A unique vinyl record, featuring local artists and recorded at Abbey Road Studios, is set to launch.

The album, a collaboration between BBC Radio York, BBC Radio Humberside, and York St John University students, is the first official BBC Introducing vinyl release.

Music production students from the university joined five of the region's BBC Introducing artists at the iconic Abbey Road Studios.

In just two days, they produced a "Live at Abbey Road"-style album in Studio 2, where The Beatles recorded most of their albums.

The record features BBC Introducing York and Humberside favourites Beth McCarthy, Kindelan, Ruth Lyon, Wanderland, and Sam Johnson Trio.

The vinyl will be available in time for Record Store Day, on April 12, and will be sold to raise funds for BBC Children in Need.

Jericho Keys, who presents BBC Introducing for BBC Radio York and BBC Radio Humberside, said: "The Balcony Sessions at York St John University have given students the chance to gain real life experience they can add to their CVs as well as helping us develop bigger and better live sessions."

He added: "The impact of this project has been incredible, supporting artists in the next steps of their career and student music producers to gain real life experience."

Chris Johnson, senior lecturer in music production at York St John University, said: "This project represents a fantastic and growing collaboration between York St John University and BBC Introducing, developed from a shared passion for creating opportunities to support original music.

"We knew that the artists and the students on the Music Production course had the talent to shine in the most famous studio in the world.

"Even so, when we hit record and the artists started playing, everyone in the control room at Abbey Road was astonished with how good it was!

"This is a fabulous record, and it represents a taster of the massive pool of talent that makes up our Yorkshire music scene."

Lucy Johnson, managing director of York-based Vinyl Press UK, which pressed the vinyl, said: "Vinyl has come back in such a big way as an integral part of sharing music, and for early career bands, having merchandise to sell at gigs is a way of funding tours.

"It's also really important that this generation understand the importance of vinyl in the history of the music industry and it's incredible how it is being embraced once again."

The vinyl will be available to buy at a free album launch event at York St John Creative Centre on April 12.

A selected number of copies will also be available in Earworm vinyl store on Goodramgate in York.

For details and to reserve a spot, please visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bbc-introducing-album-launch-tickets-1295701089839