OFF: space rock?

[John McIntyre]

Nick Medford wrote:

> So my *guess* is that the term "space rock" was first
> used by someone attempting to describe the early Floyd experience. Can
> anyone confirm or deny this?

I discovered Hawkwind when my local record store stuck a tag on _In Search Of
Space_ describing it as "Space rock ala Pink Floyd."

John McIntyre
Physics - Astronomy Domine Dept
Michigan State University
mcintyre at pa.msu.edu