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Rattus Norvegicus

1977 debut studio album by The Stranglers
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Rattus Norvegicus

Summary

Rattus Norvegicus is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rattus Norvegicus's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's genre is art punk[4].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's genre is punk rock[5].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's genre is new wave[6].
  • Rattus Norvegicus was produced by Martin Rushent[7].
  • Among the performers on Rattus Norvegicus was The Stranglers[8].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's record label is recorded as United Artists Records[9].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • Rattus Norvegicus is part of The Stranglers' albums in chronological order[11].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's language of work or name is recorded as English[12].
  • Rattus Norvegicus was distributed by LP record[13].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's review score is recorded as 4[14].
  • Rattus Norvegicus was published on April 15, 1977[15].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Stranglers IV (Rattus Norvegicus)'}[16].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[17].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+9'}[18].
  • Rattus Norvegicus's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[19].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[20]

  • First release date: 1977-04-15[21]

  • Genre(s): art punk, new wave, pop rock, pub rock, punk, rock[22]

  • Community tags: art punk, laut.de, new wave, pop rock, pub rock, punk, punk/new wave, rock[23]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 69cc7d7d-4405-3f65-b4e7-e35f216f6191[24]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Rattus Norvegicus was performed by The Stranglers[8]. It was produced by Martin Rushent[7].

Publication

Rattus Norvegicus was released on April 15, 1977[15]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[12]. Genres include art punk[4], punk rock[5], and new wave[6]. It is part of The Stranglers' albums in chronological order[11]. It was distributed by LP record[13].

Reception

Rattus Norvegicus's review score is recorded as 4[14].

Why It Matters

Rattus Norvegicus ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (570 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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