4AD

1983 extended play by Bauhaus
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4AD

Summary

4AD is an extended play[1]. 4AD ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • 4AD's instance of is recorded as extended play[3].
  • 4AD's genre is post-punk[4].
  • 4AD's genre is gothic rock[5].
  • 4AD followed Kick in the Eye[6].
  • 4AD was followed by The Singles 1981–1983[7].
  • Among the performers on 4AD was Bauhaus[8].
  • 4AD's record label is recorded as 4AD[9].
  • 4AD's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • 4AD was published on October 1983[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[12]

  • Secondary type(s): Compilation[13]

  • First release date: 1983-10[14]

  • Genre(s): gothic, new wave, post-punk, rock[15]

  • Community tags: goth rock, gothic, new wave, post-punk, rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 4b8060d4-3d27-3921-9fee-2eb7b79ff7b3[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on 4AD was Bauhaus[8].

Publication

4AD was published on October 1983[11]. 4AD's language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include post-punk[4] and gothic rock[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

4AD followed Kick in the Eye[6]. 4AD was followed by The Singles 1981–1983[7].

Why It Matters

4AD ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (41 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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