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LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 08: Beatles impersonators recreate the iconic 'Abbey Road' photograph made 50 years ago today, on August 8, 2019 in London, England. 50 years ago today, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr held up traffic on the zebra crossing outside their recording studio in north London to get the cover shot for the album, Abbey Road. (Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD **
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Fans re-create Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ cover shot 50 years on

It was 50 years ago today

Beatles impersonators on Thursday re-create the Beatles’ iconic “Abbey Road” cover photograph, taken exactly 50 years earlier, in the zebra pedestrian crossing outside Abbey Road Studios in London.  (Leon Neal / Getty Images)

It was 50 years ago today

Crowds gathered to watch Beatles reenactors follow in the Fab Four’s footsteps outside Abbey Road Studios in London on Thursday.  (Kirsty Wigglesworth / Associated Press)

It was 50 years ago today

A member of the Beatles tribute band Fab Gear proposes marriage to his girlfriend in the famous zebra street crossing.  (Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP/Getty Images)

It was 50 years ago today

The John Lennon lookalike from the Beatles tribute band Fab Gear arrives in a replica psychedelic Rolls-Royce at the Abbey Road zebra crossing in London where he and his mates re-created the famous album cover shot.  (Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP/Getty Images)

It was 50 years ago today

A replica of John Lennon’s Rolls-Royce, complete with psychedelic paint job, was on the premises Thursday as fans celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Beatles’ “Abbey Road” cover photo session in London.  (Daniel Leal-Olivas / AFP/Getty Images)

It was 50 years ago today

Fans pose for photos in the zebra crossing outside Abbey Road Studios in London.  (Will Oliver / EPA/Shutterstock)

It was 50 years ago today

A fan holds a copy of the original “Abbey Road” cover shot, taken 50 years ago, as pedestrians tread the familiar path in London on Thursday.  (Will Oliver / EPA/Shutterstock)

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Fans re-create Beatles’ ‘Abbey Road’ cover shot 50 years on

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