Six boys, six Beatles: The formative years, 1950-1962

The Cambridge Companion to the Beatles

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 9-32

  Laing, Dave ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84899256875     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CCOL9780521869652.003     Document Type: Chapter

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