Guinness World Records a book supplying the answers to this sort of question might prove successful. Beaver's idea became reality when Guinness employee Christopher Chataway recommended University friends Norris and Ross McWhirter, who had been running a fact-finding agency in London. The twin brothers were commissioned to compile what became "The Guinness Book of Records" in August 1954. A thousand copies were printed and given away. After the founding of "The Guinness Book of Records" at 107 Fleet Street, London, the first 198-page edition was bound on 27 August 1955 and went to the top of the British best seller lists by Christmas.
The Notorious Byrd Brothers Ric Menck, best known for being a member of the band Velvet Crush, has written a book about the album for Continuum Publishing's "33⅓" series. Adapted from "So You Want To Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star: The Byrds Day-By-Day (1965–1973)", "The Notorious Byrd Brothers (33⅓ series)", and the compact disc liner notes. Additional personnel The Notorious Byrd Brothers The Notorious Byrd Brothers is the fifth album by the American rock band the Byrds, and was released in January 1968, on Columbia Records. The album represents the pinnacle of the Byrds' late-60's musical experimentation, with the band blending together elements