Vintage Publishing

A fabulous and tragic tale and Hemphill tells it well. Excellent — The Scotsman More…

A beautiful, elegiac ballad. Coleman writes elegantly and movingly of his youth, of growing up and of his intimate relationship with an art form that has shaped his memories — Financial Times More…

Extremely lively and candid. . . he is a master story-teller. . . highly enjoyable — Musical Times More…

A huge, generous, and fascinating study of the counterculture, from its earliest inception to Rave; and much of it seen through the prism of one unlikely survivor from the era — Evening Standard More…

A masterly biography, both broad and deep -- Peter Conrad — The Observer More…

Fascinating... Hamilton's book deserves to be read, particularly by those who think they've read it all before. In future, all searches for the blues must start here -- Robert Sandall — Sunday Times More…

An off-kilter, part-autobiographical account of the hedonistic Hollywood rock scene... An odd book, then, but weirdly compelling all the same. -- Geoff Barton — Classic Rock More…