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The Fine Art of Surfacing

1979 studio album by The Boomtown Rats
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The Fine Art of Surfacing

Summary

The Fine Art of Surfacing is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's genre is new wave[4].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing followed A Tonic for the Troops[5].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing was followed by Mondo Bongo[6].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing was produced by Mutt Lange[7].
  • Among the performers on The Fine Art of Surfacing was The Boomtown Rats[8].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's record label is recorded as Columbia Records[9].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing is part of The Boomtown Rats albums in chronological order[10].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing was distributed by LP record[12].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing was distributed by cassette album[13].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing was distributed by music streaming[14].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing was published on October 5, 1979[15].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's tracklist is recorded as I Don't Like Mondays[16].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's tracklist is recorded as Nothing Happened Today[17].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Fine Art of Surfacing'}[18].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+10'}[19].
  • The Fine Art of Surfacing's form of creative work is recorded as studio single[20].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Album[21]

  • First release date: 1979-10-24[22]

  • Genre(s): new wave, rock[23]

  • Community tags: new wave, rock[24]

  • MusicBrainz ID: f08618ec-e4ec-3bb3-afbc-a87c2f662bee[25]

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Fine Art of Surfacing was performed by The Boomtown Rats[8]. It was produced by Mutt Lange[7].

Publication

The Fine Art of Surfacing was released on October 5, 1979[15]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Its genre is new wave[4]. It is part of The Boomtown Rats albums in chronological order[10]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[12], cassette album[13], and music streaming[14].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Fine Art of Surfacing followed A Tonic for the Troops[5]. It was followed by Mondo Bongo[6].

Why It Matters

The Fine Art of Surfacing ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (211 views/month).[2]

Related Entities

Columbia Records

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.
  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] ↑ . 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.

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