1964 wasn't just the year that The Beatles appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show, launching the British Invasion. It was also the year that the first ever Rolling Stones album was released.
How better to celebrate a 50th birthday than by revisiting rock and roll's ultimate 50-year-old debate? This beautiful hardcover book, written by two of the world's pre-eminent music journalists, is packed with photos and memorabilia and tackles the question that still burns: who was the greatest -- those lovable mop-tops or those captivating bad boys?
The Beatles vs. The Rolling Stones: Sound Opinions on the Great Rock 'n' Roll Rivalry is written by Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot. 194 pages, 0.9 x 9.7 x 11.1 inches, with an angle-shifting lenticular image of both bands on the cover.
