Ian MacDonald was a songwriter, a record producer, and the author of The Beatles at No. 1, The New Shostakovich, and The People's Music. He died in 2003.
"Among the few essential commentaries on their music and its
meaning." --Shepherd Express
"Dipping into [this] book will make you want to rush to put on a
set of good headphones and really listen to what MacDonald points
out. . . . This is a great read both for old fans and younger
generations seeking to see what the fuss was all about." -- Law
Practice Magazine
"A brilliant electrical storm of a book." --Newsweek
"A triumph--compelling, seductive, delightful." --Nick Hornby,
author, High Fidelity
"The finest piece of fabs scholarship ever published." --Mojo
"The most astute piece of Fabs exegesis ever published--brilliant
on the group's triumphs, refreshingly scathing about its
shortcomings . . . One of the twenty greatest rock & roll books."
--Blender
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