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标题Re: World famous Abbey Road recording studios u …
时间Wed Feb 17 13:58:51 2010
※ 引述《thurston (33323)》之铭言:
: http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/
: world-famous-abbey-road-recording-
: studios-up-for-sale-1901175.html
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http://tinyurl.com/yjmmgky
转贴一下这个新闻和非正式翻译好了:
World famous Abbey Road recording studios up for sale
Tuesday, 16 February 2010
图说:
EMI bought the property for £100,000 in 1929, transforming it
into world famous studios that have hosted artists as diverse
as composer Sir Edward Elgar, who recorded Land Of Hope and
Glory with the London Symphony Orchestra there in 1931, to
Pink Floyd and Blur.
【易读版】EMI 1929 年用10万英镑买下此录音室,使他成为世界知名
的录音室。从1931 年 Sir Edward Elgar 与伦敦交响乐团合作("Land
of Hope and Glory") 一直到 Pink Floyd 和 Blur 都曾使用。(包含
下文也提到的 Beatles 也有使用)
London's iconic Abbey Road recording studios have been put up
for sale by embattled music group EMI, it was reported today
EMI's private equity parent Terra Firma is said to be hoping a
sale of the studios - made famous by the eponymous Beatles
album and zebra crossing cover shot - could raise tens of
millions of pounds.
It is not clear if the sale plans would also include the Abbey
Road brand as well as the property.
【目前不知道此交易仅含建筑物还是包含品牌】
The move would help EMI to pay down some of the mammoth debts
it was saddled with after Terra Firma's highly-leveraged 2007
takeover.
【EMI 亏钱亏很大】
EMI has been touting for interested buyers to acquire the
studios at number 3 Abbey Road in St John's Wood, according to
the Financial Times.
The group bought the property for £100,000 in 1929,
transforming it into world famous studios that have hosted
artists as diverse as composer Sir Edward Elgar, who recorded
Land Of Hope and Glory with the London Symphony Orchestra
there in 1931, to Pink Floyd and Blur.
【同图说】
Abbey Road's rich history also saw it used for propaganda
recordings for the British Government during the Second World
War.
The Beatles used Abbey Road for 90% of their recordings,
naming their final album after the studios in 1969.
【重复了一下丰功伟业】
However, recent recording advances and cheaper overseas studio
facilities have added competitive pressure to Abbey Road and a
sale of the studios would raise much needed cash for its
struggling owner.
【此录音室目前受到录音技术进步与海外录音室的压力,以及 EMI 缺钱
缺很大的困扰】
EMI - which counts Robbie Williams and Coldplay among its
artists - posted a £1.75 billion loss for the year to March
2009 in accounts earlier this month.
Terra Firma was last week reportedly looking for investors to
pump £120 million into the business as it seeks capital.
It took on huge debts in 2007 to buy the firm and is almost
certain to breach lending terms without further investment,
handing control to lender Citigroup.
Another round of cost cutting its also understood to be in
store as the group taps investors for cash.
EMI chief executive Elio Leoni-Sceti is believed to be drawing
up plans to strip millions of pounds from the company's costs
and rapidly grow the group's digital operations.
The group today remained tight-lipped on any sale of Abbey
Road or if it was part of a wider asset sale.
EMI has looked to exploit the Abbey Road name in recent
months, only last November launching a service called Abbey
Road Live offering fans a way to buy instant concert
recordings at venues
【以上都是背景补充说明,总结来说就是 EMI 亏钱亏很大,努力挣扎
的故事】
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