From Please Please Me to Abbey Road - the fascinating story of the Fab Four's creation, works, and enduring musical legacy.

British culture today is the product of a shifting combination of tradition and experimentation, national identity and regional and ethnic diversity. These dist

This Companion maps the world of pop and rock, pinpointing the most significant moments in its history and presenting the key issues involved in understanding p

Featuring fascinating accounts from practitioners, this Companion examines how developments in recording have transformed musical culture.

Discussion of the Beatles' music is expanded here by a consideration not only of the group's commercially released disks but also of rare working tapes which il