The Beatles London Tour Part 1

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  • The Beatles London Tour Part 1.
    Roll Up for a mystery tour :-) The Beatles lived and recorded in London. In this video I visit some of those famous locations from Abbey Road, Baker Street and Marylebone Station to St Pancras Old Church and Montegu Square.
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  • @gumusluk05
    @gumusluk05 2 роки тому +29

    You're videos are like drinking hot chocolate on a cold day ! Absolutely soothing and relaxing 😎

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +4

      That’s a great compliment- I appreciate it. Sit back and drink it all in 😊

    • @Rfoz51
      @Rfoz51 2 роки тому

      Hot chocolate with cream and marshmallows 💝

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +2

      Would you like a dusting of chocolate powder on that? 😊

    • @Rfoz51
      @Rfoz51 2 роки тому

      @@TudorSmith yes please 🤣

    • @maddiemizzi8964
      @maddiemizzi8964 Рік тому

      @@TudorSmith ABBEY ROAD!

  • @dobythedog
    @dobythedog 3 місяці тому +4

    His love of the Beatles is fantastic. Abybody who holds the four lads in such esteem is a decent person in my opinion.

  • @donttouchband100
    @donttouchband100 2 роки тому +5

    George Harrison was kind enough to recommend the Rolling Stones to Decca and they signed them.

  • @dobythedog
    @dobythedog 3 місяці тому +2

    The one and only time I ever walked across that Abbey Road crossing was about 20 years ago, and I was going to do a service call at a job just round the corner. I walked across the crossing with my big toolbox and I felt vindicated that I have never had to do the 'touristy' walk across. I was actually walking over it for an actual purpose! It was a great feeling though!

  • @dobythedog
    @dobythedog 3 місяці тому +2

    27:45 I worked for a travel agent delivering tickets & passports throughout central London. On the day of Ringo's marriage, I told the agency that I needed to set off early, so they sorted out my deliveries earlier than usual. My plan was to sit on my motorbike across from the steps on the other side of Marylebone road, to see Ringo coming down the steps. I sat there for ages. Nothing happened. No Ringo. I can only assume he left via the back, or, maybe I got the time wrong.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  3 місяці тому

      What a shame that you missed him!

  • @scottalpert3444
    @scottalpert3444 2 місяці тому +1

    I'd have to say that my favorite album is Rubber Soul. This was the first "mood" album in which the sounds they were experimented with and the lyrics of their songs grabbed me.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 місяці тому

      Once they started using the studio to create “albums” as an art form their music took on a new direction that’s for sure!

  • @stevena9305
    @stevena9305 2 роки тому +5

    Really enjoyed your video - thank you! Few points in response - Paul still owns his home in Cavendish Avenue. Listing of the Abbey Road recording studio is a great thing but does not actually prevent alterations or demolition (simply means that formal consent is required). George and John only are mentioned on the Apple Shop EH blue plaque as they only include people who have passed away on them.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Great points thanks for the insight 👍

  • @dobythedog
    @dobythedog 3 місяці тому +1

    Tudor Smith is the 'me I don't have the guts to do', but I would love to have gone round all those locations and taken photos. He is doing what I wish I could do.

  • @judis6224
    @judis6224 Рік тому +1

    Paul still owns seven Cavendish, but spends a lot of time in America, having two homes there,one new York,l.a.his youngest daughter lives there.

  • @mustlovepretzels
    @mustlovepretzels 9 місяців тому +2

    Tudor: thanks for posting. Too bad the Scotch of St. James isn't open anymore. Probably be cool to get inside. Have you ever heard of Larry Kane? He went on both world tours with The Beatles(the only press member). He wrote about his time with The Beatles in his book "Ticket To Ride". It's wroth reading. Cheers!🥨

  • @walkerandwilliam
    @walkerandwilliam 6 місяців тому +2

    I’m rewatching these Tudor as they are so good. The gift that keeps giving.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  6 місяців тому

      That’s good to hear. Every watch helps the algorithm 🤣 Thanks again 👍

  • @parsleypalace3272
    @parsleypalace3272 2 місяці тому +1

    This was fun. My husband and I did the exact same thing one day several weeks ago, so I loved seeing you do it, as well. Memories.

