Fans of the Fab Four have a treat in store.

Thurnham author Neil Nixon has written a book on the world’s most famous band.

The Beatles: Myths and Legends exams the wealth of strange stories and little known “facts” that have sprouted up around the pop legends.

Mr Nixon said: “We’ve all heard the story about Paul dying in a road accident and being replaced by an imposter, but when I looked into the range of myths and legends around even I was amazed!”

The book includes a list of records that are widely - if wrongly - believed to feature The Beatles; one of which even fooled Yoko Ono into believing she was listening to her dead husband.

It also identifies the true identity of a man, who did resemble Paul McCartney, and the details of the real road accident that gave rise to the

McCartney death rumours in the Sixties.

Mr Nixon, 56, is a self-confessed “music obsessive” and also a lecturer in professional writing at the North Kent College in Dartford.

He has 25 books under his belt, including two novels written as Stanley Manly.

He also wrote a radio play, caller Mr Lennon, which imagines what John Lennon’s life would have been like if The Beatles had failed to secure that all important first recording contract.

The book is published by Gonzo Multimedia. ISBN 1908728558

Or visit www.neilnixon.com