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King of the Surf Guitar

album by Dick Dale
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King of the Surf Guitar

Summary

King of the Surf Guitar is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • King of the Surf Guitar's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • King of the Surf Guitar's genre is surf music[4].
  • King of the Surf Guitar followed Surfers' Choice[5].
  • King of the Surf Guitar was followed by Checkered Flag[6].
  • King of the Surf Guitar was produced by Voyle Gilmore[7].
  • King of the Surf Guitar was performed by Dick Dale[8].
  • King of the Surf Guitar's record label is recorded as Capitol Records[9].
  • King of the Surf Guitar was released on June 1963[10].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[11]

  • First release date: 1963[12]

  • Genre(s): instrumental rock, rock, surf, surf rock[13]

  • Community tags: instrumental rock, instrumental surf, rock, rock & roll, surf, surf rock[14]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 9a24bd0a-b23d-4e6f-91e6-4655a26d5518[15]

Body

Authorship and Creation

King of the Surf Guitar was performed by Dick Dale[8]. It was produced by Voyle Gilmore[7].

Publication

King of the Surf Guitar was published on June 1963[10]. Its genre is surf music[4].

Adaptations and Inspiration

King of the Surf Guitar followed Surfers' Choice[5]. It was followed by Checkered Flag[6].

Why It Matters

King of the Surf Guitar ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (89 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Capitol Records Dick Dale

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.

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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