| More than three decades after they split, The Beatles remain the touchstone for excellence in the rock’n’roll era of popular music. The story of John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr is as fascinating to today’s music lover as it was in the 1960s, and the Rough Guide is the perfect companion for Fab Four rookies and seasoned fans alike. Packed with essential biographical material covering the group (1958–1970) and solo (1970–2002) years, critical commentary on every recording, film and side-project as well as dozens of interesting facts and statistics, Ingham and Irwin’s book is both eminently browsable and a substantial contribution to the Beatles library. |
What The Press Say
Impeccably researched…packed with enough compelling information and minutiae to entertain any reader. - Friday Morning Quarterback: Rock Report Everything you wanted to know about the Fab Four - The Independent A little book that makes a big impression. . .one of the best and most useful books on the band I have ever read .. .the perfect distillation of all the other Beatle books. Highly recommended. - Manchester Evening News There are hundreds of Fab Four books and a lot of them are absolute dross. Ingham’s work, however, is excellent. . . tells the story of the best and most influential band the world has ever seen. . . packed with trivia and little-known facts. - South Wales Argus Ingham has a clear eye for details and an attitude devoid of the self-conscious cynicism that taints so many Beatles books.. . In a world where so many Beatles books are scissors and paste jobs, this tidy little tome could not be more welcome. - Worcester Evening News |