Direct

album by Vangelis
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Direct

Summary

Direct is an album[1]. Direct ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Direct's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Among the performers on Direct was Vangelis[4].
  • Direct's record label is recorded as Arista Records[5].
  • Direct is part of Vangelis' albums in chronological order[6].
  • Direct was distributed by music streaming[7].
  • Direct was released on 1988[8].
  • Direct's different from is recorded as Direct[9].

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[10]

  • First release date: 1988-10-31[11]

  • Genre(s): ambient, downtempo, electronic, synth-pop[12]

  • Community tags: ambient, downtempo, electronic, synth-pop[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: e18a2203-775a-3a03-a948-0c8ac99c88b9[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Direct was performed by Vangelis[4].

Publication

Direct was published on 1988[8]. Direct is part of Vangelis' albums in chronological order[6]. Direct was distributed by music streaming[7].

Why It Matters

Direct ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (128 views/month).[2] Direct has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] Direct is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

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.

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

  1. [10] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [11] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Direct. Retrieved April 11, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct
MLA “Direct.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 11 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_direct_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Direct}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-11}}
LLM prompt According to 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph (aggregator of Wikidata, Wikipedia, and authoritative open-data sources): Direct — https://4ort.xyz/entity/direct (retrieved 2026-04-11)

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