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The Broadsword and the Beast

1982 Jethro Tull album
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The Broadsword and the Beast

Summary

The Broadsword and the Beast is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (591 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Broadsword and the Beast's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith[5].
  • Among the performers on The Broadsword and the Beast was Jethro Tull[6].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[7].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast is part of Jethro Tull's albums in chronological order[9].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast was distributed by vinyl record[11].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast was published on April 10, 1982[12].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2329'}[13].
  • The Broadsword and the Beast's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[14].

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[15]

  • First release date: 1982-04-10[16]

  • Genre(s): aor, folk rock, progressive rock, rock[17]

  • Community tags: 5+ wochen, aor, english, folk rock, offizielle charts, progressive rock, rock[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8c3dc668-6786-3bb7-8408-48a0d0b7302b[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Broadsword and the Beast was performed by Jethro Tull[6]. It was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith[5].

Publication

The Broadsword and the Beast was released on April 10, 1982[12]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[8]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Its genre is progressive rock[4]. It is part of Jethro Tull's albums in chronological order[9]. It was distributed by vinyl record[11].

Why It Matters

The Broadsword and the Beast ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (591 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [15] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [18] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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