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The B-52's

1979 self-titled debut studio album by The B-52’s
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The B-52's

Summary

The B-52's is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,302 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The B-52's is the creator of Tony Wright[3].
  • The B-52's's instance of is recorded as album[4].
  • The B-52's's genre is new wave[5].
  • The B-52's was produced by Chris Blackwell[6].
  • Among the performers on The B-52's was The B-52's[7].
  • The B-52's's collection is recorded as Museum of Modern Art[8].
  • The B-52's's record label is recorded as Warner Bros. Entertainment[9].
  • The B-52's's record label is recorded as Island Records[10].
  • The B-52's's place of publication is recorded as United States[11].
  • The B-52's is part of The B-52's albums in chronological order[12].
  • The B-52's's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The B-52's was distributed by vinyl record[14].
  • The B-52's's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Compass Point Studios[15].
  • The B-52's was published on July 6, 1979[16].
  • The B-52's's tracklist is recorded as Planet Claire[17].
  • The B-52's's tracklist is recorded as Downtown[18].
  • The B-52's's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "The B-52's"}[19].
  • The B-52's's has characteristic is recorded as eponymously titled work[20].
  • The B-52's's has characteristic is recorded as debut album[21].
  • The B-52's's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[22].

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[23]

  • First release date: 1979-07-12[24]

  • Genre(s): alternative rock, dance-rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, post-punk, rock[25]

  • Community tags: 1979, 70s, alternative, alternative pop/rock, alternative rock, alternative/indie rock, college rock, dance-rock, new wave, pop, pop rock, pop/rock, post-punk, punk/new wave, rock[26]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 68699ffe-f5fd-337a-8bb9-8a196157afa8[27]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The B-52's was performed by it[7]. It was produced by Chris Blackwell[6]. It is the creator of Tony Wright[3].

Publication

The B-52's was released on July 6, 1979[16]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is new wave[5]. It is part of it albums in chronological order[12]. It was distributed by vinyl record[14].

Why It Matters

The B-52's ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,302 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

Related Entities

Island Records Museum of Modern Art United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Museum of Modern Art online collection. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [26] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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