Mark McGinness

James Bond and the Beatles herald a new Britain

The year 1962 saw the release of Dr. No and ‘Love Me Do’, the first Beatles single. David Kynaston depicts an uncertain country on the eve of a cultural revolution

Poster for a Wirral gig just before the release of ‘Love Me Do’. [Getty Images]
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  • On the Cusp: Days of ‘62

    David Kynaston

    Bloomsbury, pp. 256, £18

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