Spinal Tap

Spinal Tap (officially spelled "Spın̈al Tap", with a non-functional umlaut over the letter n — n-diaeresis — and a dotless letter i) is a Grammy-nominated parody fictional heavy metal band that first appeared on a failed 1979 ABC TV sketch comedy pilot called "The T.V. Show", starring Rob Reiner. The sketch, actually a mock promotional video for the song "Rock and Roll Nightmare", was written by Reiner and the band, and included songwriter/perfor... more

Active as Musical Artist (start):

  • 1982

Also known as:

  • Spın̈al Tap,
  • Spin̈al Tap,
  • Spïnal Tap,
  • Spinäl Täp
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