JON HISEMAN’S JOURNEY IN THE TIME MACHINE ALBUM BY ALBUM

PUBLISHED TUESDAY JUNE 21st 2022 - TEMPLE MUSIC PUBLISHING 

NEW BOOK BY HISEMAN BIOGRAPHER MARTYN HANSON

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“Martyn Hanson combines the enthusiasm of an aficionado with the ear and eye for detail of a skilled rock discographer. His essential new book is packed with fascinating stories, revelations and insights into the world of Jon Hiseman and the thriving music scene that he graced with so much tireless energy and creativity.”  
Former Melody Maker journalist, author and writer Chris Welch. 

Published on Tuesday, June 21st 2022 – what would have been Jon Hiseman’s seventy-seventh birthday – JON HISEMAN’S JOURNEY IN THE TIME MACHINE is a new book by Martyn Hanson, a 277-page, diligently researched and beautifully-illustrated tome which explores in rich detail the recorded works of Jon Hiseman. The book is published via Temple Music.

Hanson’s PLAYING THE BAND – THE MUSICAL LIFE OF JON HISEMAN, his acclaimed Hiseman biography, did not have an in-depth analysis of Hiseman’s recordings, so the new book is a very welcome effort to plug that gap. As Hanson explains in his preamble notes: “...the purpose of this book is threefold. Firstly, it is to place in stark relief the incredible, varied recorded legacy that Jon Hiseman left. This was something that Playing The Band neither could nor was intended to do. Secondly, it is to encourage fans to seek out the lesser-known works to which Jon contributed. Lastly, to explore aspects of Jon’s career that were not included in Playing The Band at all”.

Jon Hiseman is perhaps most closely associated with the Progressive Rock innovators Colosseum, the latest incarnation of which have just released a new album, ‘Restoration’, and who are due to tour Europe and the UK later this year. His influence and enthusiasm lives on through them, and the breathtaking scope of Hiseman’s musical contributions are represented brilliantly in JON HISEMAN’S JOURNEY IN THE TIME MACHINE.