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

<p>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. </p><p><strong>Stop Press Hits</strong> 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 - <em>NME Melody Maker Record Mirror</em> and <em>Disc</em> - and a complete list of all the Number Ones in the exclusive charts compiled for the UK's biggest-selling Sunday papers.</p><p>This is a landmark reference for all chart enthusiasts - and a vivid chronicle of a golden era in pop music reported as it happened.</p>