The original studio console used to record the ‘Abbey Road‘ album by The Beatles‘ has been restored and is now going up for sale.
On Tuesday (10.29,) the unique one of a kind EMI TG12345 recording console that was used by the UK legends for their iconic final 1969 album will be available for purchase via the official Reverb shop of London’s recording studio experts, MJQ Ltd.
Along with the technicians, former EMI engineer and Beatles collaborator Brian Gibson has spent the last five years helping with the restoration in order to reassemble the console using 70 percent of its original parts that were “faithfully reproduced” to “seamlessly work alongside their older counterparts”.
Speaking to Reveb, Dave Harries – who was part of many Beatles recording sessions with the piece of equipment in the 1960s – said:
“‘Abbey Road’ is one of the best albums that’s ever been made, and it sounds so good because of this recording console.” “Because of the way that ‘Abbey Road’ was recorded, the album has a distinctive sound that hallmarked the future of pop recording.”
Describing the console as “unique” and irreplaceable, while still able to stand up “against any modern console,” Harris added “This particular console is a one-off. It’s unique. You can’t replace it.” “It sounds so good that it holds up against any modern console and, in many respects, it’s probably better.” “Because in those days, it was built to a different standard — cost, no object. EMI built this to be the best in the world.”
The Fab Four’s Paul McCartney, Sir Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon, each used the console for various solo projects.
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Author: Al Denté
Photo: Josephenus P. Riley