Last updated: 7 august, 2009 - 11:23 GMT
Abbey Road photo: 40 years on
The photograph was taken by the Scottish photographer Iain Macmillan
At 11:30am on 8 August, 40 years ago, the Beatles were photographed walking across a pedestrian crossing in London.
Tourists continue to replicate the iconic photograph to this day
It became the cover photo of their Abbey Road album; one of their most successful albums and one of the most iconic photos of the Fab Four.
That crossing still exists, so the BBC's David Whitty went to see if, 40 years later, that one photo still draws music fans to an otherwise ordinary North London street.
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John Kosh, a 22-year-old Londoner, was the creative director on the album back in 1969.
He explained to the BBC's Arts Correspondent, Lawrence Pollard, how he and his team chose the photo we all know today.
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Rolling Stone magazine initially gave Abbey Road a mixed reception.
The November 15, 1969 issue featured two very different reviews: a negative one from Ed Ward, who particularly criticizes its overproduction; and a rave review from John Mendelsohn.
Lawrence Pollard asked them if they still stood by their initial reviews.
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First broadcast 7 August 2009
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