On August 08, 1969, the photo session for the cover of The Beatles “Abbey Road” album took place on the crossing outside Abbey Road studios. Photographer Iain McMillan, balanced on a step-ladder in the middle of the road took six shots of Paul, John, Ringo, and George walking across the zebra crossing while a policeman held up the traffic.
On August 5, 2014, “Fantasy” label released “Nils Lofgren: Face the Music”, nine CD / DVD box set that provides a biography of Lofgren, with each disc telling a different chapter. The first disc are the Grinyears (1971-1973), the second disc is the beginning of his solo career (1975-1977), the third disc chronicles his collaborations with Lou Reed and Bob Ezrin (1979-1983), the fourth disc four starts with the story in 1985 and continues with 1991’s Silver Lining and 1992’s Crooked Line, the next three discs are his independent and self-released recordings made between 1993 and 2011, and the last two discs offer rarities from various years of his career
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