The Pastels

Summary

The Pastels is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Pastels's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Pastels's genre is alternative rock^[4].
• The Pastels's record label is recorded as Domino Recording Company^[5].
• The Pastels's record label is recorded as Creation Records^[6].
• The Pastels's Commons category is recorded as The Pastels^[7].
• The Pastels's country of origin is recorded as Scotland^[8].
• 1982 marks the founding of The Pastels^[9].
• The Pastels's location of formation is recorded as Glasgow^[10].
• The Pastels's official website is recorded as http://www.thepastels.org^[11].
• The Pastels's start of work period is recorded as 1981^[12].
• The Pastels's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13303'}^[13].
• The Pastels's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+12389'}^[14].
• The Pastels's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+14697'}^[15].
• The Pastels's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15383'}^[16].

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Group^[17]

• Country: GB^[18]

• Began / founded: 1982^[19]

• Genre(s): c86, indie pop, jangle pop, noise pop^[20]

• Community tags: c86, indie pop, jangle pop, noise pop^[21]

• MusicBrainz ID: 9d6108ad-dbc2-4bf1-a746-edc1044d2749^[22]

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Founding

1982 marks the founding of The Pastels^[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glasgow^[10].

Why It Matters

The Pastels ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (355 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[23] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[24]