Franks Wild Years

1987 studio album by Tom Waits
MusicAlbum album Q1711253
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Franks Wild Years

Summary

Franks Wild Years is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Franks Wild Years's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Franks Wild Years's genre is experimental rock[4].
  • Franks Wild Years was produced by Tom Waits[5].
  • Among the performers on Franks Wild Years was Tom Waits[6].
  • Franks Wild Years's record label is recorded as Island Records[7].
  • Franks Wild Years's place of publication is recorded as United States[8].
  • Franks Wild Years is part of Tom Waits' albums in chronological order[9].
  • Franks Wild Years's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • Franks Wild Years was distributed by LP record[11].
  • Franks Wild Years was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • Franks Wild Years was distributed by compact cassette[13].
  • Franks Wild Years was published on August 17, 1987[14].
  • Franks Wild Years's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Franks Wild Years'}[15].
  • Franks Wild Years's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+3334'}[16].
  • Franks Wild Years's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+17'}[17].
  • Franks Wild Years's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[18].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Franks Wild Years was performed by Tom Waits[6]. It was produced by Tom Waits[5].

Publication

Franks Wild Years was published on August 17, 1987[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is experimental rock[4]. It is part of Tom Waits' albums in chronological order[9]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[11], compact disc[12], and compact cassette[13].

Why It Matters

Franks Wild Years ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (238 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

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.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Publication date +1987-08-17T00:00:00Z
    Allmusic album id mw0000192779
    Instance of
    Part of Tom Waits' albums in chronological order
    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||mul */ set default label"
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