 go!!

I doubt there's any dispute that this is not only one of the top 2 or 3 albums ever recorded...but absolutely the most famous album cover in music history.

Hey man just want to say love your videos and hope you have a good day!

1. Westminster Abbey 2. Houses of Parliament 3. St. Paul's Cathedral 4. Trafalgar Square (good place to come up on the Tube (Charing Cross station) since it is the geographic centre of London) 5. Supreme Court 6. Royal Albert Hall (especially July-September when the Proms are on) 7. Travers and Emery (music shop in St. Martin's Lane, especially good for classical sheet music) 8. The Chandos (great little pub at the intersection between St. Martin's Place, St. Martin's Lane and Charing Cross Road with opera theming in the upstairs bar/dining room). 9. Handel & Hendrix in London (in Brook Street in Mayfair, the house where Handel lived and the adjoining flat where Jimi Hendrix lived) 10. Royal Naval College, Greenwich (free admission!)

I had the privilege to sit and work in the control room and in studio 2 I work For EMI as a Reordering Engineer At Abbey Road for awhile I thought I was heaven. and I had a chance to have tea with Paul one time I was one of the lucky ones that got to hold the Masters of The Beatles and some of the solo tapes. I hope they will send me back there again one day

Great stuff. Happy New Year.

Thanks for this👍

Awesome video man I’ve been watching you’re old videos like the butcher covers you gained a sub keep the great work!!

I did the walk a couple of years ago with my kids......one of the greatest experiences ever.

Amazing 💖💕

No.3 Saville Row in London where the Beatles Apple headquarters used to be is now a store called Abercrombie & Fitch. As you walk through the entrance, there’s a small memorial to the Beatles which details when they purchased the building. Although it’s a clothes store, you can pick up the vibe of the place knowing that the Beatles were once here. One thing though, when I asked the female shop assistant whether I could go up on to the roof, she said an emphatic “no”! I think it’s due to health and safety concerns.

Great you made it there .... I know what you mean with “hallowed” ground ... you get goose bumps when you’re there. So as far as things to do in London .... go on a site called London Walks. They have an array of 10 pound per walk (2-3 hours) tours that are hosted by very (I mean very!) knowledgeable guides. Music tours, history, pub crawls ... you name it. I’ve been on several and have never once been disappointed. There’s your tip for the day ... oh and by the way ... Happy New Year to you and to everyone who follows your super fun informative and very geeky site!

Amazing!!

Very cool. Great video.

Very cool. That’s a bucket-list stop for me for sure.

I was there a month after you. It was AWESOME!!!!!

Made the Abbey Road pilgrimage early Dec. Picked up the 50th anniversary deluxe edition from the store. Special vibe around this place

Wow that was great!! Just to be at that iconic location would be awesome Abbey Road is my favorite Beatles album😁

Great vidéo!

Круто. Happy New Year, Retroguy!

Whoa, I vacationed in London for the first time this year and was at Abbey Road on the 7th of September. Just missed ya! I was checking out Liverpool by then. It was fab!

Go to the Ole bag O nails pub. Thats where Paul McCartney met Linda Eastman McCartney. I went to the studio as well and the store. So awesome being there. You can feel the history.

Very nice!!! thanks.

They made that place so legendary... Cruel, cruel time! We want The Beatles back, John and George back...

Hey. thats a great video. watching you on Abbey Road.

I go over the crossing regularly. It's STILL atmospheric, almost daily, not so much when raining! I'm a vinyl enthusiast too (+ Audio Recording Engineer, but not at EMI). Good vid. Well done for asking all to be responsible on crossing. (Nearly always busy across there).

I took a selfie as I was jogging, just to be different

You bloody legend!

Proud to say that I walked the crosswalk with 3 buddies in early August 1986. I decided to play the McCartney role and go barefoot. A couple of young Brazilian guys took our photo. Yes, we did hold up traffic a bit, and the drivers (bless them) seemed to grudgingly put up with it.

You should definitely attend one of their August lectures they do every year! They let you go in studio 2 and then they do a whole lecture about the history of the studio! Definitely do it, I did it and it was amazing

beatles places to visit: cavern club, abbey road crossing, strawberry fields (in liverpool), strawberry fields (in New York), Penny Lane, John & Paul's childhood homes, Abbey Road studios, that one place in hamburg where they lived, the shop where paul bought the violin bass, the Eleanor Rigby grave, the field from I am the walrus, the hill from Fool On The Hill, That garden from day tripper, Rock n Roll HOF, the place from the cover of please please me, and one unrelated to the beatles: the hill from the windows xp wallpaper.

"Crusswurk" [0:14]. Great vid.

There was a lot less traffic in 1969. Visit the Wallace collection in Manchester Square off Oxford street. A beautiful house full of wonderful paintings, porcelain and furniture from 17,18 and 19th centuries.

London has so many great Album cover spots. Abbey Road Crosswalk, Heddon Street, Battersea Power Station (sadly no flying pigs most of the time)

Excellent video, I did the same thing a few years ago. In the UK, it's a Zebra crossing, rather than a crosswalk, but that just adds to the retro fun.

