say exactly how Pink Floyd got their name, and what were they called before this ?

Its for a bottle of wine !!

If I answer it, do i get the bottle of wine? :D :D

I will virtually share it with you ;)

Was it from 2 blues artists - Pink Anderson and Floyd Council who inspired Syd Barratt?

Can I share the wine?!?!  :D

Yes it was :)  and I believe they were called Sigma something or the other.

Comfortably numb rules :D

Cool, thats the first part, but what were they called before that ?

(I hope its a big bottle of wine :) )

http://www.pinkfloyd-co.com/band/interviews/djg/djgAF.html

That gives some info on the various names before Pink Floyd but not why they named it ! I think it was probably a mixture of drink and drugs that probably helped in the decision! :D

1. T-Sets
2. The Abdabs
3. Sigma 6 and then
4. The Pink Floyd Sound
before changing finally to just Pink Floyd!!!  :D