Dave Thompson is the author of over 150 books, mostly on music, but other themes besides.
He is co-author of autobiographies by Nik Turner, photographer Bob Gruen, Motown legends Eddie and Brian Holland, New York Doll Sylvain Sylvain, Heartbreaker Walter Lure, Yardbird Jim McCarty, Fairport's Judy Dyble, folkie Steve Ashley and Nektar's Roye Albrighton (forthcoming). He also wrote the official tenth anniversary history of Fruits de Mer Records.
Thompson has written at length about Space Rock, Glam Rock, Industrial, Goth, Alternative and Punk, including biographies of David Bowie, the Sweet, Sparks, Genesis, Jeff Beck, Robert Plant, Deep Purple, Rozz Williams (forthcoming) and Cream.
Thompson's journalism and music writing has appeared in a wide variety of publications, including Goldmine, Record Collector, Mojo, Alternative Press, Rolling Stone, Spin, Melody Maker, Zig Zag, huH, Seattle Times, Music Week and others.
Born in Devon, England, he lives in Delaware, USA.

On June 1st 1974, the Rainbow Theatre in London hosted the first ever performance by the greatest supergroup of the era.

In the frontline: Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno and Nico.

In the backing band: Mike Oldfield and Robert Wyatt.

On the fringes - a cast of thousands.

A day-by-day guide to a generation's worth of classic albums, legendary concerts, mythic festivals and astonishing events, from Phun City to Hyde Park, from the Roundhouse to Reading, from the Belgian Woodstock to the Exploding Plastic Inevitable; and packed with exclusive interviews and material, "June 1st 1974" is the story of one magical evening, and - for the decade on either side of it - the careers that made it possible.