British pop has led the world since pop music began and its performers have obsessed and inspired generations. In a unique collection of contemporary photographs, this book shows the story of music in Britain from the 1950s to the present day. The Beatles, Manfred Mann, Cliff Richard, the Rolling Stones; Slade, Led Zeppelin, Marc Bolan, David Essex; the Sex Pistols, Duran Duran, Boy George, David Bowie; Oasis, Blur, Westlife - an array of household names are seen here along with some less enduring, but no less fascinating, exponents of great British pop music and the world that surrounds them.