Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter Volume Two: Hunter By Proxy - Limited, Signed Slipcase Edition

Limited Signed Slipcase Edition - by Campbell Devine

Ian Hunter's fifty-year-long career and extensive repertoire of percipient, creative songs have earned him a reputation as a true rock phenomenon.

This second part of a two-volume authorised biography offers inside stories from Ian's solo career following his departure from Mott the Hoople, including his collaborations with Mick Ronson, Queen and Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band, and reflects on resonant recordings such as 'You're Never Alone with a Schizophrenic', 'Shrunken Heads', 'Fingers Crossed', 'Once Bitten Twice Shy', 'Ships' and 'Dandy' - his homage to David Bowie.

Based on interviews with Ian Hunter and an impressive cast of supporting characters, Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: Hunter by Proxy is a fascinating and frank exploration of Ian's honest and distinctive style, his articulate "better than Dylan" writing and the absurdity of music-related fame.

This slipcase edition – limited to 500 copies – contains the following exclusive rarities:

['Rock ’n’ Roll Sweepstakes: Volume Two: Hunter by Proxy, signed by Hunter', 'Mott the Hoople ‘Like a Rolling Stone’ CD – “lost” 1971 BBC Radio session recording', '4 Ian Hunter tour passes', '5 Mott/Hunter postcards', 'Sixties Hurricane Henry and the Shriekers business card', 'Mott the Hoople Sea Divers fan club membership card', "Hunter’s handwritten 'Violence' lyrics from the Mott sessions", 'CBS Canada 1976 promotional biography']