Macca backs bid to save Abbey Road studios

FORMER Beatle Paul McCartney told of his hopes that the famous Abbey Road Studios could be saved after reportedly being put up for sale by owner EMI.

Macca backs bid to save Abbey Road studios

The record company’s private equity parent Terra Firma is said to be hoping the north London site — made famous by the eponymous Beatles album and zebra crossing cover shot — could raise tens of millions of pounds.

McCartney, who recorded most of the Beatles’ songs at Abbey Road, said: “There are a few people who have been associated with the studio for a long time who were talking about mounting some bid to save it.

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