The Moon and the Melodies

1986 album by Harold Budd and members of the Cocteau Twins
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The Moon and the Melodies

Summary

The Moon and the Melodies is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (609 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Moon and the Melodies's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Moon and the Melodies's genre is ambient pop[4].
  • The Moon and the Melodies was performed by Harold Budd[5].
  • The Moon and the Melodies's record label is recorded as 4AD[6].
  • The Moon and the Melodies is part of Cocteau Twins's albums in chronological order[7].
  • The Moon and the Melodies is part of Harold Budd's albums in chronological order[8].
  • The Moon and the Melodies's language of work or name is recorded as English[9].
  • The Moon and the Melodies was published on 1986[10].
  • The Moon and the Melodies's title is recorded as The Moon and the Melodies[11].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[12]

  • First release date: 1986-11-10[13]

  • Genre(s): ambient, dream pop, electronic, ethereal wave, rock[14]

  • Community tags: ambient, dream pop, electronic, ethereal wave, rock, shoegazer[15]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6f7f19e2-e75e-3697-affe-9d56bfc34750[16]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Moon and the Melodies was Harold Budd[5].

Publication

The Moon and the Melodies was published on 1986[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[9]. Its genre is ambient pop[4]. Part of include Cocteau Twins's albums in chronological order[7] and Harold Budd's albums in chronological order[8].

Why It Matters

The Moon and the Melodies ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (609 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.

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

  1. [12] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [13] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [14] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [15] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [16] . 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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