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Hope and Despair

album by Edwyn Collins
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Hope and Despair

Summary

Hope and Despair is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hope and Despair's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Hope and Despair's genre is rock music[4].
  • Hope and Despair was followed by Hellbent on Compromise[5].
  • Hope and Despair was produced by Phil Thornalley[6].
  • Hope and Despair was performed by Edwyn Collins[7].
  • Hope and Despair's record label is recorded as Setanta Records[8].
  • Hope and Despair's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • Hope and Despair was published on May 29, 1989[10].

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[11]

  • First release date: 1989[12]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, indie pop, pop rock, rock[13]

  • Community tags: alternative rock, indie pop, pop rock, rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 67b95e09-e30e-3e41-8725-77aa8fb2ca4e[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Hope and Despair was Edwyn Collins[7]. It was produced by Phil Thornalley[6].

Publication

Hope and Despair was published on May 29, 1989[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is rock music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Hope and Despair was followed by Hellbent on Compromise[5].

Why It Matters

Hope and Despair ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [11] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [15] ↑ . 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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