BRIAN SOUTHALL

Brian Southall began writing about pop music in the 196s on a local newspaper before graduating to the likes of Melody Maker and Disc. He then pursued a 3-year career in the record business working for A&M, Tamla Motown, EMI and Warner Music. He wrote the official history of Abbey Road Studios and Northern Songs: the story of the Beatles music publishing, and The Rise & Fall of EMI.