"Combining masterful storytelling and intellectual rigor, Kenneth Womack takes readers on a spellbinding tour of Beatles history. Journeying through the band's music-making album by album, this revised edition of Long and Winding Roads: The Evolving Artistry of the Beatles captures all the dynamism, poignancy, and magic behind the now-iconic discography. An engaging and invaluable text, Womack demonstrates once more why he is a leading voice in Beatles scholarship." -- Christine Feldman-Barrett, author of A Women's History of the Beatles (Bloomsbury, 2021) "Follow the Beatles down their Long and Winding Roads with Kenneth Womack as guide . This is the Goldilocks choice of Beatles books: meticulous sourcing and highly readable prose strike a just-right balance. Incorporating the latest research in an ever-growing field, the revised edition continues to be the choice for scholars and students of the band. Offering an authoritative reference and a book to tuck into, Womack will have you turning the pages of a story you only thought you knew." -- Katie Kapurch, co-editor of New Critical Perspectives on the Beatles (2016).