HW -Canterbury Connection?

[Colin Allen]

According to the HW website, it is true:).


----- Original Message -----
From: "ANDREW GARIBALDI" <andygee at DIAL.PIPEX.COM>
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Sent: Saturday, February 17, 2001 1:47 PM
Subject: Re: HW -Canterbury Connection?


> in my dim and distant memory I seem to recal that a really early Soft
> machine track from somewhere netween '67 and '69 was the first to use the
> phrase 'heavy metal' in this context, but just not got the time to go
> checking this out - anyone here an expert who may know.
> On Feb 26th the six classic seventies Caravan albums are out, remastered
to
> perfection with loads of bonus tracks, and at mid-price too (usual CDS
> towers availability), and on that date the band are receiving some kind of
> award in London and announcing the line-up for this year's Canterbury
Music
> Festival to be held in August. A while ago, I heard a rumour that Hawkwind
> might be headlining, so watch out for the news just in case it was true. I
> must stress that this is not inside info being leaked, merely exactly what
I
> say - a rumour I was told about,.
> Andy Garibaldi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael R Godwin" <hssmrg at BATH.AC.UK>
> To: <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, February 16, 2001 3:46 PM
> Subject: Re: BOC: "recognizing genius"
>
>
> > On Thu, 15 Feb 2001, Douglas Pearson wrote:
> > > I have no idea who first used the term to apply to music ... Hapdash
and
> > > the Colored Coat perhaps?  But it's probably safe to say that all
> > > subsequent usage of the term was inspired by/borrowed from Burroughs
> (and
> > > it would probably be a not-too-risky bet to make that even if Pearlman
> was
> > > one of the first to apply the term to music, that he got the idea from
> > > Meltzer).
> >
> > IIRC, the first Hapshash record came out in 67 or maybe 68 and was
> > credited to "Hapshash and the Coloured Coat featuring the Human Host and
> > the Heavy Metal Kids". I don't think there was any claim that the
_music_
> > was heavy metal - the title just namechecked William Burroughs. I
remember
> > bands like Spooky Tooth at that time being described as heavy, but not
> > heavy metal. I almost believe that Pearlman was the first to use the
term
> > to describe a musical style, but I think there were probably others
before
> > him.
> >
> > As for the BOC claim to have written "about half of their catalog" - my
> > recollection is that the Pearlman writing credits fall off after the
first
> > couple of albums. And they are all co-credits (presumably as lyricist) -
I
> > don't think he has ever written a complete song.
> >
> > - Mike Godwin
>