  • @yomintyfresh
    @yomintyfresh 2 роки тому +1

    22:13: Paul and Ringo aren't named on the blue plaque because you have to have been dead for at least 20 years to be named on a UK blue plaque. I was also inspired to google the house on Cavendish Avenue - as of last winter, Paul still owns it. Thanks for the walk!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Cool. Thanks for the update 👍

  • @gerardoherrera2250
    @gerardoherrera2250 Рік тому +2

    Cómo fan de los Beatles desde hace ummmm... 60 años me gustó mucho el paseo, es de ir imaginando todo lo que aconteció allí y por supuesto ayudan mucho las fotografías y los videos de la época, gracias por subirlo a UA-cam, espero poder hacer la gira yo mismo algún día, mí disco favorito también es Abbey Road, pero también me gusta mucho el Álbum Blanco (The White Album), escribo desde Guatemala, Centro América, saludos

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому

      Thanks so much for leaving a comment. The Beatles have left a legacy that reaches all over the world - hmmm perhaps across the universe 🤣👍

    • @gerardoherrera2250
      @gerardoherrera2250 Рік тому +1

      @@TudorSmith Seguro que si "Across the Universe" saludos nuevamente Mr. Tudor Smith

  • @JohnConboy1
    @JohnConboy1 2 роки тому +6

    I absolutely adore these 'then and now' Beatle videos. You've really done a wonderful job. Top marks fella!👏

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you so much. It was a lot of fun and now I have so much more information cemented in my brain, if I'm every in London walking about and with someone else, I'll end up spouting off like a tour guide :-)

  • @chrisodonnell9449
    @chrisodonnell9449 2 роки тому +2

    What a wonderful walkabout, brought back many happy times spent in London xx

  • @mcenuru
    @mcenuru 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you for your amazing videos Tudor!. You let us know places that all Beatles fans around the world dream of knowing one day. I'm follow you from Uruguay. Greetings.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you Marcos! And thanks for following 👍

  • @Keenan716
    @Keenan716 Рік тому +1

    bro said "even Maxwell's Silver Hammer" lol, that made me chuckle ahaha

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому

      It’s a clever ‘vaudeville” type song 👍

  • @bespoken100
    @bespoken100 4 місяці тому

    Great video.
    I'm in Liverpool, and there are so many Beatles places to visit.
    Blue plaques....you have to be deceased to be named on one.

  • @slicker383
    @slicker383 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Tudor, my daughter and i are coming to London in 2 years to go on some.Beatles tours!!perhaps we could have tea!!!

  • @detlevschmidt1720
    @detlevschmidt1720 2 роки тому +1

    Hallo! I have a great time with the Beatles and you! Thanks! Greetings from Hannover (Germany). Detlev

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Hey Detlev. Thank you 🙏

  • @rubbersoul2841
    @rubbersoul2841 Рік тому +1

    There are places I'll remember... this is a documentary, a piece of history you've created! Thank you for this fabulous tour!

  • @neilloughran4437
    @neilloughran4437 Рік тому +1

    Another wonderful slice of Beatles history. Loved the shots of the station in particular! I remember I used to watch those Beatles films when the BBC used to air them in the mid to late 70s... this was pre VHS video recorders (although my uncle had some JVC model in 1977/78 which I remember cost about £650 or so - over £3000 in today's money) so you only saw them when they aired....

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому

      Ah those old VHS players. A sign of wealth of you had one back in the day. Now probably a treasured heirloom. And as time went by, you could pick them up really cheap. Hmm I wonder if there are any on eBay

    • @neilloughran4437
      @neilloughran4437 Рік тому +1

      @@TudorSmith tbh it was way too expensive for him too... he lived in a council house with his mother...
      The exact model was probably the JVC HR3000 which was the first VHS in UK I think..
      I think Bob Monkhouse was a real pioneer in the UK as he had his own professional video recording equipment at home a long time before anyone else. When he passed away they discovered a whole treasure trove of long deleted programmes. I believe Lenny Henry even managed to find his New Faces debut because of Bob.

    • @neilloughran4437
      @neilloughran4437 Рік тому +1

      should also add.. that JVC VHS was a toploader and sounded like a spin dryer when rewinding a tape..

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому +1

      Ah top loaders. My dad brought home a Philips NC1500 - totally wrong video format for the market. Even worse than Betamax. He then acquired a Nordmende top loader.

    • @neilloughran4437
      @neilloughran4437 Рік тому +1

      @@TudorSmith ouch! I remember the Philips video game system too!

  • @user-ze8pu6td4u
    @user-ze8pu6td4u Рік тому +2

    Спасибо за прогулку. Люблю СК. Битлз превзошли Моцарта в общей номинации. Они помогли жить людям и в СССР и во всем мире. Это настоящий гений и музыкальный и этический. Боже храни Короля.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому

      Их музыка - это то, что приносит людям любовь и единство

  • @Slydeil
    @Slydeil 2 роки тому +1

    Re Decca and Dick Rowe. George Harrison felt so sorry for him that he tipped Dick off to sign The Rolling Stones. So they didn't do too badly after rejecting the Fabs.
    And the tickets for Abbey Road were for the Abbey Road Lectures, which I attended in 2018, and I spent an evening in Studio 2 with lots of old studio gear (and instruments), listening to an excellent presentation. And I got into Studio control room, and a step up inside Studio 3 too!
    Paul jammed with George at Ringo's wedding and also played together on the Threetles recording sessions for Real Love and Free As A Bird.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Excellent - and yeah they [Decca] recouped some losses eh?

