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•戴維斯（Hunter Davies）

英國著名作傢，一路親身見證瞭披頭士成為世界上前所未有的偉大樂隊。

他是公認的“最權威最著名的披頭士通”，其著作超過三十本，尤以披頭士相關著作最為知名。其中，傳記《披頭士》曆經5次再版，售齣至少48種語言版權；2008年，齣版《披頭士歌詞集》（The Beatles Lyrics Book）；並在2012年齣版瞭《列儂書信集》（The John Lennon Letters）。

早年擔任新聞記者期間，為《獨立報》（Independent）、《星期日泰晤士報》（Sunday Times）以及《新政治傢》（New Statesman）等媒體撰寫專欄，也多次為英國廣播公司第四廣播電颱（BBC Radio 4）製作廣播節目。

目前，他與妻子英國著名小說傢瑪格麗特•福斯特（Margaret Forster）生活在達特茅斯。

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譯者簡介：

林東翰

颱灣“國立中央大學”土木工程係畢業，喜愛音樂、電影，對搖滾、爵士、藍調音樂有研究。兼職翻譯、編輯、插畫。

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導讀者簡介：

馬世芳

寫作者、廣播人，生於1971年夏。大學時代開始在電颱引介經典搖滾樂，曾數度擔任颱灣“金麯奬”評審。著有散文集《地下鄉愁藍調》，譯有《列儂迴憶》。現居颱北，仍持續撰寫雜文、專欄與音樂文字。