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jmowreader

(52,783 posts)
19. Sounds kinda Spinal Tap-ish to me
Sun Jan 5, 2025, 11:18 PM
Jan 2025

They were once called The Originals, but another band calling themselves The Originals led them to be the New Originals until The Originals broke up, then they went back to being The Originals. They then became the Thamesmen before settling on Spinal Tap.

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Yeas they did edhopper Jan 2025 #1
Thank you samplegirl Jan 2025 #3
I always defer to Wikipedia. NT mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2025 #2
I hate Meta samplegirl Jan 2025 #4
They formed in late 1965 with Syd Barrett and Richard Waters. surfered Jan 2025 #5
You mean Roger Waters? MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2025 #10
In all fairness, he IS a dick JoseBalow Jan 2025 #15
That he is, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2025 #25
Actually Syd's real name is Roger BigmanPigman Jan 2025 #21
Yep, I knew that, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2025 #24
Here NewHendoLib Jan 2025 #6
Thank you samplegirl Jan 2025 #9
By the end of 1965, Barrett/Waters/Wright/Mason were Pink Floyd muriel_volestrangler Jan 2025 #7
Who?! Deuxcents Jan 2025 #8
Nope, no member of The Who (though that'd be a good guess) muriel_volestrangler Jan 2025 #11
No, I meant who is it! Deuxcents Jan 2025 #12
Paul Simon unweird Jan 2025 #16
Thank you! I never would have guessed. Learn something new here everyday Deuxcents Jan 2025 #17
Actually, they were calling themselves The Tea Set Morbius Jan 2025 #14
Sounds kinda Spinal Tap-ish to me jmowreader Jan 2025 #19
OK, I'll take a shot. Prairie_Seagull Jan 2025 #13
Yes Pink Floyd was formed in London England in 1965 so it is their 60th Anniversary. ArnoldLayne Jan 2025 #18
Oh, by the way which one's Pink?" Clouds Passing Jan 2025 #20
THE Pink Floyd is their original name BigmanPigman Jan 2025 #22
I don't know if you can rely on that. Morbius Jan 2025 #23
After an alert to the hosts, locking. Emile Jan 2025 #26
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