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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING ^ ROCK CLASSIC SPECIAL EDITION ' HAMMER T^GODS Fn THE ZRPPFT IN SACV T STEPHEN DAVIS PHOTOS INCLUDED ;. One ofrock's ?st stories. erman, coauthor. No Icrc Gets Out $7.99U.S. $10.99 CAN CO "—An incredible book." The Village Voice 'I want to believe Hammer ofthe Gods because it's done us huge favors in terms of aura." — Robert Plant Books by Stephen Davis HAMMER OF THE GODS JAJOUKA ROLLING STONE BOB MARLEY FLEETWOOD THIS wheel's on fire MOONWALK REGGAE BLOODLINES REGGAE INTERNATIONAL SAY KIDS! WHAT TIME IS IT? WALK THIS WAY HAMMER —— of the GODS STEPHEN DAVIS BERKLEYBOULEVARDBOOKS.NEWYORK If you purchased this book without a cover, you should be aware that this book is stolen property. It was reported as "unsold and destroyed" to the publisher and neither the author nor the publisher has received anypaymentforthis"strippedbook." Portionsofthisbookhave appeared in differentform inRollingStone. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the following for permission to reprint previouslypublished material: MPLCommunicationsInc.: three lines of "Rock Show," words and musicbyPaulMcCartney, usedbypermissionofMPLCommunicationsInc. Copyright © 1976. MTV Networks Inc.: excerpts from an Alan Hunterinterview. Copyright © 1985 MTV Networks Inc. HAMMEROFTHEGODS ABerkleyBoulevard Book/publishedby arrangement with William Morrow and Company, Inc. PRINTING HISTORY WilliamMorrow and Company hardcoveredition published 1985 Ballantine editionpublished 1986 Berkley Boulevardedition/August 1997 All rights reserved. Copyright © 1985, 1997 by Stephen Davis. Book design by Casey Hampton. This book may not be reproduced in whole orin part, by mimeograph orany other means, withoutpermission. Forinformation address: The Berkley Publishing Group, a division ofPenguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. ThePenguinPutnamInc. WorldWide Web site address is http://www.penguinputnam.com ISBN: 1-57297-306-4 BERKLEYBOULEVARD Berkley Boulevard Books are published by The Berkley Publishing Group, a division ofPenguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. BERKLEYBOULEVARDand its logo are trademarks belonging to Penguin Pumam Inc. PRINTEDINTHE UNITED STATES OFAMERICA 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 DEDICATED TO MY BROTHER C.B.D. Where'er I roam, whatever realms to see. My heart untraveVd fondly turns to thee. —OLIVER GOLDSMITH CONTENTS ItawnforTlicDaayqmwide' tyftaitkBrangwynARA 1>AILY CHRONICLE* READERS ARE COVERED AGAINST THE RISKS OF BOMBARDMENT BV ZEPPELIN OR. AEROPLANE BRITISH WAR POSTER C. 1915