Galaxie 500

Summary

Galaxie 500 is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Galaxie 500's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• Galaxie 500's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• Galaxie 500's record label is recorded as Rough Trade^[5].
• Galaxie 500's discography is recorded as Galaxie 500 discography^[6].
• Galaxie 500's country of origin is recorded as United States^[7].
• 1987 marks the founding of Galaxie 500^[8].
• Galaxie 500's location of formation is recorded as Cambridge^[9].
• Galaxie 500's has characteristic is recorded as rock band^[10].
• Galaxie 500's different from is recorded as Galaxie^[11].
• Galaxie 500's start of work period is recorded as 1987^[12].
• Galaxie 500's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Galaxie 500'}^[13].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[14]

• Country: US^[15]

• Began / founded: 1987^[16]

• Ended / dissolved: 1991^[17]

• Genre(s): dream pop, indie rock, jangle pop, shoegaze, slowcore^[18]

• Community tags: _private tag 1, dream pop, indie rock, jangle pop, shoegaze, slowcore^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 4de3cfed-b459-42bd-bfbb-7a843fbc73df^[20]

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Founding

1987 marks the founding of Galaxie 500^[8]. Its location of formation is recorded as Cambridge^[9].

Why It Matters

Galaxie 500 ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (911 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]