Google releases virtual reality tour of Abbey Road Studios for Cardboard

Music fans received a special treat today when Google announced it had turned its Street View tour of Abbey Road into a virtual reality app.

Android users can download the app to use with Google Cardboard, the company’s VR kit. The company says an iOS version is coming soon.

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Google had previously created a multi-media tour of Abbey Road, the place where bands such as The Beatles and Pink Floyd did their thing. The company says more than 2 million people have taken that tour.

The VR app will allow people to roam freely throughout the studios while listening to a tour narrated by Giles Martin, son of the late Beatles producer George Martin.

Says Google:

“After the tour, you can quite literally move around the studios at your leisure to see hidden treasures like Studio 3’s Mirrored Drum Room, where the mirrors help to create a close, bright and loud sound quality. Uncover one of Abbey Road’s Mastering Suites, where a record gets its finishing touches before a release. In Studio 1, experience what it’s like to be in a recording session with the London Symphony Orchestra with surround sound.”