List of Hawkwind band members

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Hawkwind playing at the Monsters of Rock festival in Donington Park in 1982

English space rock group Hawkwind formed in London in 1969 when singer and guitarist Dave Brock met bass player John Harrison. The first incarnation of the group included lead guitarist Mick Slattery and drummer Terry Ollis, who were soon joined by friends Nik Turner and Dik Mik Davies on saxophones and electronics respectively.

The group have been operative ever since, with only a one-year break when they surfaced under the alternate name Hawklords. Personnel changes have been regular and numerous, almost on a yearly basis, with only Brock being an ever-present.

Band members with significant recording careers outside of Hawkwind include Huw Lloyd-Langton, Robert Calvert, Lemmy Kilmister, Simon House, Paul Rudolph, Adrian Shaw, Steve Swindells, Tim Blake, Ginger Baker and Alan Davey.

Hawkwind also credited non-musician members of their crew, such as lighting engineer Jonathan Smeeton (known as Liquid Len); dancers Stacia, Renée LeBallister, Tony Crerar and Julie Murray-Anderson; lyricist and occasional guest Michael Moorcock. Hawkwind's distinctive graphic design in the 1970s was created by Barney Bubbles.

Members[edit]

Current members[edit]

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Dave Brock Hawkwind.jpg
Dave Brock 1969–present
  • vocals
  • guitars
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
all releases
Richard Chadwick 1988–present (session musician 1981–1982)
  • drums
  • vocals
Magnus Martin 2016–present
  • guitars
  • vocals
  • keyboards
  • viola
all releases from Into the Woods (2017) to present
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Thighpaulsandra 2021–present
  • keyboards
  • synthesizers
We Are Looking In On You (2022)
Doug MacKinnon bass

Former members[edit]

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
Mick Slattery 1969 (died 2023) guitars Hawkwind (1970) (1996 bonus tracks only)
John Harrison 1969–1970 (died 2012) bass Hawkwind (1970)
Terry Ollis 1969–1972 drums
Dik Mik (Michael Davies)
  • 1969–1971
  • 1971–1973 (died 2017)
audio generator all releases from Hawkwind (1970) to Space Ritual (1973)
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Nik Turner
  • 1969–1976
  • 1982–1984 (session musician in 1982, additional musician in 1997 and 1999) (died 2022)
  • vocals
  • saxophone
  • flute
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Huw Lloyd-Langton
  • 1969–1971
  • 1979–1988 (additional musician 2002–2005) (died 2012)
  • guitars
  • vocals
Thomas Crimble 1970–1971 bass none
Dave Anderson 1971
  • bass
  • guitars
In Search of Space (1971)
Del Dettmar 1971–1974
  • synthesisers
  • keyboards
all releases from In Search of Space (1971) to Hall of the Mountain Grill (1974)
Robert Calvert
  • 1971–1973
  • 1975–1979 (died 1988)
vocals
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Lemmy Kilmister 1971–1975 (died 2015)
  • bass
  • vocals
  • guitar
Simon King 1971–1980 drums
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Simon House
  • 1973–1978
  • 1989–1991 (additional musician 1999, 2000–2002 and 2005–2007)
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
  • violin
  • vocals
Alan Powell 1974–1976 drums
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Paul Rudolph 1975–1977 (session musician in 1972)
  • bass
  • guitar
Adrian Shaw 1977–1978
  • bass
  • vocals
  • Quark, Strangeness and Charm (1977)
  • PXR5 (1979)
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Harvey Bainbridge 1978–1991 (additional musician in 1999)
  • bass
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
  • vocals
all releases from 25 Years On (1978) to Palace Springs (1991)
Martin Griffin
  • 1978–1979
  • 1981–1983 (died 2020)
drums
Paul Hayles 1978–1979[1]
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
none
Steve Swindells 1979
  • 25 Years On (1978)
  • Levitation (1980) (some live tracks)
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Tim Blake
  • 1979–1980
  • 2008–2015
  • 2019–2021 (additional musician 2000–2005, 2007–2008, 2016 and 2018–2019)
  • synthesisers
  • theremin
  • keyboards
  • vocals
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Ginger Baker 1980–1981 (died 2019) drums
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Keith Hale 1980–1981
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
  • vocals
Andy Anderson 1983 (died 2019) drums none
Robert Heaton 1983 (died 2004)
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Dead Fred
  • 1983–1984
  • 2012–2015 (additional musician 2016)
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
  • violin
  • vocals
Rick Martinez 1983 drums none
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Clive Deamer 1983–1985
Alan Davey
  • 1984–1996
  • 2000–2007 (session musician 1981–1982)
  • bass
  • vocals
  • synthesizers
  • keyboards
Danny Thompson Jr. 1985–1988 drums
Bridget Wishart 1990–1991 vocals
Ron Tree 1995–2001
  • vocals
  • bass
all releases from Alien 4 (1995) to Yule Ritual (2001)
Jerry Richards 1996–2001 (additional musician in 1995)
  • guitars
  • vocals
Jason Stuart 2005–2008 (died 2008)
  • keyboards
  • synthesisers
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Mr Dibs 2007–2018
  • vocals
  • cello
  • guitar
  • bass
all releases from Knights of Space (2008) to All Aboard the Skylark (2019), except Stellar Variations (2012)
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Niall Hone
  • 2008–2016
  • 2018–2021
  • bass
  • guitar
  • keyboards
  • vocals
all releases from Blood of the Earth (2010) to The Machine Stops (2016) and from The Road to Utopia (2018) to 50 Live (2020)
Haz Wheaton 2016–2018 (additional musician in 2015) bass all releases from The Machine Stops (2016) to All Aboard the Skylark (2019)

