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Retro

the only EP (7") music recording by Ultravox, then Ultravox!, released on 10 February 1978
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Retro

Summary

Retro is an extended play[1]. Retro ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Retro's instance of is recorded as extended play[3].
  • Retro's genre is glam rock[4].
  • Retro's genre is post-punk[5].
  • Retro's genre is new wave[6].
  • Retro followed Frozen Ones[7].
  • Retro was followed by Slow Motion[8].
  • Retro was performed by Ultravox[9].
  • Retro's record label is recorded as Island Records[10].
  • Retro was released on January 1, 1978[11].

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: EP[12]

  • Secondary type(s): Live[13]

  • First release date: 1978-02-10[14]

  • Genre(s): new wave, punk, rock[15]

  • Community tags: new wave, punk, rock[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: c604fc02-8523-4f79-a687-37f2e90dc790[17]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Retro was performed by Ultravox[9].

Publication

Retro was published on January 1, 1978[11]. Genres include glam rock[4], post-punk[5], and new wave[6].

Adaptations and Inspiration

Retro followed Frozen Ones[7]. Retro was followed by Slow Motion[8].

Why It Matters

Retro ranks in the top 7% of extended_play entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (96 views/month).[2]

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.

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

  1. [12] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [17] ↑ . 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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