The Commercial Album

Summary

The Commercial Album is an album^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Commercial Album's instance of is recorded as album^[3].
• The Commercial Album's genre is experimental rock^[4].
• The Commercial Album's genre is art pop^[5].
• Among the performers on The Commercial Album was The Residents^[6].
• The Commercial Album's record label is recorded as Ralph Records^[7].
• The Commercial Album is part of The Residents' albums in chronological order^[8].
• The Commercial Album's language of work or name is recorded as English^[9].
• The Commercial Album was distributed by vinyl record^[10].
• The Commercial Album was distributed by compact disc^[11].
• The Commercial Album was published on 1980^[12].
• The Commercial Album's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2550'}^[13].
• The Commercial Album's form of creative work is recorded as studio album^[14].

Product Details

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• Release type: Album^[15]

• First release date: 1980-10-29^[16]

• Genre(s): art pop, avant-garde, electronic, experimental, experimental rock, post-punk, rock^[17]

• Community tags: alternative pop/rock, alternative/indie rock, art pop, avant-garde, avantgarde, electronic, experimental, experimental pop, experimental rock, pop/rock, post-punk, rock^[18]

• MusicBrainz ID: b9f86b5f-d37a-371d-a2cb-6e88fd1e8926^[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Commercial Album was performed by The Residents^[6].

Publication

The Commercial Album was released on 1980^[12]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English^[9]. Genres include experimental rock^[4] and art pop^[5]. It is part of The Residents' albums in chronological order^[8]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record^[10] and compact disc^[11].

Why It Matters

The Commercial Album ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (133 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[20]