Additional musicians[edit]

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
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Michael Moorcock
  • 1975
  • 1981
  • 2000–2001
vocals
Mick Smith 1979 drums Levitation (1980) (one live track)
Steve Bemand 1991 guitars none
Captain Rizz 1997–2000 vocals
Crum (Julian Crimmins) 1997
  • keyboards
  • bass
Steve Taylor 1999 bass none
Keith Kniveton
  • 1999
  • 2000–2002
synthesizers
Jez Huggett
  • 2000–2001
  • 2005–2007
  • saxophone
  • flute
Keith Barton 2003–2005
  • guitar
  • keyboards
none
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Arthur Brown
  • 2001–2007
  • 2018–2019
vocals
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Lene Lovich 2005–2007 Take Me to Your Leader (2005)
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Jon Sevink 2008–2009 violin Blood of the Earth (2010)
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John Etheridge 2013–2014, 2022 guitars Space Ritual Live (2015)
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Steve Hillage 2015 none
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Phil Campbell 2016
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Eric Clapton 2018–2019 The Road to Utopia (2018)
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Mike Batt 2018–2019
  • orchestration
  • keyboards
Michal Sosna 2018–2019 saxophone All Aboard the Skylark (2019)

Session/one off musicians[edit]

Image Name Years active Instruments Release contributions
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Dick Taylor 1970 lead guitar Hawkwind (1970)
Henry Lowther 1978 trumpet 25 Years On (1978)
Les McClure voice
Marc Sperhawk 1981–1982 bass guitar Church of Hawkwind (1982)
Capt Al Bodi drums
Dave Charles 1985
  • percussion
  • electronics
Beano Jameson 2000 electronics Spacebrock (2000)
Robert Swift
Dez Walker
James Clemas 2005 organ Take Me to Your Leader (2005)
Matthew Wright vocals
Phil Caivano guitar

Timeline[edit]

Lineups[edit]

[2]

Period Members Releases
1969

Group X Hawkwind Zoo

  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • John Harrison – bass
  • Dik Mik – audio generator
  • Terry Ollis – drums
  • Mick Slattery – guitars
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Hawkwind (1970) (1996 bonus tracks only)
1969–1970
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • John Harrison – bass
  • Dik Mik – audio generator
  • Terry Ollis – drums
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars
  • Hawkwind (1970)
1970–1971
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Dik Mik – audio generator
  • Terry Ollis – drums
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars
  • Thomas Crimble – bass
1971
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Terry Ollis – drums
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Dave Anderson – bass, guitars
  • Del Dettmar – keyboards, synthesisers
1971
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Terry Ollis – drums
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Dave Anderson – bass, guitar
  • Del Dettmar – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Dik Mik – audio generator
1971–1973
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Del Dettmar – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Dik Mik – audio generator
  • Robert Calvert – vocals
  • Lemmy Kilmister – bass, vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Simon King – drums
1973–1974
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Del Dettmar – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Lemmy Kilmister – bass, vocals
  • Simon King – drums
  • Simon House – keyboards, synthesisers, violin
1974–1975
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Lemmy Kilmister – bass, vocals
  • Simon King – drums
  • Simon House – keyboards, synthesisers, violin
  • Alan Powell – drums
Additional personnel
1975
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Simon King – drums
  • Simon House – keyboards, synthesisers, violin
  • Alan Powell – drums
  • Paul Rudolph – bass, guitar
1975–1976
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals
  • Simon King – drums
  • Simon House – keyboards, synthesisers, violin
  • Alan Powell – drums
  • Paul Rudolph – bass
  • Robert Calvert – vocals
1976–1977
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Simon King – drums
  • Simon House – keyboards, synthesisers, violin
  • Paul Rudolph – bass
  • Robert Calvert – vocals
1977–1978
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Simon King – drums
  • Simon House – keyboards, synthesisers, violin, vocals
  • Robert Calvert – vocals
  • Adrian Shaw – bass, vocals
1977

Sonic Assassins

  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Robert Calvert – vocals
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass
  • Martin Griffin – drums
  • Paul Hayles – keyboards, synthesisers
1978
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Paul Hayles – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Robert Calvert – vocals
  • Simon King – drums
  • Adrian Shaw – bass
1978

Hawklords

  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Simon King – drums
  • Robert Calvert – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, synthesizers
  • Steve Swindells – keyboards, synthesisers
1978

Hawklords

  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Robert Calvert – vocals, acoustic guitar
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass
  • Steve Swindells – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Martin Griffin – drums
1979

