Forgive me if this is elsewhere!

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8519706.stm

 

Why doesn't McCartney buy it?

 

Norma

Well if its going for about £30m he can afford it. I doubt he will though. It would be good if it was kept as a studio though instead of being converted into flats or something.

Quote from Peter Robinson on his Popjustice music forum

 

» Paul McCartney says that he hopes Abbey Road studios can be saved by someone. (AFP) The Beatles were quite good and everything but it's probably time to let this one go - let's have an apartment block with a gift shop at the bottom by 2013 so we can all move on.

 

I'm sick to death of Peter Robinson's oh so controversial year zero view that music started in 1986 with the Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls; everything bar Abba (the Frank Sinatra of his scenario) is irrelevent and therefore should be ignored; and that Stock Aitken & Waterman are better than the Beatles bull$hit.

 

So Peter Robinson thinks a Tower Block should be built in the same studio where some of the highlights included:

 

The Goon Show did their recordings; All the iconic early Cliff Richard & Shadows records were made; The Beatles recorded 95%+ of their output; Pink Floyd recorded virtually all their material up to and including the Wish You Were Here album; Zombies' Odessey and Oracle album was made; Kate Bush's first three albums were made; Duran Duran recorded a number of albums; Radiohead recorded OK Computer and Kid A; Oasis recorded a number of albums; etc.

 

And a huge amount of film scores were recorded there including: the Star Wars franchise; Lord Of The Rings franchise; the Harry Potter franchise; Raiders Of The Lost Ark; A Room with a View; The Last Emperor; City of Joy; Interview with the Vampire; Braveheart; The Crucible; Lost In Space; Dogma; Eyes Wide Shut; Captain Corelli's Mandolin; Gangs of New York; Cold Mountain; Apocalypto & Fantastic Mr Fox.

 

Prick.

 

At least it seems the likes of Great British icons with a bit of cash Chris Evans, Paul McCartney & Richard Branson have other ideas.

It looks like Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber may come to the rescue and buy it. I've no objection if I'm honest.

 

Norma

Edited February 21, 201015 yr by Norma_Snockers