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The Real Thing

British soul group
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The Real Thing

Summary

The Real Thing is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (866 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Real Thing's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Real Thing's genre is rhythm and blues[4].
  • The Real Thing's record label is recorded as Pye Records[5].
  • The Real Thing's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[6].
  • The Real Thing comprises Chris Amoo[7].
  • January 1, 1970 marks the founding of The Real Thing[8].
  • The Real Thing's location of formation is recorded as Liverpool[9].
  • The Real Thing's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'The Real Thing'}[10].
  • The Real Thing's start of work period is recorded as 1970[11].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[12]

  • Country: GB[13]

  • Began / founded: 1970[14]

  • Genre(s): brit funk, disco, funk, r&b, soul[15]

  • Community tags: brit funk, disco, funk, r&b, soul[16]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 71668e88-208d-410f-ac5f-7a54ebee26cf[17]

Body

Founding

January 1, 1970 marks the founding of The Real Thing[8]. Its location of formation is recorded as Liverpool[9].

Identity

The Real Thing's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'it'}[10].

Why It Matters

The Real Thing ranks in the top 5% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (866 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[18]

Related Entities

Liverpool United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.
  6. [17] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [18] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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