Hawkwind: Sonic AssassinsHawkwind's fusion of agit-prop and improvised space rock-including Lemmy and lyrics by Michael Moorcock-made them intriguing outsiders in rock. For over 30 years, Hawkwind have successfully existed outside the traditional music business, and spawned a fanatical fanbase. This high quality, authoritative biography contains dozens of new interviews with band members and over 100 rare illustrations, many published for the first time. With a cover designed by Hawkwind's own sleeve artist Peter Pracownik and full co-operation of the all the key protagonists, this authoritative, high-quality biography is the definitive account of one of the UK's most innovative bands. |
Contents
Section 1 | 84 |
Section 2 | 90 |
Section 3 | 112 |
Section 4 | 143 |
Section 5 | 161 |
Section 6 | 171 |
Section 7 | 179 |
Section 8 | 181 |
Section 9 | 190 |
Section 10 | 213 |
Section 11 | 216 |
Section 12 | 226 |
Section 13 | 241 |
Section 14 | 246 |
Section 15 | 249 |
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