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Abbey Road: An Extensively Signed Copy Of 'Abbey Road: The Story Of The World's Most Famous Recording Studios',published 1982, first edition, hardback with dust jacket, co-authored by Brian Southall, Peter Vince and Allan Rouse, published by EMI Records Ltd, foreword page signed by Paul McCartney, preface page signed by George Martin signed and inscribed throughout the book beside their photograph by dozens of artists and engineers who worked at or visited Abbey Road Studios, including: George Harrison ('came a bit late didn't you'), Ringo Starr ('WOW'), Yoko Ono Billy Preston, Kate Bush ('I hope all good things come your way, lots of love'), David Gilmour, Roger Waters, Sting, Andy Summers, Alvin Stardust, Paul Jones of Manfred Mann, among many others, with accompanying letter of provenance, 7in x 9 1/2in (18cm x 24cm)FootnotesProvenance: The autographs were acquired at Abbey Road Studios by Allan Rouse: an engineer at Abbey Road Studios and co-author of the present book. Then by descent to the current owner. Allan Rouse began his career at Abbey Road Studios as an engineer in 1972, working under the Beatles' first recording engineer, Norman 'Hurricane' Smith (who has also signed this book). However, it wasn't until 1991 that Rouse oversaw his first Beatles project, when he copied their mono, stereo, 4-track and 8-track master tapes into digital safety backups. Further major roles included project coordinator for George Martin on the TV documentary 'The Making Of Sgt. Pepper's'; the CD releases of 'Live At The BBC' and the Beatles' 'Anthology'; and the stereo and 5.1 surround mixes for the 1997 reissue of the film 'Yellow Submarine'. Championed for his dedication and technical skill, Rouse became known at Abbey Road Studios as the 'gate-keeper' for The Beatles. A comprehensive list of signatures in this book is available in the Condition Report for this Lot. "Allan was a true friend of the band and of everyone at Apple, and will be remembered with great affection by those of us who were lucky enough to spend time working with him" - 2016 statement from Paul & Linda McCartney Ringo Starr Olivia Harrison, Yoko Ono 'and everyone at Apple'