The lesser-known story of the most famous group of all time.
Did you know that Frank Sinatra claimed that "Something", composed by George Harrison, was the best love song ever written? That the Beatles were the first band to take over the world in British music's conquest? That Quino, the creator of Mafalda, was an absolute Beatlemaniac and dedicated some of his best comic strips to the four from Liverpool? That the group's unmistakable sound and ability to win over the public were not forged in the bars and clubs of their hometown, but during the hard years they spent in Hamburg?
This book sheds light on the lesser-known aspects of the most famous group of all time: their gestation, their music, their achievements, their failures, but also their era, their influences, the people who surrounded them, the relevant places, the "supporting actors" who were crucial for every...read more
