They changed their name a second time to Elbow in 1997, inspired by a line in the BBC TV drama The Singing Detective in which the character Philip Marlow describes the word ‘elbow’ as the loveliest word in the English language. After winning a local Battle of the Bands , the band signed with Island Records and recorded their first album with producer Steve Osborne at Real World Studios . However, Island sold out to major label Universal . The band was dropped in a mass cull and the album was not released.
Changed name to Elbow
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