The Raincoats

Summary

The Raincoats is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Raincoats was influenced by The Slits^[3].
• The Raincoats's instance of is recorded as musical group^[4].
• The Raincoats's genre is punk rock^[5].
• The Raincoats's record label is recorded as Rough Trade^[6].
• The Raincoats's record label is recorded as Blast First^[7].
• The Raincoats's record label is recorded as DGC Records^[8].
• The Raincoats's Commons category is recorded as The Raincoats^[9].
• The Raincoats's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom^[10].
• The Raincoats comprises Ana da Silva^[11].
• The Raincoats comprises Palmolive^[12].
• The Raincoats comprises Gina Birch^[13].
• The Raincoats comprises Shirley O'Loughlin^[14].
• The Raincoats comprises Richard Dudanski^[15].
• The Raincoats comprises Vicky Aspinall^[16].
• 1977 marks the founding of The Raincoats^[17].
• The Raincoats's official website is recorded as http://www.theraincoats.net^[18].
• The Raincoats's start of work period is recorded as 1977^[19].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[20]

• Country: GB^[21]

• Began / founded: 1977^[22]

• Genre(s): art pop, art punk, avant-garde pop, experimental rock, indie rock, lo-fi, post-punk, punk^[23]

• Community tags: art pop, art punk, avant-garde pop, british, experimental rock, indie rock, lo-fi, post-punk, punk, rough trade^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: 42201355-08b7-43b6-a7b8-866f612e1600^[25]

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Founding

1977 marks the founding of The Raincoats^[17].

Why It Matters

The Raincoats ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (586 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]