    • @Slydeil
      @Slydeil 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith Just a tad 😉
      Keep up the good work Tudor ✌️

    • @Slydeil
      @Slydeil 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith And you have to do the Abbey Road Lectures, it's a truly amazing experience. To hear the A Day In Life piano final chord played on the original pianos is just mind blowing.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      @@Slydeil I’d be up for that. I’ll have to look into it!

  • @andydixon2980
    @andydixon2980 2 роки тому +3

    Love your videos. Ive always wanted to do a Beatles sights tour in London. I did get the great opportunity to go in Abbey Road Studios a couple of years ago and see Studio 2, so I'm grateful for that.
    Nice to see you're a respectful fan, not loitering outside Paul's house. Hats off to you sir!!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +3

      Yeah as I say; bad form. Leave the man alone and let’s enjoy his work from a distance (until we are invited in for a cup of tea 🤣). No Apple scruffing for me!
      I’d love to get inside Abbey Road. I’m hoping my son will arrange it soon, what with his mastering connections!

  • @scottalpert3444
    @scottalpert3444 Рік тому +1

    Thank you for this video. I was just in London for the first time, but did the museum tours mostly. This was next on my list but just ran out of time. I love London and plan to go back. Thank you for a sneak peak for my next visit

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому +1

      There is so much to see in London and even prioritizing your time, you can end up not seeing everything. I hope your next visit is also a success 👍

  • @monicabacigaluppi6984
    @monicabacigaluppi6984 3 місяці тому +1

    I want to thank you so much. It fantastic!!! I have visited some of those places but there is still so much I have to see.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  3 місяці тому

      Glad you enjoyed it! I loved visiting the locations. It kind of brought it all to life for me 👍

  • @pelaronson4086
    @pelaronson4086 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for another great tour..it was fun, educational, and in Your nice'n'easy style... xxx Ron

  • @moodyblue1964
    @moodyblue1964 2 роки тому +4

    Another great video and like a few others have suggested. A nice and relaxing watch too. I've been meaning to devote a day or two for many years to stuff like this. We are pretty lucky London is so full of landmarks. I got around to visiting Karen Carpenter's old home where she sadly died but for me, it was the cover of the Now And Then album that got me visiting that place. You never think you would ever get a chance to visit somewhere so far away but like you, I'm really into the nostalgia of it all. I hope you make many more videos like this as they are very well put together, very informative and show things which I've not seen anyone else cover.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you. I’m currently making plans for one more Beatles locations video which will of course be Liverpool. I wonder if I can find any info no one else has covered. Probably not but it’ll be worth doing anyway.
      Thank you for your encouraging comments. Much appreciated.

  • @user-rc3yv5oe5g
    @user-rc3yv5oe5g 2 місяці тому +2

    Well done ! Tudor

  • @doktoruzo
    @doktoruzo 2 роки тому +1

    Great video fella. Very interesting. I too have done the Abbey Road zebra crossing with my kids..lol!
    Greetings from Liverpool

  • @trouble5085
    @trouble5085 2 роки тому +1

    I have a Bing Crosby Christmas on Decca still to this day. That album was probably the one that made them the most $$$ over the years.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      I bet that’s worth a few bob now?

  • @amysarg
    @amysarg 2 роки тому +1

    Such a great video. Thank you

  • @emanuelmoine254
    @emanuelmoine254 2 роки тому +2

    I am very happy to have found this channel. This is great content for a Beatles fan and i can´t wait to see the part 2. And thanks for doing this tour because i have never been in London and this video makes me feel there

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      I’m glad this helps give you a view of London. 👍

  • @andrewbright7547
    @andrewbright7547 2 роки тому +1

    Brilliant, just brilliant. Thank you.

  • @philipbonner6486
    @philipbonner6486 11 місяців тому

    Great interesting videos and information thank you.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  11 місяців тому

      Glad you enjoyed it

  • @ednieto05
    @ednieto05 2 роки тому +1

    Wow! I love this so much! Thank you for making these awesome videos! Peace and love from Portland, Oregon, USA!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Thank you for visiting and watching :)

  • @Getolp00
    @Getolp00 2 роки тому +1

    I haven't seen such an interesting and entertaining video in a long time. Good work!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +2

      Thanks so much 🙏 I’m glad you enjoyed it.

