The Scream

album by Siouxsie and the Banshees
MusicAlbum album Q1188720
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The Scream

Summary

The Scream is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (778 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Scream's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Scream's genre is post-punk[4].
  • The Scream's genre is gothic rock[5].
  • The Scream was followed by Join Hands[6].
  • The Scream was produced by Steve Lillywhite[7].
  • Among the performers on The Scream was Siouxsie and the Banshees[8].
  • The Scream's record label is recorded as Polydor[9].
  • The Scream's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10].
  • The Scream's language of work or name is recorded as English[11].
  • The Scream was distributed by vinyl record[12].
  • The Scream was distributed by music streaming[13].
  • The Scream was released on November 13, 1978[14].
  • The Scream's different from is recorded as The Scream[15].
  • The Scream's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2344'}[16].
  • The Scream's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[17].

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

  • Release type: Album[18]

  • First release date: 1978-11-13[19]

  • Genre(s): gothic rock, new wave, post-punk, rock[20]

  • Community tags: aggressive, alternative, anxious, autumn, cold, cryptic, dark, dissonant, energetic, existential, female vocalist, gothic rock, introspective, macabre, manic, new wave, nocturnal, noisy, post-punk, raw, rhythmic, rock, sarcastic, scary, surreal, violence[21]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 67f24412-60c9-36f3-a1dc-e48e56098802[22]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Scream was Siouxsie and the Banshees[8]. It was produced by Steve Lillywhite[7].

Publication

The Scream was released on November 13, 1978[14]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[10]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[11]. Genres include post-punk[4] and gothic rock[5]. Recorded distribution format include vinyl record[12] and music streaming[13].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Scream was followed by Join Hands[6].

Why It Matters

The Scream ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (778 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . getrockmusic.com. getrockmusic.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . musicmp3.ru. musicmp3.ru. Provenance: 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.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [20] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [21] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [22] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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