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The rough guide to the Beatles

The story of Lennon, McCartney, Harrison and Starr is as interesting to contemporary music lovers as it was in the 1960s and this guide should prove an ideal companion for Fab Four rookies and seasoned fans alike.
Print Book, English, 2003
Rough Guides ; Distributed by the Penguin Group, London, London, 2003
vi, 403 p. : ill. ; 16 cm.
9781843531401, 1843531402
59305942
The Life and the Music: The story and the songs (1957-70)
Afterlife: What happened next (1970-2003)
The Solo Years: Being an ex-Beatle
The Beatles on Screen: The movies, the promos, the cartoons and biopics
The Canon: 50 Essential Beatles songs and the stories behind them
The Beatles as Authors and Artists: Pen-pushing and brush-stroking from the Fab Four
The Fifth Beatle: The movers and shakers within the Fabs' Inner Sanctum
Beatles Country: Liverpool, London, Hamburg and New York: landmarks of Beatle legend
Beatleology: Trivia, rumours, websites, oddball info and curious covers