  • @markjackson2642
    @markjackson2642 6 місяців тому +1

    Love your videos , really appreciate the hard work you put in . Think I’ve watched them all a few times

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  6 місяців тому

      Yay thanks for rewatching. Extra viewings always help the algorithms 🤣
      Seriously though, I’m glad that the videos go someways to bringing the Beatles stories to life.

  • @ToddLorencUkuleleMusic
    @ToddLorencUkuleleMusic 2 роки тому +1

    This is another incredible video my friend! Wow!!! Amazing tour of this beautiful city and amazing Beatles sites!!!I’m so glad I found your awesome channel my friend.

  • @celsofukuhara1794
    @celsofukuhara1794 2 роки тому +1

    Wonderful vídeos, thanks!

  • @TheMaijicalKingdom
    @TheMaijicalKingdom 2 роки тому +1

    It’s videos like this that make my day!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Yay! Glad it made your day! My feet were complaining at the end of this one!

  • @liaghetta
    @liaghetta Рік тому +1

    Thank you for our amazing video 🙂

  • @SOUPENE
    @SOUPENE 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the tour sir looking forward to part 2 .

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Cheers! I'm hoping to get back to the city before the weekend is out. Could have part 2 quite soon

  • @ToddLorencUkuleleMusic
    @ToddLorencUkuleleMusic 2 роки тому +2

    Looking forward to part 2. Also my favorite Beatles album is the White Album.

  • @tyronewhitehead3123
    @tyronewhitehead3123 2 роки тому +1

    Lovely and exciting do be careful it’s very busy on those roads

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      You have to look both ways in those roads!

  • @FloraAshley
    @FloraAshley 2 роки тому +1

    One of my favourite films! Great footage of that era. I watch A Hard Day's night once a year. Great vid, Tude!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Thanks love! I think I’ve only seen AHDN once lol

  • @JimmyLewAndAndyToo
    @JimmyLewAndAndyToo 2 роки тому +1

    Loving all your videos!!!

  • @Rfoz51
    @Rfoz51 2 роки тому +1

    What’s not to like, Golden slumbers gives me goose bumps.

    • @Rfoz51
      @Rfoz51 Рік тому +1

      Such a perfect time of year to film this video -Autumn 🍂 still gives comfort 🤗

  • @dynjarren8355
    @dynjarren8355 2 роки тому +1

    Just like Sun Studio in Memphis, Abbey Road is a historic landmark!
    It should be preserved for future generations.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      They are part of our cultural landscape eh?

    • @dynjarren8355
      @dynjarren8355 2 роки тому

      @@TudorSmith Of Course! Aren’t they? Who is greater than Elvis and the Beatles? Nobody!

  • @truecrimescotsman
    @truecrimescotsman 2 роки тому +1

    Great stuff again Tudor.....you are brightening up this grey day in Fife for me. I oscillate between Rubber Soul & Abbey Road for my favourite. Many thanks for your efforts and uploads.

  • @mattgaskell945
    @mattgaskell945 2 роки тому +1

    Enjoy your channel very much. Thanks!

  • @drew699
    @drew699 2 роки тому +1

    Very interesting. Thanks T.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Thanks. I’m glad you found it interesting 👍

  • @sammcivor1885
    @sammcivor1885 2 роки тому +2

    Quality video, looking forward to the part 2! Was lucky enough to go to London myself during the summer and took the opportunity to visit Abbey Road and Savile Row. Didn’t know about these other locations, so certainly an interesting watch

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you. Walking around the locations really brings it all to life, and into perspective.

  • @nanplabwern
    @nanplabwern 2 роки тому +1

    Brian Tremelo and the Pooles. I loved their music.

  • @theblytonian3906
    @theblytonian3906 2 роки тому +1

    Having watched a few of your vids now, I enjoy your company TS. Your presentation of perspective is refreshingly civilised and conducive to evoking a feeling of welcome company and conversation enjoyed, even if necessarily a monologue by the nature of the medium.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Thank you. That’s very kind 🙏

  • @locman75
    @locman75 2 роки тому +1

    Great Video! Hopefully I will make the journey to London to see these sites one day.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Thank you. If you do get to London there is so much to see. But of course this Beatles sites are a must-see, well Abbey Road at least if you don’t have time for anything else 😎

  • @colineyres4494
    @colineyres4494 2 роки тому +1

    Great Vlog enjoyed very much fab

  • @ricardo_miguel13
    @ricardo_miguel13 2 роки тому +1

    When I was few years ago in London with school (already a big beatles fan) I took the train in that station and imagined seen a last beatles referenced place and then I really saw the church St Pancreas in the park.

