Bands whose names lengthened over time...

[C]

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Soft Machine to Soft Machine Legacy


Have fun!





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[Charlie O.]

I'm not accepting names changed to initials

So no T. Rex?

No M+M? (Martha + the Muffins)

[ChrisB]

The Silver Beatles ..... The Beatles

[Charlie O.]

Does Van der Graaf count? (One could argue it's a different band...)

[C]

The Silver Beatles ..... The Beatles

Can't you read lad.....??!!

See opening post




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[C]

Does Van der Graaf count? (One could argue it's a different band...)

That counts - but it was temporary

As for T. Rex - yes of course, but I didn't want to hog a long list and I thought I'd leave the easy ones for the likes of you Chas

M+M - are you sure...? I didn't know that

Album cover evidence please?





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[Charlie O.]

M+M - are you sure...? I didn't know that

I guess this doesn't count, really:

In 1983, lead vocalist Martha Johnson and guitarist Mark Gane pared the band down to a duo and briefly changed the name to M+M.

[C]

M+M - are you sure...? I didn't know that

I guess this doesn't count, really:

In 1983, lead vocalist Martha Johnson and guitarist Mark Gane pared the band down to a duo and briefly changed the name to M+M.

Correct Chas - no it doesn't lad




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[Tom Waits For No One]

to both



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[C]

to both



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Good call.

I loved OMD and saw them live 3 or 4 times but lost interest after Dazzle Ships, which is brilliant, so I missed the abbreviated nomenclature journey

Thanks




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[Tom Waits For No One]

[Tom Waits For No One]

[C]

Yes. I forgot that one



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[robertff]

Small Faces - Faces. First album released in the US was credited Small Faces.



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[robertff]

You may not want to accept initials nevertheless; Bachman Turner Overdrive - B.T.O on some of their later albums.


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[Tom Waits For No One]

The Easy Cure became The Cure, but that's straying in to Silver Beatles territory.

[ChrisB]

The Silver Beatles ..... The Beatles

Can't you read lad.....??!!

See opening post




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I NEVER read instructions !

[C]

Yes - I thought of that but I looked it up and couldn't find any evidence

I must be getting senile

Correction, more senile





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[Limpin' Jez McKenzie]

Dexy's Midnight Runners
We've got a fuzzbox and we're going to use it

Kylie Minogue?

[Neige]

M+M - are you sure...? I didn't know that

I guess this doesn't count, really:

In 1983, lead vocalist Martha Johnson and guitarist Mark Gane pared the band down to a duo and briefly changed the name to M+M.

Correct Chas - no it doesn't lad




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I think it does, at least for this 1986 album which is credited exclusively to M + M (previous albums were released as "Martha & the Muffina / M+M" or "M+M o/k/a Martha & the Muffins"). They reverted to their original name in 1992.