As dazzling as the decade they dominated, The Beatles almost single-handedly created pop music as we know it. Today, their songs are cited as seminal influences

In this book the Beatles are pinpointed, record by record, in precise and fascinating detail against the backdrop of that vibrant era.

In this lively and fully-illustrated work, two music historians break down every album and every song ever released by the Beatles, from "Please Please Me" (U.S

"DLP, Developmental Leadership Program; Australian Aid; Oxfam."

An NPR Best Book of the Year • Winner of the Virgil Thomson Award for Outstanding Music Criticism “This is the best book about the Beatles ever written” �