During 1967 and 1968 Hunter Davies spent eighteen months with the Beatles at the peak of their powers as they defined a generation and rewrote popular music. As their only authorized biographer, he had unparalleled access--not just to John, Paul, George, and Ringo but also to friends, family, and colleagues. Davies collected a wealth of intimate and revealing material that still makes this the classic Beatles book--the one all other biographers look to. He remained close with the band and had access to more information over the years. This edition brings the story up-to-date with new material on the Beatles's solo careers and lives, as well as the stories of many other people who appear in the book. Drawing on new material from the author's archives and from the Beatles themselves, including a newly discovered song lyric by George Harrison, this edition brings new insights to the Beatles legend.

亨特•戴维斯（Hunter Davies）

英国著名作家，一路亲身见证了披头士成为世界上前所未有的伟大乐队。

他是公认的“最权威最著名的披头士通”，其著作超过三十本，尤以披头士相关著作最为知名。其中，传记《披头士》历经5次再版，售出至少48种语言版权；2008年，出版《披头士歌词集》（The Beatles Lyrics Book）；并在2012年出版了《列侬书信集》（The John Lennon Letters）。

早年担任新闻记者期间，为《独立报》（Independent）、《星期日泰晤士报》（Sunday Times）以及《新政治家》（New Statesman）等媒体撰写专栏，也多次为英国广播公司第四广播电台（BBC Radio 4）制作广播节目。

目前，他与妻子英国著名小说家玛格丽特•福斯特（Margaret Forster）生活在达特茅斯。

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译者简介：

林东翰

台湾“国立中央大学”土木工程系毕业，喜爱音乐、电影，对摇滚、爵士、蓝调音乐有研究。兼职翻译、编辑、插画。

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导读者简介：

马世芳

写作者、广播人，生于1971年夏。大学时代开始在电台引介经典摇滚乐，曾数度担任台湾“金曲奖”评审。著有散文集《地下乡愁蓝调》，译有《列侬回忆》。现居台北，仍持续撰写杂文、专栏与音乐文字。