The world's most famous band existed officially for just ten years. Its extraordinary story has been the subject of countless books, films, and articles. Now here at last is the definitive Beatles chronicle.Written by the legendary Barry Miles, an intimate member of the Beatles' sixties circle,The Beatles Diary contains an astonishing chronology of gigs,venues, quotes, and memorable dates. It exposes the unvarnished stories of the four band members, uncovering the quarrels,the sex and the drugs as well as the personal triumphs.

The world's most famous band existed officially for just ten years. Its extraordinary story has been the subject of countless books, films, and articles. Now here at last is the definitive Beatles chronicle.Written by the legendary Barry Miles, an intimate member of the Beatles' sixties circle,The Beatles Diary contains an astonishing chronology of gigs,venues, quotes, and memorable dates. It exposes the unvarnished stories of the four band members, uncovering the quarrels,the sex and the drugs as well as the personal triumphs.

It is nothing less than a 30-year diary of the Beatles,beginning in wartime Liverpool and ending in the dying days of the swinging sixties. Few insiders know the Beatles' story like Miles. And no one has had access to so much intimate detail. Far more than a simple chronology, The BeaGles Diary is pop music's greatest success story told just as it happened--with new insights and new authenticity. For the world the Beatles were a gift--the defLnitive sixties group, reliable icons of their age to be pressed into service for whatever the fashionable agenda might be.Here, though, the high points and daily routine of fame are presented just as life presented them to the Beatles--day by day.

Here then is the most revealing personal history of the Beatles ever written, fascinating for those who grew up with their music, and essential reading for anyone interested in rock's most influential phenomenon.