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For the Sake of the Song

1968 album by Townes Van Zandt
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For the Sake of the Song

Summary

For the Sake of the Song is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • For the Sake of the Song's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • For the Sake of the Song's genre is folk music[4].
  • For the Sake of the Song was followed by Our Mother the Mountain[5].
  • For the Sake of the Song was performed by Townes Van Zandt[6].
  • For the Sake of the Song's record label is recorded as Fat Possum Records[7].
  • For the Sake of the Song's language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • For the Sake of the Song was released on January 1, 1968[9].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[10]

  • First release date: 1968-08[11]

  • Genre(s): country, folk, rock[12]

  • Community tags: country, folk, folk/rock, rock[13]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c294c227-8519-32fb-9aa4-f5f0a3c62093[14]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on For the Sake of the Song was Townes Van Zandt[6].

Publication

For the Sake of the Song was released on January 1, 1968[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is folk music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

For the Sake of the Song was followed by Our Mother the Mountain[5].

Why It Matters

For the Sake of the Song ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (220 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.

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.

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