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Lot 131

Hawkwind: Management and recording contracts for The Famous Cure,
1968,

10 December 2015, 12:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

£500 - £700

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Hawkwind: Management and recording contracts for The Famous Cure,

1968,
comprising: a management contract, dated the twelfth day of march one thousand nine hundred and sixty eight between Pavion Limited, 52/55 Carnaby Street, London W.1 and Michael Slattery, Dave Brock, Peter Fairs, John Illingworth and Edward Page, the contract to run for five years, four typewritten pages, unsigned; and a recording contract, same date, between Withit Recording Company Limited, 52/55 Carnaby Street, and the same five musicians as listed previously, seven typewritten pages, unsigned; together with a letter on Pavion stationery, addressed to Michael Slattery from Pat Meehan, dated 26th March 1968 and reading Approximately two weeks ago you came to this office and said you wished to join us management, agency and recording wise [...] will you please return the contracts immediately. Please treat this matter as urgent as we shall have to pull you out of bookings we have made on your behalf., contracts 24 x 38cm (9½ x 15in)

Footnotes

These contracts shed light on an early stage of Hawkwind's genesis. In 1967, having given up his day job and busked around Europe, Dave Brock formed The Famous Cure with guitarist John Illingworth and harmonica player Pete Judd. Michael Slattery replaced Judd and, with the growing psychedelic scene in London, the expanded five-piece band adopted electric instruments and effects. For exact reasons unknown, Pat Meehan's offer of management was declined and Brock resumed life as a busker. Had the contracts been signed, it is possible that Hawkwind would not have been formed, with Brock tied into a five-year deal.

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