Abbey Road is the eleventh by the English band , released on 26 September 1969 in the United Kingdom and on 1 October 1969 in the United States. The recording sessions for the album were the last in which all four Beatles participated. Although was the final album that the Beatles completed before the in April 1970, most of the album had been recorded before the Abbey Road sessions began. A double A-side single from the album, ""/"", released in October, topped the in the US.

Abbey Road is a rock album that incorporates genres such as , and , and it makes prominent use of the and the . Side two contains a of nine songs that has subsequently been covered by other notable artists. The album was recorded amidst a more collegial atmosphere than the Get Back/Let It Be sessions earlier in the year, but there were still frequent confrontations within the band, particularly over 's song "", one of four tracks on which did not perform. He had privately left the group by the time the album was released and McCartney publicly quit the following year.

Although Abbey Road was an immediate commercial success and reached number one in the UK and US, it received mixed reviews, with some critics describing its music as inauthentic and bemoaning the production's artificial effects. Many critics now view the album as the Beatles' best and rank it as one of the greatest albums of all time. In particular, 's contributions, "Something" and "", are considered to be among the best songs he wrote for the group. The album's cover features the four band members walking across a outside and has become one of the most famous and imitated images in the history of recorded music. As of 2009, Abbey Road remains the Beatles' best-selling album.

Released

26 September 1969 (UK)
1 October 1969 (US)

Recorded22 February – 20 August 1969Studio, and (London)Length47:23

Vinyl Condition: Excellent

Cover Condition: Very Good

Inner Condition: Very Good

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