The Scientists

Summary

The Scientists is a musical group^[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• The Scientists's instance of is recorded as musical group^[3].
• The Scientists's genre is grunge^[4].
• The Scientists's genre is alternative rock^[5].
• The Scientists's record label is recorded as Au Go Go Records^[6].
• The Scientists's country of origin is recorded as Australia^[7].
• The Scientists comprises Kim Salmon^[8].
• January 1, 1978 marks the founding of The Scientists^[9].
• The Scientists's location of formation is recorded as Perth^[10].
• The Scientists's start of work period is recorded as 1978^[11].

Product Details

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• Type: Group^[12]

• Country: AU^[13]

• Began / founded: 1978-05^[14]

• Ended / dissolved: 1987^[15]

• Genre(s): garage punk, garage rock, post-punk, power pop, punk, punk blues, punk rock^[16]

• Community tags: australia, garage punk, garage rock, post-punk, power pop, punk, punk blues, punk rock^[17]

• MusicBrainz ID: b2cd8f3d-7049-4ebf-a5d6-52c08f6a59c0^[18]

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Founding

January 1, 1978 marks the founding of The Scientists^[9]. Its location of formation is recorded as Perth^[10].

Why It Matters

The Scientists ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (182 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]