Stop Press Hits: How the UK Pop Charts Became Front Page News 1956 69

For the first time, this books tells the full story of how Britain's record charts leapt beyond the pages of the music press to become a hot weekly topic in millions of homes. Stop Press Hits reveals, year-by-year, which of the competing charts was most widely seen; uncovers lost details of the Beatles' all-conquering chart performance; and tells how Radio Luxembourg's Top 20 show became fastest on the air with the latest hits. Fully illustrated, with special sections on the UK music papers - NME, Melody Maker, Record Mirror and Disc - and a complete list of all the Number Ones in the exclusive charts compiled for the UK's biggest-selling Sunday papers.This is a landmark reference for all chart enthusiasts - and a vivid chronicle of a golden era in pop music, reported as it happened.

Pagina's: 322, Hardcover, Music and Radio Archive Press