EMI to Sell Abbey Road Studio

EMI announced it would sell the studio's legendary icons of Abbey Road in London. EMI laden with debt, owner of Terra Firma strapped for cash, and now they desperately need capital injection of U.S. $ 120 million.

The Gramophone Company, which later became EMI, paid £ 100,000 for a house in 3 Abbey Road when they bought it 81 years ago, precisely in 1929. Studio is a specially built studio for the first time a recording studio in the world. The studio began operations in 1931.

EMI Group as British aristocrats. Group of companies headquartered in London, says this may be the most calm and confident in stepping, but often gave birth to an amazing number of moves the world. Legendary bands like The Beatles, Deep Purple, Genesis, Queen or The Rolling Stones are some names that make the world hysterical.

In the future, timeless albums they owned could make explosions. From Megadeth course, which launched his best songs for 15 years in the Capitol Punishment Megadeth Year, EMI menangguk 12 million copies in 2001.

Under EMI, take shelter at least 10,000 employees scattered in at least 70 countries. They operate a number of leading record companies under the banner of Virgin EMI, Manhattan, EMI Recorded Music and Positive Tone. The highest sales value in the whole world took place in 1998 which reached U.S. $ 5.5 billion. In 2001, sales values ranging U3, 6 to 3.8 billion Euros.

Statement of TiVo and Philips, respectively independent consultants and electronics companies in 1999, reveals the 755 million albums in circulation in the U.S., 84% are controlled by five giant Universal control of 26.3%, 16.2% Sony Music, BMG 16%, 15.7% Warner Music and EMI 9.4%.

Cliff Richard recorded the song the first rock and roll at Abbey Road. No. It was Move It in 1959.

Abbey Road became famous around the world after the Beatles to use the image crosswalk at the front of the studio for the cover of their Abbey Road album in 1969.

The Beatles recorded every album except Let It Be at Abbey Road.

Pink Floyd recorded the album Dark Side of the Moon there. Al Stewart makes Year of The Cat in Abbey Road. Radiohead recorded the album The Bends, Oasis recorded the album Be Here Now and Duran Duran recorded the album Notorious. Business could be worth more than U.S. $ 20 million.

Electric and Musical Industries Ltd (EMI) is a music company that came from London, England, while for EMI Publishing based in New York, United States.

The company was founded in 1931 after joining the UK Columbia Gramophone Company and Graphophone Company. This company is one of the Big Four music companies in the world in addition to Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal, and Warner.

In Indonesia, EMI has managed to recruit a number of famous artists such as Dewa 19, ADA Band, Mulan Jameela, King, The Rock, The Titans, Dewi Dewi and others.