Author(s): Huw Pryce

Music

British pop has led the world since pop music began and its performers have obsessed and inspired generations. In a unique collection of contemporary photographs, this book shows the story of music in Britain from the 1950s to the present day. The Beatles, Manfred Mann, Cliff Richard, the Rolling Stones; Slade, Led Zeppelin, Marc Bolan, David Essex; the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, Boy George, David Bowie; Oasis, Blur, Westlife - an array of household names are seen here along with some less enduring, but no less fascinating, exponents of great British pop music and the world that surrounds them.

About the author:
PA Photos is the photography arm of the PA Group, which also owns the The Press Association, the UK's national news agency. Established in the late 19th Century, the PA has been capturing editorial photography for 140 years. They have an extraordinary archive of over 15 million images recording British life over more than a century.