The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn – Barrett’s debut on EMI Columbia
On 5 August 1967 Pink Floyd released their debut The Piper at the Gates of Dawn on EMI Columbia, recorded at Abbey Road with Norman Smith while Syd Barrett still led the songs.
Wish You Were Here – Absence, Shine On, Abbey Road Studio Three
In September 1975 Harvest released Wish You Were Here, cut mainly at Abbey Road Studio Three with Brian Humphries engineering after Alan Parsons stepped aside.
Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – Pepperland at Abbey Road, June 1967
On 1 June 1967 Parlophone released Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, the Beatles album tracked at Abbey Road with George Martin after the band quit touring and treated the studio as the only stage.
David Bowie – Be My Wife
On Low, released in January 1977, Be My Wife sits among the short, dry rock songs of side one, before the instrumental half begins. David Bowie writes a direct plea: share my life, be my wife.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – AKA… What a Life!
In September 2011 High Flying Birds issued AKA
Oasis – Wonderwall
Oasis Wonderwall: Rockfield May 1995, Liam's Wednesday choice, finished by dinner with Owen Morris.
Top 10 rock band drummers of all time
From Bonham to Peart: ten kit players who shaped rock bands, from Grohl at Reading 1992 to Watts on Gimme Shelter.
Prince – Sometimes It Snows in April
On 21 April 1985, at Sunset Sound in Hollywood, Prince, Wendy Melvoin and Lisa Coleman tracked Sometimes It Snows in April by candlelight, and Prince refused to let the creaky chair be moved.
David Bowie – Starman
Starman sits near the front of The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, released in June 1972 on RCA. Ken Scott co-produces with Bowie. Mick Ronson sharpens the guitar figure and the vocal blend.