For Sale: Abbey Road Studios

You can’t put a price on history, but apparently EMI is going to try. The music giant has put the legendary Abbey Road studios up for sale, according to the Financial Times, apparently in an attempt to reduce their debts. Although perhaps the building itself isn’t all that valuable, relatively speaking (only a couple hundred million), it is the brand and history of the legendary studio that makes this this situation a bit of a bummer. In addition Beatles recording most of their music in the studio, Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon and several Radiohead albums were also recorded there.

The news has sparked a Twitter outrage, with Beatles fans begging Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney to step in and buy the historic site. EMI bought the North London landmark, a house at the time, in 1929, and converted it into custom recording studio. One of only a few studios that can accommodate an entire orchestra, Abbey Road has also been the site of recordings for movie franchises like Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter.

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