David Hepworth, an ardent music fan and well regarded critic, was twenty-one in '71, the same age as many of the legendary artists who arrived on the scene. Taking us on a tour of the major moments, the events and songs of this remarkable year, he shows how musicians came together to form the perfect storm of rock and roll greatness, starting a musical era that would last longer than anyone predicted. Those who joined bands to escape things that lasted...

"Personally compiled and curated by Yoko Ono, this beautiful and definitive volume reveals the complete inside story of the making of the critically acclaimed album, and all that surrounded it, at the home, Tittenhurst Park, and in London and New York during 1971. With a message as pertinent today as it was when the album was written, this landmark book is a tribute to one of the most important creative collaborations of the twentieth century."--Back...