New Hawkwind Biography Confirmed

[Jill Strobridge]

Good luck Ian - this sounds fantastic.  I can only imagine the amount of
work you've been putting into this.  110,000 words - that's about 25 of
my essays and I'm struggling to get even one of those completed on time!
And the publisher sounds perfect.   I really hope this works out and
will see if I've got any reviews from the relevant period lurking
around!

cheers
jill
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Jill Strobridge <jill at theta-orionis.freeserve.co.uk>
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Abrahams" <mail at ABRAHAMSI.FREESERVE.CO.UK>
To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.ISPNETINC.NET>
Sent: Thursday, November 27, 2003 6:58 PM
Subject: HW: New Hawkwind Biography Confirmed


Folks,

With apologies to everybody who has got this message twice, here's the
news I've been waiting to confirm regarding the Hawkwind biography that
I've been working on this year.

I signed a contract last weekend with SAF Publishing Ltd to deliver, for
publication we anticipate in September 2004, a biography of Hawkwind
entitled "Sonic Assassins". Subtitle is to be confirmed, but
provisionally "The Hawkwind Cosmos".

110,000 words plus photographs and other illustrations (if half of the
items we have been promised come to fruition, the illustrative content
will be terrific). Hardback edition.

The text is based on a substantial number of new interviews with current
"core" members, past members, friends & relations and also contains a
detailed appendices with a "tracks & references" section that has
references, allusions, inspirations and anecdotes.

SAF Publishing Ltd are a terrific little company who appear very excited
about this project. They have a passion for rock music, and for good
quality rock books. I think there is a great synergy between this book
and SAF's back catalogue which includes editions on Kraftwerk, Tangerine
Dream, Alex Harvey, Mountain and a host of other subjects. They have
good distribution into UK bookstores like Borders, Waterstones &
Ottakars and an on-line shop in association with London's Helter Skelter
bookshop. Visit them at http://www.safpublishing.com/ - they haven't
starting listing next year's projects yet but its well worth having a
look at their current list. I'm extremely pleased to be working with
them, I'm sure together we are going to produce the book that Hawkwind
deserve to have written about them, and that members of our discussion
groups will be pleased with the end result.

I am open to donations of photographs etc for the interior - if you have
anything you'd like to offer please drop me a note off-list. It *must*,
however, be something you have the copyright for!

I'm also scouting around for contemporary reviews of albums from
Hawklords onwards, if anyone can do any scans or photocopies, again a
note off list would be appreciated.

Finally, many apologies to anybody who has been waiting on e-mails from
me over recent months - this is why!

Wish us luck, folks - I think this'll be good!

Ian