Un-abreviating band names

[Answerprancer]

Ok, go for it.
I'll start the ball rolling:

Thomas Not Very Important, and the Cardiac Damagers.

(Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers)

[joeluke]

Joinin area of land

[joeluke]

American PI

[joeluke]

Dad fish

[joeluke]

Rigid small digits

[Answerprancer]

LOL Def Leppard, Stiff Little Fingers (can't work out the rest).

[boxtops]

Great thread this AP (even if some of it is beyond my fathoming!)

[joeluke]

AP.......all rock/metal bands

[Answerprancer]

Thanks BT - keep em coming.
Sorry JL - still stumped.
Ok.. Carbonised Iron Daniel, Underweight Elizabeth, Animal-companion store youths, Small citrus fruit night time ponderings.

[Answerprancer]

...ps "Place near Blackpool's raincoat"
Fleetwood Mac LOL :-)

[joeluke]

AP.......(in order of posts)

Iron Maiden
Linkin Park
Magnum
Papa Roach

[boxtops]

Late Princess Jonathan and the Chicken Sauces

[boxtops]

(This one's going back a bit, but it was mentioned on here a couple of weeks ago)

The Unassuming Backsides

[boxtops]

PB Airship

[scotman]

Dusseldorf Factory

[boxtops]

Cryptic Clue: Sounds like Mr Nelson with one of our ABers with his end cut off

[Answerprancer]

Kraftwerk ?
Boxtops: Diana Ross and the Supremes and Led Zeppelin (again:-)