Thick as a Brick

1972 studio album by Jethro Tull
MusicAlbum album Q19076
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Thick as a Brick is a musicalbum categorized within the progressive rock genre.

Thick as a Brick

Summary

Thick as a Brick is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,223 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Thick as a Brick's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • Thick as a Brick's genre is progressive rock[4].
  • Thick as a Brick was produced by Ian Anderson[5].
  • Among the performers on Thick as a Brick was Jethro Tull[6].
  • Thick as a Brick's record label is recorded as Chrysalis Records[7].
  • Thick as a Brick's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[8].
  • Thick as a Brick's place of publication is recorded as United States[9].
  • Thick as a Brick's place of publication is recorded as Canada[10].
  • Thick as a Brick's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[11].
  • Thick as a Brick is part of Jethro Tull's albums in chronological order[12].
  • Thick as a Brick's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • Thick as a Brick was distributed by LP record[14].
  • Thick as a Brick was distributed by music streaming[15].
  • Thick as a Brick's recorded at studio or venue is recorded as Morgan Studios[16].
  • Thick as a Brick was released on March 3, 1972[17].
  • Thick as a Brick's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Thick as a Brick'}[18].
  • Thick as a Brick's has characteristic is recorded as concept album[19].
  • Thick as a Brick's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11574', 'amount': '+2630'}[20].
  • Thick as a Brick's charted in is recorded as UK Albums Chart[21].
  • Thick as a Brick's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+1'}[22].
  • Thick as a Brick's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+1'}[23].
  • Thick as a Brick's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[24].
  • Thick as a Brick's recording date is recorded as December 1971[25].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Thick as a Brick was performed by Jethro Tull[6]. It was produced by Ian Anderson[5].

Publication

Thick as a Brick was released on March 3, 1972[17]. Place of publication include United States[9], Canada[10], and United Kingdom[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Its genre is progressive rock[4]. It is part of Jethro Tull's albums in chronological order[12]. Recorded distribution format include LP record[14] and music streaming[15].

Why It Matters

Thick as a Brick ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,223 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Iamcarbon · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Record label Chrysalis Records, Reprise Records
    Publication date +1972-03-03T00:00:00Z
    Language of work or name English
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