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| From | "Matt Whitby" <matt.whitby@gmail.com> |
| Subject | Re: same band name problem |
| Date | Thu, 15 Feb 2007 21:39:24 +0000 |
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Also... A band called "Suede" from the UK because "London Suede" in the US.
On 15/02/07, Stewart Mason <craigtorso@verizon.net> wrote:
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ron Katcher" <ronkatcher@hotmail.com>
> > Speaking of which, did this ever happen the other way around (i.e. a
> > non-UK band tacking on a symbol from its own country to
> > differentiate between two bands with otherwise identical names)?
>
> In the UK, the Spinners (that is, the "Could It Be I'm Falling In
> Love"/"Mr. Rubberband Man" Spinners) are the Detroit Spinners because
> there was a British folk group of the same name.
>
> And of course the case of the Beat: while the UK band became the
> English Beat, the US band became the Paul Collins Beat.
>
> S
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