Apple Boutique

94 Baker Street was the site of the now dissolved Apple Boutique clothing store, owned in the 60s by Apple Corps Ltd, a company formed by The Beatles.

Studio 51

Behind this unassuming door at 10 Great Newport Street, once was the glorious Studio 51, famous for its Ken Colyer Club. It’s here where, when Rhythm and Blues took over in the ‘60s, Eric Clapton played his first gig with The Yardbirds and where The Beatles gifted The Rolling Stones with their first big hit, I Wanna Be Your Man.

Yoko’s and John’s Flat

In 2010, Yoko Ono unveiled a blue marker plaque at the site of this flat, where she and John Lennon lived for about three months (from the 21st of June 1968) and took the photograph that would become the cover of their Two Virgins album. Many things happened here…

Speakeasy

Opened on 15 December 1966, the Speakeasy Club hosted the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Pink Floyd (who first appeared on 19 September 1967), Love, King Crimson, Frank Zappa’s Mothers of Invention (October 1967), Yes, Jimi Hendrix (1966), The Beatles, David Bowie, Deep Purple (10 July 1969), and Bob Marley (May 1973, Catch a Fire Tour). Thin Lizzy made their England debut here.

The Flamingo Club

Acts who played at the Flamingo’s in the 1960’s included John Mayall, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones, The Animals, Cream, Pink Floyd, The Small Faces, and many others.

The Scotch of St. James

On the 24th of September 1966 Jimi Hendrix arrived in England for the first time and joined the house band for an impromptu session on stage at The Scotch of St. James. At the the height of 1960s swinging London the venue served as a historically significant meeting place for London’s rock elite.

Trident Studios

Trident Studios was a British recording facility where, among many other artists (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, T Rex, Lour Reed, Frank Zappa, Black Sabbath, etc), David Bowie recorded his albums Hunky Dory and The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust, and his legendary single Space Oddity.

The Beatles’ Rooftop Concert

The last public performance by The Beatles? Right here in Mayfair on the roof of the Apple Corps building, on Thursday 30th of January 1969, with keyboardist Billy Preston!

De Lane Lea Studios

Major artists such as The Animals, The Beatles, Soft Machine, Queen, The Rolling Stones, Bee Gees, The Who, The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, and Deep Purple recorded songs at the De Lane Lea Studios, but not here in their current location in Soho!

Fairfield Halls

In 1976 guitarist Ray Burns and drummer Chris Millar were toilet cleaners at Fairfield Halls. They later became Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies of The Damned. Many stars played the venue in its heyday.