A new photography exhibition at Abbey Road Studios, titled Abbey Road: Reframed, will explore “almost a century of music history,” according to the studio. The exhibition showcases three interconnected perspectives: The Art Of Recording, Iconic Image Makers, and the Abbey Road Music Photography Accelerator.
Rare Items from the Abbey Road Collection
Visitors will have a “rare opportunity” to see photographs of items from the Abbey Road collection that have never been exhibited. These include the Neumann U47 microphone, the studio’s Mrs Mills piano, and handwritten documents by Abbey Road engineers.
Other captured items include The Hitmaker, Nile Rodgers’ 1960 Fender Stratocaster guitar in Olympic White, which he used on David Bowie’s Let’s Dance. The Hammond RT-3 Organ used by Richard Wright throughout Pink Floyd’s The Dark Side Of The Moon is also featured.
For the first time, fans will see inside the Sgt Pepper mono master tape, alongside the Neumann U48 microphone, the Studer J37 4-track machine, and the Sgt Pepper drum designed by Sir Peter Blake.
Photographers and Awards
The exhibition includes images taken at Abbey Road Studios by photographers such as Jill Furmanovsky, Norman Parkinson, and Terry O’Neill, as well as images from finalists and award winners of the Music Photography Awards.
Abbey Road managing director Sally Davies said: “For the first time, this exhibition explores almost a century of music history through the tools brought to life by legends and the images that define the Abbey Road story. Photography has never simply documented music; it has shaped its mythology, captured its most enduring moments and transformed sound into culture.”
Exhibition Details
A selection of photography will be on sale at the exhibition. Abbey Road: Reframed will be showing at London’s Iconic Images Gallery from August 11 to 22. Entry to the exhibition is free.
