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unusual facts about Spinal Tap


Spinal Tap

Lumbar puncture, a medical procedure colloquially referred to as a "spinal tap"


C. J. Vanston

Vanston has contributed to numerous albums, including those by Prince, 'NSync, Barbra Streisand, Ringo Starr, Celine Dion, Bob Seger, Richard Marx, Tina Turner, Joe Cocker, Anna Vissi, Spinal Tap, Harry Shearer,and Steve Lukather& Dennis DeYoung.

David Mansfield

Since The Alpha Band broke up, Mansfield has continued to work as a musician in sessions for Dylan, Burnett, Johnny Cash, Nanci Griffith, Roger McGuinn, Sam Phillips, Mark Heard, The Roches, Edie Brickell, Spinal Tap, Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam, Victoria Williams, Loudon Wainwright III, Chris Hillman and Herb Pedersen and others.

Guitar showmanship

Christopher Guest, portraying lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel of the band Spinal Tap in the film This is Spinal Tap, is shown playing one guitar while playing another with his foot in both a display and parody of guitar showmanship.

Keith Stern

He also has produced websites for Lynn Redgrave (Redgrave.com), Sean Astin (SeanAstin.com), Andy Serkis (Serkis.com), Spinal Tap (SpinalTap.com), and others for movie stars and movies such as Gods and Monsters (GodsAndMonsters.net) .

Lenny and the Squigtones

The album is now a collector’s item because of credited guitar work by future Spinal Tap member Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest).

Minor scale

In rock and popular music examples of songs in Aeolian include The Moody Blues' "Nights in White Satin", Blondie's "Call Me", and Spinal Tap's "Lick My Love Pump".

This Is Seb Clarke

As a nod towards old Northern soul posters, 19960s Stax album cover designs and Spinal Tap, the band had begun to advertise itself, with tongue firmly in cheek, as “This Is Seb Clarke”.


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Peter Van Hooke

This band became the Rik Parnell Independence, featuring the son of bandleader Jack Parnell as vocalist (later to join Atomic Rooster as drummer, and take the part of the drummer in the movie Spinal Tap).

The Otto Show

While waiting in the car during the Spinal Tap concert (as well as the ensuing riot), Homer sings along to the song "Spanish Flea" by Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass.