Embargoed until 16th January 2002

DORLING KINDERSLEY ACQUIRE RIGHTS TO
HISTORY OF THE ROLLING STONES BY BILL WYMAN

Following on from the success of Blues Odyssey published in Autumn 2001,
Dorling Kindersley have acquired the world rights (including newspaper
and magazine serialisation) to Bill Wyman's story of the Rolling Stones.

The Rolling Stones by Bill Wyman will be the definitive history of the
band, by the only man who remembers it all. From their childhood,
through the group's formation, four decades of stardom and on into the
21st century, it will be the one book to tell the real story, and the
whole story.

Christopher Davis, DK Publisher, said of this latest acquisition: "DK
editors and designers have been given exclusive access to Bill Wyman's
vast personal archive - started at the band's outset. The book will
contain many previously unpublished ...