Big Blue Ball

2008 studio album by Big Blue Ball; initiated by Peter Gabriel and Karl Wallinger
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Big Blue Ball

Summary

Big Blue Ball is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Big Blue Ball's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Big Blue Ball's genre is worldbeat[4].
  • Big Blue Ball's genre is world music[5].
  • Big Blue Ball's genre is art rock[6].
  • Big Blue Ball's genre is progressive rock[7].
  • Big Blue Ball's genre is pop music[8].
  • Big Blue Ball was produced by Stephen Hague[9].
  • Big Blue Ball was produced by Peter Gabriel[10].
  • Big Blue Ball was produced by Karl Wallinger[11].
  • Big Blue Ball was produced by Deep Forest[12].
  • Among the performers on Big Blue Ball was Big Blue Ball[13].
  • Big Blue Ball's record label is recorded as Real World Records[14].
  • Big Blue Ball's record label is recorded as Rykodisc[15].
  • Big Blue Ball's place of publication is recorded as United States[16].
  • Big Blue Ball's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[17].
  • Big Blue Ball's language of work or name is recorded as English[18].
  • Big Blue Ball's language of work or name is recorded as Irish[19].
  • Big Blue Ball was distributed by 2 × LP[20].
  • Big Blue Ball was distributed by compact disc[21].
  • Big Blue Ball was distributed by music streaming[22].
  • Big Blue Ball was distributed by music download[23].
  • Big Blue Ball's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Real World Studios[24].
  • Big Blue Ball was released on June 24, 2008[25].
  • Big Blue Ball's tracklist is recorded as Whole Thing[26].
  • Big Blue Ball's tracklist is recorded as Burn You Up, Burn You Down[27].

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[28]

  • First release date: 2008-06[29]

  • Genre(s): art pop, art rock[30]

  • Community tags: alliteration, art pop, art rock, self-titled[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0798bb7e-4756-3547-beba-4b13f9b39ede[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Big Blue Ball was it[13]. Producers include Stephen Hague[9], Peter Gabriel[10], Karl Wallinger[11], and Deep Forest[12].

Publication

Big Blue Ball was published on June 24, 2008[25]. Place of publication include United States[16] and United Kingdom[17]. Languages include English[18] and Irish[19]. Genres include worldbeat[4], world music[5], art rock[6], progressive rock[7], and pop music[8]. Recorded distribution format include 2 × LP[20], compact disc[21], music streaming[22], and music download[23].

Why It Matters

Big Blue Ball ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (135 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33]

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] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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