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This informative work tells the story of the famous Liverpool musicians, from the band's formative days in Hamburg and Liverpool to the split in 1970. General Editor Brian Southall has gathered a team of experts to write about each era of the band's existence, examining what they were doing for each of their original 12 UK-release albums, from the simple, bouncy Please Please Me to the heavyweight double Let It Be. Further chapters cover the US and foreign releases, which were significantly different in the early days.

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The book explores the Hendrix legend from the perspective of the extraordinary year he spent in England recording a string of hit singles and achieving the fame that had escaped him in his native country. The book contains a wealth of interviews and new material revealing the man behind the legend and exploring why he fitted so well in the swinging London of 1967. An intimate portrait that captures Hendrix as both a performer extrordinaire and as a person. The book begins with the story of how Hendrix was discovered in the US and invited to the UK and ends with his triumphant return to the USA at the Monterey festival.

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This is the first ever biography of a band which had two remarkable careers. Their amazing run of three-part harmony hits came to an end when Graham Nash left for the US to form Crosby, Stills & Nash. But a second run of success was kick-started with a wave of classic singles that dominated charts and the airwaves in the 1970s. With exclusive guest interviews and contributions from band members including Graham Nash, The Hollies Story promises to re-evaluate their place in the history of popular music.

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Even before its release, there was something special about Pink Floyd's fifth album. Launched at the London Planetarium, it came in a deluxe package with gatefold sleeve, poster and stickers - a big deal. Brian Southall tells the story of how Dark Side of the Moon came to be such a big deal for record company, band, and fans. As an EMI insider Southall met with the members of the band and the major players in this extraordinary story. If you are, or have been, a fan of Dark Side of the Moon this book is a must with dozens of exclusive interviews and insights into the events surrounding the creation and launch of one of the Seventies' classic albums.

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