The Civil Surface

album by Egg
MusicAlbum album Q2978747
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The Civil Surface

Summary

The Civil Surface is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Civil Surface's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Civil Surface's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • The Civil Surface's genre is Canterbury scene[5].
  • The Civil Surface followed The Polite Force[6].
  • The Civil Surface was followed by Seven Is a Jolly Good Time[7].
  • Among the performers on The Civil Surface was Egg[8].
  • The Civil Surface's record label is recorded as Caroline Records[9].
  • The Civil Surface's language of work or name is recorded as English[10].
  • The Civil Surface was published on January 1, 1974[11].
  • The Civil Surface's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2436'}[12].
  • The Civil Surface's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[13].

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[14]

  • First release date: 1974[15]

  • Genre(s): psychedelic rock, rock[16]

  • Community tags: psychedelic rock, rock[17]

  • MusicBrainz ID: d2737275-6f64-337a-b09c-3fb174701714[18]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Civil Surface was performed by Egg[8].

Publication

The Civil Surface was published on January 1, 1974[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[10]. Genres include progressive rock[4] and Canterbury scene[5].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Civil Surface followed The Polite Force[6]. It was followed by Seven Is a Jolly Good Time[7].

Why It Matters

The Civil Surface ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (88 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19]

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.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [16] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). The Civil Surface. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-civil-surface
MLA “The Civil Surface.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-civil-surface.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_the-civil-surface_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{The Civil Surface}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/the-civil-surface}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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