  • @user-ru4ct2ul5r
    @user-ru4ct2ul5r 4 місяці тому +1

    Love this video new subscriber.

  • @artangel4172
    @artangel4172 2 роки тому +1

    Thank You Tudor for the lovely video. unfortunately i could not be here for the premiere but i m sure looking forward for part 2. By the way, my favourite Beatles album? its hard to tell......depends on my mood or.......God i love them all😃

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Well i'm glad you were able to watch the video anyway! Yeah that album question is quite a tough one - especially when the mood changes. That being said I love the mix of the LOVE album and how it incorporates so many segments of multiple songs :-)

  • @kevchatterley1188
    @kevchatterley1188 2 роки тому +1

    Well done, great videos, i,ve done the London beatles tour and i,ve come to regard Liverpool as my second home. So watching these videos bring back so many happy memories.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Thank you 🙏 I had a lot of fun doing them and now I can rewatch instead of doing the tours again lol

  • @rocket81ful
    @rocket81ful 2 роки тому +2

    Thanks Tudor, Great video. Interesting the Church were they did the mad day out Photos. I often wonder if they ever open Friar Park for public tours some day, would be amazing. would love to visit all these sites one day. cheers.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +2

      Friar Park now that would be worth a walk around eh?

    • @Beatgeneration2010
      @Beatgeneration2010 Місяць тому

      George treated fans with contempt, so I would doubt very much permission for such a request, Dhani and his Mum, Olivia continue & maintain George's wishes!!!!

  • @MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine
    @MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine 2 роки тому +1

    I can’t believe I missed this excellent video! I always wondered about where those photos were taken! Excellent stuff, my man!
    You just gotta teach me that snap-your-fingers-and-your-there trick!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      I can't believe you missed it either 🤣 Hey Michael, your subscriber count is getting amazing. You're on a roll now mate! My daughter insists I should bring back the finger click transistion. Apparently I could have it on merchendise!

    • @MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine
      @MichaelNoland-TheBottomLine 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith Excellent idea! Yeah, that would work so well! Have a finger snap on a t-shirt, and connect it to your channel! Now that would work! Tell your daughter that she’s got a knack for marketing! Excellent idea!👌
      Thanx regarding channel growth! Your shout-out helped! Thanx so much for your support, Tudor! I want to do a shout-out on you and Beatle Dave here in a couple of videos! We need some across-the-pond-representation now!

  • @Chrisdrumz
    @Chrisdrumz 2 роки тому +3

    So glad I discovered your channel! Quite enjoyable and relaxing. My band and I came to the UK in August of 2017. We did a little Beatles tour and signed the wall outside of Abbey Road. Not many people there at all. It was a late weekday afternoon. We even walked right through the gate and posed on the steps. Our guitar player even walked inside and started chatting up the staff(I was WAY too nervous to go inside). Unfortunately,the street was undergoing construction and it was causing an issue with the crosswalk in that you couldn't get into the position in which the album photo was taken if you wanted to recreate it. I walked across but felt very self conscious and "touristy" doing it.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Wow sounds like you had quite an adventure! Amazing that you got to stand on the steps. One gate is now chained locked! Funny you say about feeling self conscious. I was filming and I think I didn't actually used the crossing at all...so I was jay walking lol!

    • @Chrisdrumz
      @Chrisdrumz 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith We were on "tour" and only had 1 free day in London so we where pressed for time. It's imperative I return to England as a civilian so I can soak it all in. A serious Rock-N-Roll tour would take me at LEAST 5 days. Not only the Beatles sites but also Floyd and Sabbath.

    • @Chrisdrumz
      @Chrisdrumz 2 роки тому +1

      Good thing about Abbey Road is it's also Floyd related!

  • @dynjarren8355
    @dynjarren8355 2 роки тому +1

    Hey, thanks for taking this trip!
    I am unable to travel.
    I appreciate you showing these sites so I can see them. I love seeing this as a Beatles fan.
    Thank God for UA-cam!
    And thank you!
    👏🏻🎸

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Glad you enjoyed it! UA-cam has made the world a little smaller with creators around the world sharing with one another

    • @dynjarren8355
      @dynjarren8355 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith Definitely.

