Did Sgt. Pepper Ever Pass Through These Doors?

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at Beatles LP, the one where the fab four were surrounded by a crowd of other famous or infamous individuals on the vinyl’s front cover. What was it called now? It’s on the tip of my tongue.Only joking, of course.When the Beatles created the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album at the Abbey Road Studios, London, then a new era and standard of popular music was born. It has rightly been recognized as a groundbreaking work that pushed the recording-studio technology of the late 1960s to the limit. And it still sounds amazing today.But I wonder whether John, Paul, George, or Ringo, as they went into the Abbey Road Studios, ever gave those stylish, art deco foyer glazed doors a second look.Well. those magnificent doors finally came up for auction as part of an En

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tertainment, Memorabilia & Movie Props auction on February 25 held at Ewbank’s in Send, Surrey, England.The doors were a part of the building from 1931 until 1988. They were removed during refurbishment and then bought by an EMI executive. The Beatles, amongst others, would have passed through that elegant entrance to record almost 90% of their fantastic songs between 1960 and 1972.Ken Townsend, a recording engineer, and studio manager, who worked at the studio from 1950 to 1995, was more than happy to provide a letter of authentication for the doors.To grab a piece of recording history, I was prepared to bid up to £2,000. That would be a fair price, I thought. Who was going to pay any more for just a pair of old doors?They sold for £14,000.</article></body>

Most likely plus many other recording stars.

Foyer Doors, Abbey Road Studios. Image Credit: Antiques Trade Gazette.

I wanted to attend the auction, but the COVID lockdown put a stop to that, so I tried an online bid. If you’ve never bid online at an auction before, then it can be a little nerve-racking. The action can be fast and furious. If you’re not careful, you can either end up paying too much or actually buying the wrong item. It happens.

So what was I so excited about?

Err, do you remember that Beatles LP, the one where the fab four were surrounded by a crowd of other famous or infamous individuals on the vinyl’s front cover. What was it called now? It’s on the tip of my tongue.

Only joking, of course.

When the Beatles created the Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album at the Abbey Road Studios, London, then a new era and standard of popular music was born. It has rightly been recognized as a groundbreaking work that pushed the recording-studio technology of the late 1960s to the limit. And it still sounds amazing today.

But I wonder whether John, Paul, George, or Ringo, as they went into the Abbey Road Studios, ever gave those stylish, art deco foyer glazed doors a second look.

Well. those magnificent doors finally came up for auction as part of an Entertainment, Memorabilia & Movie Props auction on February 25 held at Ewbank’s in Send, Surrey, England.

The doors were a part of the building from 1931 until 1988. They were removed during refurbishment and then bought by an EMI executive. The Beatles, amongst others, would have passed through that elegant entrance to record almost 90% of their fantastic songs between 1960 and 1972.

Ken Townsend, a recording engineer, and studio manager, who worked at the studio from 1950 to 1995, was more than happy to provide a letter of authentication for the doors.

To grab a piece of recording history, I was prepared to bid up to £2,000. That would be a fair price, I thought. Who was going to pay any more for just a pair of old doors?

They sold for £14,000.