Well, hey everyone, welcome to this week's episode of the final guide. This week on the show,

Beatles historian Bruce Spicer once again darkens our doorstep with more Beatles talk, this time

on Abbey Road, which is about to experience its 50th anniversary. Today, Bruce is going to take us

through that time, what was happening with the Fab Four, how those early

months of 1969 helped shape the Abbey Road album, plus some interesting anecdotes about the writing

and recording of what is likely the Beatles' penultimate work. Abbey Road is perhaps the finest hour,

or 47.5 minutes of the Beatles. It was released at a time when they were finally being recognized

as the innovators they were and internally driven more by their art than its reception. However,

it was also a tumultuous time for the band, which accelerated existing fractures and their

partnership and ultimately led to the breakup of the band. Bruce is well known for his Beatles knowledge,

his tracking of their work by vinyl records. His books are amazing and really made with the

record collector in mind. Go check out beetle.net for more on Bruce and the various books he

has written on the history of the Beatles and their records.

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