London’s musical heritage is almost is popular of its own and has many worthy musicians and lyricists being in the city, who carved out their career out of things and attitudes out of the musical tradition in the city. The Beatles and The Rolling Stones to Jimi Hendrix and The Sex Pistols all these are born over here carried there musical journey to the entire world.
• Britannia Row, Islington: It is a recording studio in Fulham, London SW6, and England. The studio was created by Pink Floyd in the street Britannia Row, Islington, London N1, after their 1975 album Wish You Were Here as it was released. After the opening of the studio he shot his next album, Animals and parts of The Wall involving the famous school chorus “Another Brick in the Wall”. Nick Mason later on took the ownership of the studio however sold it to its current owner, Kate Koumi. During mid 1990s the studio was shifted to its present location in Britannia Row.
• Camden: The city is distinguished in a range of musical lyrics and song titles and is synonymous with local band Madness and later on the Britpop movement. Even at present time too it is a home to the British rock scene. The Hawley Arms pub, for example, is a notorious musician’s haunt. And Amy Winehouse and Pete Doherty as well have roots to this place. Camden has also hosted Madonna’s first UK gig.
• King’s Road, Chelsea: It is also known as KR and is a very popular street in Chelsea, at west London, England. It is related to 1960s style and fashion figures like as Mary Quant and Vivienne Westwood. The miniskirt became a vogue from Mary Quant’s boutique and the infamous Chelsea drugstore from the Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want” is now a McDonalds..
• Abbey Road, NW8: On the road is situated world’s most famous zebra crossing as immortalized by The Beatles on the cover of their Abbey Road album. The crossing is nearly 50meter down the road from the Abbey Road Studios, the place where beetles has made most of their recordings. Of all the eight photos taken there one is only in focus and aptly used as the album cover.
• 102 Edith Grove, Chelsea: This is the address where rolling stone was living during their initial years of struggle and somehow survived with the help of the Mick Jagger’s student loan money. The address also became an inspiration for the greatest of songs of its time “I see a red door and I want it painted black” as was the opening line.
• The Courthouse Doubletree by Hilton Hotel: Sounding a bit queer but indeed this is the place where many great rock stars faced trail on various charges. John Lennon, Keith Richards and Mick Jagger are some of those great musical stars. Presently courthouse has been developed as a very impressive hotel.
• Denmark Street, Soho: This spot is popular for music publishing if notes for a song have been created and printed down then it most probably occurred only here. Reginald Dwight used to work at Number 20, and in 1968 he wrote “Your Song”. In 1973, an astonishing 2% of all music sold worldwide was his and Reginald’s alter-ego – Elton John – was a global star. Close to Denmark Street is Denmark Place, there is a wall covered in posters and adverts for bands wanting bassists, drummers and frontmen with a rather specific look.
• Curzon Place, Mayfair: Flat 12 of Number 9 Curzon Place was the residence of Harry Nilsson, who composed music titles as well as songs like “Without You” and “Coconut”. In 1974, Mama Cass of Mamas and Papas fame died here. Surprisingly, four years later another famous musician died here on the same bed and the same room. Who was the drummer, Keith Moon, overdosed on pills as designed to suppress his desire to drink alcohol.
• St Anne’s Court, Soho: Here is situated Trident Studios where on a small sheet of paper there around some songs has been recorded there, and it reads even like a list of all time greats. There George Harrison recorded “My Sweet Lord” here, Lou Reed nailed “Perfect Day” and “Walk On The Wild Side”, The Beatles finished “Hey Jude” and Carly Simon made “You’re So Vain”.
• The Park Lane Hilton Hotel: At this spot Patty Boyd married to both George Harrison and Eric Clapton and hence changed the course of music history. She introduced George Harrison to the Maharishi Yogi, and then Beatles had a new outlook on life and music.
• Abbey Road studios: Abbey Road Studios is a recording studio situated at 3 Abbey Road, St John’s Wood, City of Westminster, London, England. It was made on in November 1931 by a predecessor of British music company EMI, its present owner. Other than recoding studio, the premises were used as facility to remaster many of the classical music concerts happened at Kingsway Hall. It is also outstanding for being the venue in the 1960s for innovative recording techniques as employed by The Beatles, Pink Floyd, and others.