As many of you will know, as well as being a huge Neil fan, I am also a big fan of Iain Matthews' music and have had the privilege of working with Iain and Cherry Red Records on box sets of his back catalogue albums for the past three years (more coming hopefully!).

A book about Iain and his music over the years is set to be published later this year in October 2025 by Spenwood Books of Manchester, UK......see below.

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"Iain Matthews – A People’s History" will be a hardback book containing over 300 fan memories of seeing Iain in concert or encountering him over the years.

Have you seen Iain in concert? Met him somewhere along the road? Got a favourite song of Iain’s that means something to you? We want to hear your memories.

Every submission will be acknowledged, and as we approach publication, we’ll let you know if your story is going to be included in the final book.

If you are sending us a story, around 400 words in length is ideal. If you’re sending us a gig memory, please include the date of the show if you can. If you’re sending photos, please ensure these are at least 300KB and please attach them as separate jpegs.

Iain Matthews – A People’s History will be published in paperback by Spenwood Books on 24 October 2025. ISBN 978-1-915858-40-5.

To share your Iain Matthews memory, please write to iainmatthewsbook@....

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If anyone else on the Rust List knows Iain, has seen him in concert over the years or just plain likes his music, and wants to be involved in this excellent initiative then now is the time to send in your contributions as a deadline is looming. Get writing folks!

Ron