Here are seven things you need to know about the three-LP, newly remixedby Giles Martin and Sam Okelland remastered version of Abbey Road, all of said re-ing done in honor of the album's 50th anniversary...
Before I became Stereophile's editorwhen I still had time for such thingsI would occasionally pack up a camera and some lenses, get in my truck, and drive, usually south, in pursuit of good images and sounds. I'd spend a couple of weeks on the road, stopping to take pictures whenever I came across a picturesque town or valley or an abandoned drive-in theater. I'd try to end the day in some city or town that was likely to have live music. A couple of times on every trip, I'd find myself approaching an especially musical place: Clarksdale. Memphis. New Orleans.