Hawklords

  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards
  • Steve Swindells – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Simon King – drums
1979–1980
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals
  • Simon King – drums
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
1980
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Ginger Baker – drums
1980–1981
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Ginger Baker – drums
  • Keith Hale – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
1981–1982
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Martin Griffin – drums
Additional personnel
  • Michael Moorcock - vocals
1982–1983
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Martin Griffin – drums
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flutes, vocals
1983
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flutes, vocals
  • Andy Anderson – drums
1983
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flutes, vocals
  • Robert Heaton – drums
1983
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flutes, vocals
  • Dead Fred – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Rick Martinez - drums
1983–1984
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flutes, vocals
  • Dead Fred – keyboards
  • Clive Deamer – drums
1984–1985
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flutes, vocals
  • Clive Deamer – drums
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
1985
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Clive Deamer – drums
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
1985–1988
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars, vocals
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
  • Danny Thompson Jr. – drums
1988–1989
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
1989–1990
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Simon House – violin
1990–1991
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Simon House – violin
  • Bridget Wishart – vocals
Additional personnel
  • Steve Bemand – guitars (1991 European tour)
1991–1995
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals, keyboards, synthesizers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
1995–1996
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Ron Tree – vocals
Additional personnel
  • Jerry Richards – guitars (1995)
1996–2000
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Ron Tree – bass, vocals
  • Jerry Richards – guitars
Additional personnel
  • Captain Rizz – vocals (1996–99)
  • Crum – keyboards, bass (1997 UK tour)
  • Steve Taylor – bass (1999 Aus/NZ tour)
  • Simon House – violin (1999 Aus/NZ & UK tours)
  • Harvey Bainbridge – keyboards, synthesizers, vocals (1999 Aus/NZ & UK tours)
  • Nik Turner – saxophone, flute, vocals (1997, 1999)
  • Keith Kniveton – synthesizers (1999)
2000–2001
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Ron Tree – vocals
  • Jerry Richards – guitars, vocals
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
Additional personnel
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals
  • Simon House – violin
  • Captain Rizz – vocals
  • Jez Huggett – saxophone, flute
  • Keith Kniveton – synthesisers
  • Michael Moorcock – vocals
2002–2005
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
Additional personnel
  • Huw Lloyd-Langton – guitars
  • Simon House – violin, keyboards, synthesisers (2001–2002)
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers, vocals (2002–2005)
  • Keith Kniveton - synthesisers (2001–2002)
  • Keith Barton - guitar, keyboards (2003–2005)
  • Arthur Brown – vocals
2005–2007
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Alan Davey – bass, vocals
  • Jason Stuart – keyboards, synthesisers
Additional personnel
  • Simon House – violin
  • Arthur Brown – vocals
  • Jez Huggett – saxophone, flute
  • Lene Lovich – vocals
2007–2008
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Jason Stuart – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Mr Dibs – bass, vocals
Additional personnel
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers (late 2007–2008)
2008–2012
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Mr Dibs – vocals, bass, cello
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Niall Hone – bass, guitars, synthesizers
Additional personnel
  • Jon Sevink – violins (2008–2009)
  • Blood of the Earth (2010)
  • Onward (2012)
  • Stellar Variations – Released as Hawkwind Light Orchestra (2012) (Hone, Chadwick and Brock only)
2012–2015
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Mr Dibs – vocals, bass, baritone, cello
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Niall Hone – bass, guitars, synthesisers
  • Dead Fred – keyboards, violin, synthesisers, vocals
Additional personnel
2016
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Mr Dibs – vocals, noises
  • Niall Hone – bass, guitars, synthesisers
  • Haz Wheaton – bass
Additional personnel
  • Dead Fred – keyboards, violin, synthesisers, vocals (Early 2016)
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers (Summer 2016)
  • Phil Campbell – guitar (Hawkeaster 2016)
2017–2018
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Mr Dibs – vocals, noises
  • Haz Wheaton – bass
  • Magnus Martin – keyboards, guitars
2018–2019
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Magnus Martin – keyboards, guitars, vocals
  • Niall Hone – bass, synthesisers, vocals
Additional personnel
  • Eric Clapton – guitar
  • Mike Batt – orchestration, keyboards
  • Arthur Brown – vocals
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Michal Sosna – saxophone
2019–2021
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Magnus Martin – keyboards, guitars, vocals
  • Niall Hone – bass, synthesisers, vocals
  • Tim Blake – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Carnivorous – Released as Hawkwind Light Orchestra (2020) (Chadwick, Martin and Brock only)
  • 50 Live (2020)
2021–present
  • Dave Brock – vocals, guitars, keyboards, synthesisers
  • Richard Chadwick – drums, vocals
  • Magnus Martin – keyboards, guitars, vocals
  • Doug MacKinnon – bass
  • Thighpaulsandra – keyboards, synthesisers
  • Somnia (2021) (Chadwick, Martin and Brock only)
  • We Are Looking In On You (2022)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Paul Hayles (25 March 2019). Sonic Assassin - A life. New Haven Publishing Ltd. ISBN 9781912587162.
  2. ^ "mini articles". www.hawkwindmuseum.co.uk. Retrieved 17 March 2023.