The Beatles revisit Abbey Road with 50th anniversary releases

The Beatles are celebrating Abbey Road's 50th anniversary. The classic album will be re-issued on September 27th.

Beatles Lookalike band 'Fab Gear' pose on the famous Abbey Road crossing outside Abbey Road Studios, London, England on Thursday August 8, 2019 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the day the photograph was taken for the album cover. [Photo: IC]

On August 8, 1969 the world's most famous band stepped out of EMI Recording Studios to stride across the black and white stripes of a nearby crosswalk, creating a now iconic album cover.

The moment was captured by photographer Iain Macmillan in just six shots, with the fifth selected as the cover art for Abbey Road.

Released on September 26, 1969, "Abbey Road" held the No. 1 spot on the U.K. album chart for 17 weeks and topped the Billboard Album Chart for 11.

Since the album's release, the zebra crossing has been visited by thousands of Beatles fans every year.

Beatles Lookalike band 'Fab Gear' pose on the famous Abbey Road crossing outside Abbey Road Studios, London, England on Thursday August 8, 2019 to mark the 50th Anniversary of the day the photograph was taken for the album cover. [Photo: IC]

The album's 17 tracks have been re-mixed by producer Giles Martin - son of the album's original producer George Martin - and engineer Sam Okell in stereo, high res stereo, 5.1 surround, and Dolby Atmos.

Fans can also enjoy 23 session recordings and demos, most of which are previously unreleased.

(Story includes material sourced from AP)