Antedating of "Heavy Metal"

[Fred Shapiro]

The earliest citation in the OED relating to the musical sense of "heavy
metal" is from William Burroughs in 1964.  Here is an earlier Burroughs
usage I have found:

1962 William S. Burroughs _The Ticket That Exploded_ 39  The Other Half
was only one aspect of Operation Rewrite--Heavy Metal addicts picketed the
Rewrite Office, exploding in protest.


Fred Shapiro


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