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

The removable memorabilia box allows the slipcase to accommodate Rock ’n’ Roll Sweepstakes: Volume One: Mott’s the Story

*WITH EVERY PURCHASE COMES A COPY OF Rock ’n’ Roll Sweepstakes: Volume One: Mott’s the Story

Deluxe & Special Edition Books

Rock 'n' Roll Sweepstakes: The Authorised Biography of Ian Hunter Volume Two: Hunter By Proxy - LIMITED, SIGNED SLIPCASE EDITION

Pete Way by Ross Halfin (Standard Edition)

Pete Way by Ross Halfin (A3 Deluxe Signed Edition)

GODMACHINE II

I Just Can't Stop It: My Life in The Beat (Special Edition)