What makes album art famous, is it
the simplicity of the design or the complexity? Is the art iconic, significant
to the genre? Is an idea replicated many times by different artists in
different eras still iconic?
The Beatles- Abbey Road is one of the most recognisable and also replicated
pictures of The Beatles, crossing on a zebra crossing near the famous Abbey Road
recording studios. The album was
a symbol of the break up of the band; unknown to the public
at the time, The Beatles were in the final disputes of a bitter break-up and
would never record another album together. The band were photographed walking
away from the studios and everything they once shared.
The incredibly influential photo has been interpreted and replicated by other bands and The Simpsons even recreated the picture.
Tourists and Beatles fans travel to the famous zebra crossing to
recreate the image for themselves.
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