Church of Anthrax

1971 album by John Cale and Terry Riley
MusicAlbum album Q3028340
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Church of Anthrax

Summary

Church of Anthrax is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Church of Anthrax's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Church of Anthrax's genre is avant-garde music[4].
  • Church of Anthrax's genre is experimental rock[5].
  • Church of Anthrax's genre is avant-garde jazz[6].
  • Church of Anthrax was produced by John Cale[7].
  • Among the performers on Church of Anthrax was John Cale[8].
  • Church of Anthrax was performed by Terry Riley[9].
  • Church of Anthrax's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[10].
  • Church of Anthrax is part of John Cale's albums in chronological order[11].
  • Church of Anthrax's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Church of Anthrax was released on February 10, 1971[13].
  • Church of Anthrax's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2028'}[14].
  • Church of Anthrax's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[15].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[16]

  • First release date: 1971-04[17]

  • Genre(s): avant-garde[18]

  • Community tags: avant-garde, avantgarde[19]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 744b2496-68d4-3256-bf04-6ab548c46767[20]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include John Cale[8] and Terry Riley[9]. Church of Anthrax was produced by John Cale[7].

Publication

Church of Anthrax was published on February 10, 1971[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include avant-garde music[4], experimental rock[5], and avant-garde jazz[6]. It is part of John Cale's albums in chronological order[11].

Why It Matters

Church of Anthrax ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21]

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.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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