Ralph McTell first recorded The Streets of London in 1968.
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Ralph McTell wrote and had the first hit version of it. Over two hundred other artists have recorded cover versions.
There were two, or three depending how you look at it. Can't Buy Me Love was recorded entirely in Paris, the German language version of She Loves You was also recorded entirely there during the same session. The German version of I Want To Hold Your Hand had new vocals recorded to the original backing track also during this session. It was the only time The Beatles recorded outside of London (excepting the early Hamburg stuff).
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the setting in We Beat The Streets is Newark, New Jersey
The Beatles recorded the bulk of their work in EMI's Abbey Road Studios, in St. John's Wood, London. Most of their songs were recorded in Studio Two (home to 191 Beatles recordings), but they also used One (meant for symphony orchestras) and Three (meant for soloists or duets). The Beatles also used Trident and Olympic Studios, later in their career.Their BBC recordings were virtually all made at BBC's studios. One of their annual Christmas records was recorded at Dick James' small studio. The German versions of "She Loves You" and "I Want To Hold Your Hand" were recorded in EMI's Paris studio, and the music to "The Inner Light" at EMI's studio in Mumbai (then called Bombay), India.