  • @stephenlehardy
    @stephenlehardy 2 роки тому +1

    Really enjoyed this. When I started my career in Wardour street in the 80s I had no idea I passed Trident studios almost daily and I would take the occasional glass in the Ship, which I believe was frequented by many musicians in the 60s.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      One could argue that Trident studios is up there in importance alongside Abbey Road studios. I might take a look on my part 2 video! :-)

  • @phillipshosie9233
    @phillipshosie9233 Рік тому +1

    As yourself, my #1 favorite is Abbey Road, always has been. And as mentioned in the comments in one your other vids, that Sgt. Pepper & Myst'ry Tour are like one album, but in two parts. And then the White LP, followed by Revolver, like goin backwards from Road.
    Soul, For Sale, Meet, and the least fave, Let it Be, And Submarine. But I had to buy Yesterday & Today and Beatles Again (aka Hey Jude) in order to have particular songs that were left off US releases, or were only issued as singles. (e.g.) Dr. Robert on Yesty & Tdy, I believe was a compilation LP with a couple new, but prerecorded songs.
    Same as Old Brown Shoe, Madonna and Hey Jules. had to purchase the-I called it Beatles Again. But LP's like that were not considered a "Studio Album" right? Jude was released in 1968? Submarine, I eventually had to get, because it had All you need, All together, Bulldog and Northern songs on it. I heard Martin's film compositions on side B once, but never again.

  • @TrashLefties
    @TrashLefties Рік тому +1

    I wish I saw this video before my trip. I did help paint the Abbey studios wall though. That was unique.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому

      What? You painted the wall? Do you mean you by painted over all the peoples writings?

  • @mainman127
    @mainman127 2 роки тому +2

    Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @yahho7048
    @yahho7048 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank u for your tour of the beatles😊
    This is very helpful for my trip to the UK coming this monday!

    • @yahho7048
      @yahho7048 9 місяців тому +1

      BTW were u walking all the way to the places?

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  9 місяців тому

      You’ll love visiting some if not all of them 👍

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  9 місяців тому

      For this video, I used the tube.🚇

    • @yahho7048
      @yahho7048 9 місяців тому +1

      Thank u 😊😊
      I finished watching the part 1 to the part 3. I'm also going to visit Liverpool I'm so excited!! haha

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  9 місяців тому +1

      I’ll bet you are. You’ll get a real buzz visiting any of the locations 👍

  • @eredison8584
    @eredison8584 2 роки тому +1

    Nice video, Looking forward to part 2.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Watch out for the premier 🤣

    • @eredison8584
      @eredison8584 2 роки тому +1

      I almost saw Paul Mccartney once.I was on the North circular in the 70s and a big white american car went by.I recognised the number as MPL......He probably had a chauffeur, but I would liked to have thought he was in the back.Strange what you remember. Like the time I saw the life-size Pink Rolls Royce ,FAB 1 on the back of a low loader,many years ago from The Thunderbirds tv show.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      It is funny what we remember eh? My sister-in-law was waiting for her dad off the London train with the pet Alsatian. Paul and Linda walk by her then stopped to talk to her while petting the dog. I was so envious of her lol

    • @eredison8584
      @eredison8584 2 роки тому +1

      In 1964,a man walked into my dad's shop ,with tickets to see The Beatles. He bought 2 ,even though he wasn't a fan and found them quite annoying. I was very excited, until we found out they were forgeries.

  • @dennispepperack2973
    @dennispepperack2973 Рік тому +1

    Ta from Tampa, Florida, mate - great appreciated!

  • @evancortez2
    @evancortez2 2 роки тому +1

    Unlike you I did re-enact the opening scene from A Hard Day's Night at Boston place, complete with George's dive into the pavement! Scratched up my knee doing it too!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      HaHa well done. I wasn't prepared to risk it. Hopefully you weren't scarred for life! :-)

    • @evancortez2
      @evancortez2 2 роки тому +1

      Nah I'm good - wish I still had the scar to remind me of that wonderful day :)

  • @studiotwo
    @studiotwo 2 роки тому +1

    Another great video. I always nip into this garden before catching my train home. The Hollyhocks are in the far left hand corner (you can see them against the tall building with the metal fire escape). My Hollyhocks are still flowering. :D

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Ah I was pointing in the wrong direction then. Thanks

    • @studiotwo
      @studiotwo 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith I think you were pointing at the correct wall, but it is just further along to your right. The Hollyhocks were still there (as is the building) when I visited a couple of years ago.

  • @jeffreyprice773
    @jeffreyprice773 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks Tudor.