Amigo mio no entiendo!!pero Gracias igual por todo y por Los Beatles!!!que son parte de mi vida!!!!!!🇦🇷❤

Crossed it many times when I lived in St John's Wood a lot of this is Beatles Knowledge 101

If i get the chance to ever walk that iconic walk my life would be complete Amen..

That looks like an Erickson building behind the Alexandria Road sign and although I either didn't see or notice the Abbey Road crossing I do remember seeing that very building when I was there a couple months ago. My cousin so close to there!

Shame you didn’t go this year as the Studio was open to the public for 5 days as part of their 90th celebration. It was absolutely awesome to look round & have some really cool demonstrations.

Visit the street of the Ziggy Stardust cover.

Off the top of my head - Manchester Sq - Home of the old EMI building in the NW corner of the square, lot's of promo pics taken around that time of The Beach Boys, Pink Floyd and Roy Harper as well as the cover of Please Please Me. Montague Sq - Where Ringo Starr kept a flat in the late sixties, John & Yoko lived there for a while. Marylebone Station and Boston Pl - featured in A Hard Day's Night quite a bit and mostly unchanged, magic Alex had Apple Electronics in a Mews House in Boston Place also.

Hello there. Thank you for your video. I’m English and live a short distance from London these days. However, I’d like to share that I grew up with the Beatles. When I returned to seriously listen to their later music (ie Abbey Rd) as an 18 yr old... I simply didn’t realise that they’d moved on from twist and shout (we had that record at home). I was tripping on LSD one night in 1975 and cried as I was so moved by Here Comes the Sun King. Perhaps a silly anecdote but true.

I crossed it on a weekend in 1986, it was a ghost town that day other than fairly frequent cars, I was absolutely the only pedestrian anywhere around.

Crosswalk: a religious pilgrimage.

Born in 1968 the Beatles where always there, but it wasn't til I was 20 driving back from college when WLUP Chicago played complete Album sides. That day "Magical Mystery Tour" side 1 was played when I actually really heard them for the first time.

Paul McCartney's London home is a short walk from Abbey Road (in Cavendish Avenue). It's also worth going to Saville Row to see the building that was formerly the Apple Records HQ and where they performed the roof top concert in January 1969. There are of course dozens of other Beatles-related sights but they are among the most iconic. I walked the Abbey Road crossing in 2017 on the 50th anniversary of the release of Sgt Pepper. It was crowded!

I actually did the barefoot McCartney walk over the zebra crossing. It was an experience I will never forget. It was a beautiful warm day just like in 1969. Glad I did it.

Yeah!

4:00 if only I had all that vinyl...;-;

ICONIC ROAD

i would love to see a liverpool trip too in the future

I was to London but my lazy female friend from Wales didn't want to seek out Abbey Road.

Why does no one mention the zigzag lines one the road when they talk about how much it has changed? Surely I can't be the only one who notices them.

Ay ya’ll look like one of them evil people from the “we are number one” series

I’ve crossed Abbey Road twice. I also went to 1 saville road where Apple used to be and they played that rooftop concert. Unfortunately nothing to see there now... no markings are anything... but if you’re a fan, you do feel the vibe.

Yes I took look. It seems to me the BBC and locals are wrong. The crossing has NOT moved despite many claims online and elsewhere. There are a couple of pointers. On the right side as you leave the crossing, there is a drain and lamp-post. Both are still there. Also on the left (in 1969 out-takes) there are 2 manhole covers. They are still there. Also the distance between crossing and entrance to studio is unchanged. I have been inside. They opened it once in the 20 years I have lived here. It is about 3 times the size of the house seen from the street. It's all down below and out the back.

Hello, I was there before too, I almost got run over by fast moving traffic.....John from North Carolina.

Abbey road 😍😍

Lmao that’s wild!!! I’m watching this on a Friday the 13th. 05/13/22. 0:41

Needed a cigarette in your hand to recreate the walk

I did the walk and our tour guide (London rock music tour) was like "just walk and stand still locals KNOW not to take that road if you're in rush"

I live there now and know the history. The back cover is there. It is further up on the corner of Belsize Road. The zebra crossing has been moved so you cannot exactly replicate the shot. Photographer was in any case up a step ladder. There are people there every day. Even on a rainy Monday.

The house Paul used to live in is within easy walking distance from the studio. Get a Beatle's map and go there too, since it's so close. I did in 1990.

I've been there. It's cool to go there.

Went there back in Summer of '17. Really cool. Unfortunately there was construction. However,the idea of doing the crossing was unfathomable. WAY too touristy for me.

It's remarkable how relatively little has changed in 50 years. All you needed was a background with a bystander man staring at you from the sidewalk and a Volkswagen Beetle across the street. 😁

For people visiting Abbey Road the nearest tube station is St John’s Wood about 2 minutes walk. And it is a zebra crossing, not a crosswalk

Whenever I go to London I visit the Las Vegas arcade in Soho - really fun if you like Japanese / Korean arcade games