The Idle Race

Summary

The Idle Race is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Idle Race's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Idle Race's genre is psychedelic rock^[4].
• The Idle Race's record label is recorded as Liberty Records^[5].
• The Idle Race's discography is recorded as The Idle Race discography^[6].
• The Idle Race's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[7].
• January 1, 1967 marks the founding of The Idle Race^[8].
• The Idle Race's location of formation is recorded as Birmingham^[9].
• The Idle Race's start of work period is recorded as 1959^[10].
• The Idle Race's end of work period is recorded as 1972^[11].
• The Idle Race's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Idle Race'}^[12].
• The Idle Race's name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Idle Race'}^[13].
• The Idle Race's member category is recorded as Category:The Idle Race members^[14].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[15]

• Country: GB^[16]

• Began / founded: 1966^[17]

• Ended / dissolved: 1972^[18]

• Genre(s): psychedelic pop, toytown pop^[19]

• Community tags: psychedelic pop, toytown pop^[20]

• MusicBrainz ID: a39b2077-8acb-456e-b3bf-d78db9a0b2e2^[21]

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Founding

January 1, 1967 marks the founding of The Idle Race^[8]. Its location of formation is recorded as Birmingham^[9].

Why It Matters

The Idle Race ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (252 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[22] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[23]