  • @mgmidgetsandme6647
    @mgmidgetsandme6647 2 роки тому +1

    I enjoyed watching this whilst listening to the help album on my turntable

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      What a great accompaniment - You'll have to do it again in part 2, as there are some Help locations coming up in the next video :)

  • @SirFrankieCrisp
    @SirFrankieCrisp 2 роки тому +1

    Re: the blue plaque having two names missing, I believe it’s an English heritage rule that you have to have been dead for 10/20 years before you get on a blue plaque, think I learned this on the Beatles tour in Liverpool in the early 2000s when someone asked why there wasn’t one on George’s childhood home even though he had died

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Excellent insight. I'm now better informed...especially when I plan my Beatles in Liverpool video :-)

    • @SirFrankieCrisp
      @SirFrankieCrisp 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith assuming it’s 20 years, not 10, that means George would finally be getting a blue plaque this year!!
      Having said that, maybe it’s 10 years seeing as his name was on the plaque you saw, so maybe there is one outside his childhood home now…

    • @mauraryan6292
      @mauraryan6292 2 роки тому

      Mary Ryan
      Thanks Tudor.Love your top 10 choice here,not easy because of their awesome body of work. As a long time Beatles fan l have special memories of each of the songs. Love your presentation and stories behind the songs you choose. Great video,well done looking forward to more.

  • @leeanucha
    @leeanucha 2 роки тому +1

    Thank you for the interesting tour. Pls do more of touring. I believe the reason they have to say "musician and song writer..." on the sign is because in case 100+ years from now some people may have no idea...lol but it would be sad

  • @SmallFox74
    @SmallFox74 2 роки тому +3

    Thank you for the tour, I know just how much walking is involved with these locations! It would be nice to see 3 Saville Road in part 2 (rooftop concert) among numerous other sites. Are you utilising the Beatles London book for ideas? I heard it's a good read.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +1

      Yep that's on my list for part 2. I foolishly had many locations and thought I'd make all of them in one hit. It wasn't to be as I ran out of time. I've used info from Beatles forums, and basically the internet, and I created a google map of the locations. Link in the description of the video :-)

  • @Beatgeneration2010
    @Beatgeneration2010 Місяць тому +1

    The British Tourist board should utilise your services and education!
    Btilliant production!😊🎉🎉🎉

  • @BeatlemaccaAR
    @BeatlemaccaAR Рік тому +1

    I'm coming back to Londis next December and I will look for your message! :D

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому +1

      Enjoy your trip. I wonder if my message will still be there?

    • @BeatlemaccaAR
      @BeatlemaccaAR Рік тому +1

      @@TudorSmith Probably not, my own messages were wiped out mere months between visits over the years. Anyhow, lovely videos! 👏

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  Рік тому

      Yeah I think they repaint the wall every few months don't they?

  • @stevejensenmusic6380
    @stevejensenmusic6380 2 роки тому +1

    great videos u have here

  • @Zapple7
    @Zapple7 2 роки тому +2

    ..this should be very interesting.. 🚶‍♂️🚶‍♀️🚶🚶‍♂️🍏

  • @philipeaton3102
    @philipeaton3102 2 роки тому +1

    did the abbey road in the 80s my fave beatles lp is the white album
    the song hey jude came out on my 8th birthday

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Have you seen The Analogues on UA-cam performing the whole White Album? It’s majestic 👍

  • @cliveedwards2958
    @cliveedwards2958 2 роки тому +1

    Was going to add a comment but the one about hot chocolate on a cold day says it all!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Oh no you must always leave a comment. It’s how UA-cam works, you know, algorithms and all of that 👍👍 cheers

  • @michaelwas8549
    @michaelwas8549 2 роки тому +1

    cool stuff

  • @plasteckfly
    @plasteckfly 8 місяців тому +1

    Fantastic video! I suspect the wooden bench in the church at St Pancras is a replacement. The names on the plaque are clearly alphabetical on first name.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  8 місяців тому

      Thanks. Ah alphabetical order! That didnt occur to me at all 🤣

  • @braudabo
    @braudabo 2 роки тому +1

    Good choice. Abbey Road, formerly EMI Studios, are celebrating the 90th birthday.

  • @judis6224
    @judis6224 Рік тому +1

    I've seen some of let it be,but some say never been seen,I'm sure others will have.

  • @cdman7768
    @cdman7768 4 місяці тому +1

    incredible...i can't believe you walked to so many locations in one day must of taken some research.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  4 місяці тому +1

      It was a lot of walking but I did my best to locate the points of interest that were close to each other. Thanks for watching 🙏

  • @garytwitchett9359
    @garytwitchett9359 2 роки тому +1

    I first visited Abbey Road July 7th 1975 (Ringo's 35th Birthday) the studio was still named EMI STUDIOS , I still have the pics of us on the Zebra Crossing and on the staircase below the EMI Sign. The 2nd time was May 1st 1977 , when we had a chance to see a live recording of a band inside the studios, and 3rd time August 1983 when the "Beatles Show" was on during the studio multitrack conversion. I have photos of this which I will upload some day.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Exciting stuff Gary. Your pictures would be unique 👍📸

    • @garytwitchett9359
      @garytwitchett9359 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith I will let you know as soon as I upload them 👦👍🎶

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      I’ll look forward to it 👍

  • @adamxlr2010hotmail
    @adamxlr2010hotmail 2 роки тому +2

    The ticketed event was probably the Abbey Road lectures you can go in studio 2, I've been in twice but it's like £110 a ticket but they don't allow pictures to be taken in the reception or any of the corridors there is people watching you you can go up to the control room though, another great video 👍

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Ah so that’s what was going on!

