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Rum Sodomy & the Lash

1985 studio album by The Pogues
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Rum Sodomy & the Lash

Summary

Rum Sodomy & the Lash is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's genre is folk punk[4].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash was produced by Elvis Costello[5].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash was performed by The Pogues[6].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's record label is recorded as MCA Records[7].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's record label is recorded as Stiff Records[8].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash is part of The Pogues' albums in chronological order[10].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash was distributed by compact disc[12].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash was distributed by LP record[14].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's review score is recorded as 4.5[15].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash was released on August 5, 1985[16].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's tracklist is recorded as And the Band Played Waltzing Matilda[17].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Rum Sodomy & the Lash'}[18].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+12'}[19].
  • Rum Sodomy & the Lash's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[20].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[21]

  • First release date: 1985[22]

  • Genre(s): celtic punk, celtic rock, folk punk, folk rock, irish folk, new wave, rock[23]

  • Community tags: acoustic, alcohol, anthemic, bittersweet, celtic punk, celtic rock, death, energetic, female vocalist, folk punk, folk rock, hedonism, history, irish folk, male vocalist, melancholic, melodic, new wave, passionate, pastoral, playful, poetic, rock, triumphant, violence, vulgar, war[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: ba1f6641-9085-36a0-8962-65ad6e48afd1[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on Rum Sodomy & the Lash was The Pogues[6]. It was produced by Elvis Costello[5].

Publication

Rum Sodomy & the Lash was released on August 5, 1985[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[9]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is folk punk[4]. It is part of The Pogues' albums in chronological order[10]. Recorded distribution format include compact disc[12], music streaming[13], and LP record[14].

Reception

Rum Sodomy & the Lash's review score is recorded as 4.5[15].

Why It Matters

Rum Sodomy & the Lash ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (668 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

Related Entities

compact disc Elvis Costello United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . AllMusic. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

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

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