I remember getting out of school that day and jumping in my car to head home. Switching on the radio, I heard, "Coming up next - the new Beatles album. and we'll play it in its entirety." I listened to side one while in the car and when the station took a break to switch to side two, I ran in the house, set up a small tape recorder to listen and tape the second side.
I was thrilled with Abbey Road. It seemed that every time the Beatles released a new album, they had broken new ground, so to speak. The musical arrangements, the song writing, the artwork - every album better than the last one. When I finally bought the album, it didn't leave my turntable for a long time.
Sherri and I have had the opportunity to visit Abbey Road twice - once in 2004 and again in 2011. Here we are making our way along the famous crosswalk - the same one the Beatles strolled across as the made the cover for the album. I shed my shoes as did Paul McCartney on the original cover.