    • @Slydeil
      @Slydeil 2 роки тому +1

      I went in 2018, superb experience.

  • @philld1201
    @philld1201 2 роки тому +1

    You can still see Paul McCartney's geodesic dome in the back garden of his Cavendish Avenue home on google earth :-)

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Wow. I wonder if he sits in it when he’s at home!

    • @philld1201
      @philld1201 2 роки тому

      @@TudorSmith I know he once sat in it one night with Noel Gallagher. He tells the story here :-)
      ua-cam.com/video/staXTxCowBI/v-deo.html&ab_channel=BBCRadio6Music

  • @HolocronStudios
    @HolocronStudios 2 роки тому +1

    I’ve done a similar thing, but when I went, you could look through the glass in Paul McCartneys office, and on the walls hes got loads of cool artwork.
    There was one of Tug Of War and a really cool one of Helter Skelter but paired with a picture of George’s Magical Mystery Tour costume!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      I’d heard that. I was hoping to see inside but it was all covered up 😕

    • @HolocronStudios
      @HolocronStudios 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith Ah, I couldn’t actually get a full look as there was a receptionist (or a “temporary Secretary” 😂)in there looking at me rather suspiciously!

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      You should have said you were Mr Marks! :-)

    • @HolocronStudios
      @HolocronStudios 2 роки тому

      @@TudorSmith haha! Yeah! 😁

  • @sirronnitram8937
    @sirronnitram8937 2 роки тому +1

    New Years Day didnt become a bank holiday in England until 1974, hence Monday 1st January 1962 they all might have been hung over

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      Ah that makes sense. I read that Neil Aspinall drove them down and got lost, so they didn't arrive until around 10pm on the 31st Dec, and even then I read John was at Trafalgar Square seeing in the new year with all the revellers! Could explain why they might not have been on form. That being said, they did have a future in show business eh? :-)

  • @thewalrus6833
    @thewalrus6833 2 роки тому +2

    Great video Tudor. I don't know when you recorded this but back in August i went with my nephew to a ticketed event at Abbey Road studios which was a tour of all three studios and their control rooms. We had our photo taken on the steps before going in. I believe McCartney still has the house on Cavendish Ave, it would have been great if just as you said " nothing to see hear, let's move along " we saw Macca behind you walking out of his gates HaHa. Which is my favourite Beatles album ? - Revolver or Sgt Pepper or The White Album or Abbey Road or Rubber Soul, depending on what mood I'm in. 😊

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому +2

      I recorded it this Sunday just gone. Now you mention all of that it makes sense. Especially as the queue diminished quickly and I didn’t see the people disappear - they were obviously inside 👍 It is also quite difficult to name a favourite album as they are all so excellent so erring on the safe side with a wider selection seems a good idea to me :-)
      I still vote Abbey Road, and in fact, my favourite all-time song: I Want You (She's so heavy). It's such an immense tune with such great arrangments and I love the jazzy blues bit in the middle. Ringo really holds that drum beat flat to the floor with some excellent fills and fllourishes!

  • @spudwas
    @spudwas 2 роки тому +1

    Great video. My favorite song from the 'Tremeloes' was their cover of the Cat Stevens song "Here Comes My Baby." By the way, "White Album" is my favorite.

    • @TudorSmith
      @TudorSmith  2 роки тому

      I don’t know much about their music so I’ll have to check them out. What I failed to mention in my video was that Brian Poole & The Tremolos auditioned the same day as the Beatles and the fact that they were london(ish) based meant that the expenses for “operating” a band would be less. We’ll never know if this was the case, or that the Beatles were under par. Might be that Pete Best was drumming. 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @steffanhoffmann8937
      @steffanhoffmann8937 2 роки тому +1

      @@TudorSmith May have been many of a better class session musician.
      Tony Sheridan perhaps.

  • @Mariazellerbahn
    @Mariazellerbahn 2 роки тому +1

    When is an album not an album?
    When it's my favourite album ....
    Magical Mystery Tour.