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Active by 1984 • D.C. / Maryland / Virginia
Physical Wundor
Name evidence: the 1985 federal filing spells the name PHYSICAL WUNDOR; some collector labels use Physical Wunder. Both spellings route to the same research record.
1984 first-use claim1985 trademark filingCheriy’sVirginia trail
Artist overview
Physical Wundor belongs in the mid-1980s Go-Go field, with unusually useful documentation for the band name itself. A federal trademark filing for PHYSICAL WUNDOR was submitted June 7, 1985 for an entertainment group and states first use in commerce on December 31, 1984. The I AM GO-GO working catalog preserves a Cheriy’s recording dated December 15, 1985 and later Maryland/Virginia activity. Old School Go-Go community history remembers seeing Physical Wundor at Cheriy’s and going into Virginia to support the band.
Physical WundorThe 1985 trademark record gives us a period spelling anchor; collector labels also use “Physical Wunder.”
First-use claim: Dec. 31, 1984The federal trademark record reports that date for the entertainment-group mark.
Cheriy’s — Dec. 15, 1985Preserved in the I AM GO-GO working live catalog.
Virginia / Maryland trailCommunity memory and later recordings place the group beyond the District as well.
Live & PA archive
Cheriy’s — Dec. 15, 1985Working-catalog lead.
1988 soundboard trailA 1998 internet tape-trading post lists a 40-minute Physical Wunder soundboard recording from 1988.
Cheriy’s — 1988/89Old School Go-Go independently catalogs Physical Wundor recordings from both years.
Fort Meade / Glass Manor — 1996Later public-catalog entries show continuity into the reunion/continuation era.
Timeline
Trademark first-use claim
The PHYSICAL WUNDOR federal filing reports first use anywhere and in commerce on this date.
The PHYSICAL WUNDOR federal filing reports first use anywhere and in commerce on this date.
Federal trademark filing
Moses C. Zeigler files PHYSICAL WUNDOR for entertainment-group services and related merchandise.
Moses C. Zeigler files PHYSICAL WUNDOR for entertainment-group services and related merchandise.
Cheriy’s recording trail
Preserved in the I AM GO-GO working catalog.
Preserved in the I AM GO-GO working catalog.
Public tape/catalog continuity
Cheriy’s and later Maryland/Virginia recordings remain in public collector archives.
Cheriy’s and later Maryland/Virginia recordings remain in public collector archives.
People
Moses C. ZeiglerNamed as owner/applicant on the 1985 PHYSICAL WUNDOR trademark filing.
Community-remembered crewOld School Go-Go names Doc (Kenny), Reggie Reynolds, Ed Blair, Ginuwine, Hit, Casper, Craig Clipper, Mark, Big Mark and Rico in a Physical Wundor dedication. This is preserved as community memory, not presented as a formal dated roster.
Source trail
PHYSICAL WUNDOR trademark recordFiling date, first-use claim, mark spelling, owner/applicant and entertainment-group service description.Government-record trail
Old School Go-Go — Southview Crew MemoriesFirst-person community recollection of seeing Physical Wundor at Cheriy’s and supporting the band in Virginia; also names remembered crew members.Community eyewitness memory
Old School Go-Go — Physical Wundor catalogIndependent public recording catalog preserves 1988, 1989 and 1996 entries.Independent public catalog
rec.music.funky — 1998 live-tape listHistorical internet collector post lists a 1988 Physical Wunder soundboard recording.Historical collector evidence
I AM GO-GO working PA/live catalogPreserves Cheriy’s (12/15/1985) and later Maryland/Virginia leads.Internal archive lead
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