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The Other Fab Four

Our life in Britain's first female rock 'n' roll band

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The Other Fab Four

By: Mary McGlory, Sylvia Saunders
Narrated by: Mary McGlory, Sylvia Saunders
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(Previously published under the title 'The Liverbirds')

In the early '60s, four friends from Liverpool formed a band. But this is not the 'fab four' story we know . . .

Mary, Sylvia, Valerie and Pamela - also known as The Liverbirds - were one of the world's first all-female rock'n'roll bands. At an early gig, backstage at the Cavern Club, a young John Lennon told them that 'girls don't play guitars'. But they took that as a challenge. Despite the early scepticism, they won over tough crowds, toured stadiums, recorded two hit albums, and played with the Kinks, Rolling Stones and Chuck Berry - all in the space of just five years.

Now, the two surviving members of the band tell their incredible story in full for the first time - capturing a lost era of liberation and rock'n'roll, as they thrived in the vibrant Merseybeat music scene and formed a friendship that has endured through the decades.

©2025 Mary McGlory (P)2025 Faber & Faber
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