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Jonathan Yates

Abbey Road Studios is opening for a rare behind the scenes tour - dates and tickets

Fans of The Beatles will have a special opportunity to go inside the world famous this summer.

A limited tour entitled 'The Studios That Became a Legend', will kick off 50 years on from the release of the group's album on August 8 until 18.

The recording studio is usually closed to the public so this a rare chance to see inside the place where some of the biggest albums of all time were created.

This, of course, includes 'Abbey Road' by The Beatles who's album cover which features the four members walking across a zebra crossing has become one of the most imitated images in pop culture.

It's the group's 11th studio album and was released in 1969, reaching the number one spot in the UK and US, features songs 'Come Together', 'Here Comes the Sun' and 'Something' and has sold more than 31 million copies.

The Beatles press call at Abbey Road Studios on 24 June 1967 for Our World, the first live global television link. Broadcast to 26 countries and watched by 400 million, the programme was broadcast via satellite on June 25. (Mirror)

Guests will have a chance to see the Studio Two Echo Chamber as well as the Control Room and lectures, with the first taking place on August 8, exactly 50 years to the day since The Beatles took the iconic photograph.

Brian Kehew and Kevin Ryan will explore the studios' legacy of innovation from the patenting of stereo to the invention of numerous recording techniques used across the globe today.

They'll also cover the studios' experience in film scoring and demonstrate how they've been used to record some of the biggest movies ever made including Star Wars, The Lord of The Rings trilogy, the Harry Potter films, The Hobbit movies and more recently Black Panther.

Other notable artists who've recorded albums at the studio include Adele, Pink Floyd, Florence + The Machine, Lady Gaga, Oasis, Kate Bush and Radiohead to name a few.

Find out below how to get tickets when they go on sale this week.

How to get tickets

They go on general sale at 10am on Friday, April 12 from www.seetickets.com.

Tickets are priced at £120 and include access to Studio Two and a lecture.

The tours are available from August 8-18 with different entry times to choose from.

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