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Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus

album by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds
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Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus

Summary

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's genre is gothic rock[4].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus was produced by Nick Launay[5].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus was performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[6].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's record label is recorded as Mute Records[7].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus is part of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' albums in chronological order[8].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus was distributed by music streaming[10].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus was distributed by music download[11].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus was published on 2004[12].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus'}[13].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+9'}[14].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+8'}[15].
  • Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[16].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[17]

  • First release date: 2004-09-20[18]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, blues rock, gospel, gothic rock, indie rock, rock[19]

  • Community tags: adult alternative pop/rock, alternative, alternative and punk, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, blues rock, general alternative, gospel, gothic rock, indie rock, pop/rock, rock, seen live[20]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f0ffb9ec-fcb5-3e03-9a1b-3f018472d831[21]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus was performed by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds[6]. It was produced by Nick Launay[5].

Publication

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus was released on 2004[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is gothic rock[4]. It is part of Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds' albums in chronological order[8]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[10] and music download[11].

Why It Matters

Abattoir Blues/The Lyre of Orpheus ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (427 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

Mute Records

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . Tidal. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Apple Music. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . discogs.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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