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The Raincoats

British band
Organization musical_group Q2581513
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Summary

The Raincoats is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,719 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].

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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 (1,719 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6w ago · Geagea · 2026-08-30 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country of origin → —
    Official website → http://www.theraincoats.net
    Work period start → —
    Record label → Rough Trade, Blast First, DGC Records
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