Lloyd Webber 'interested' in buying Beatles' studios

The composer, who will also soon be leading BBC1 talent search Over The Rainbow, has often used the famed venue for soundtrack albums.

Embattled music group EMI is said to be planning to sell the venue which was home to almost all the Beatles recordings. It also was the venue for such landmark albums as Pink Floyd's Dark Side of the Moon.

The National Trust has said it will look into whether it should buy the studios to preserve them for the nation.

A spokesman for Lloyd Webber confirmed he was "very interested" in buying Abbey Road studios. "He thinks it is vital that the studios are saved for the future of the music industry in the UK."