I feel like I am being slightly unfair in giving this three stars.

As a summary of the business wrangling that saw the death of EMI, this is excellent. The author has managed to interview and get quotes from most of the major players in this saga. He happily gets into the business nitty gritty. If that’s what you want then this easily a five star book.

Truthfully I would have preferred a book that had more about the personalities involved and more colourful anecdotes. A bit more ‘Blood on the Carpet’ and a little less ‘The Money Programme’. If this is what you want, and it is what I hoped for, it is a fairly dry read.