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.