Live at the Apollo
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Live at the Apollo is a landmark 1963 live soul album by James Brown, celebrated for its electrifying performance and major influence on live recording in popular music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Live at the Apollo canonical | 1 |
| Live at the Apollo (1962) with James Brown | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1952188 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Live at the Apollo Context triple: [James Brown, notableAlbum, Live at the Apollo]
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A.
Live at the Palace
Live at the Palace is a posthumously released live album by Blind Melon capturing one of the band’s energetic performances during their 1990s heyday.
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B.
Live at the Regal
Live at the Regal is a landmark 1965 live blues album by B.B. King, widely celebrated for its electrifying performance and major influence on blues and rock guitarists.
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C.
Amateur Night at the Apollo
Amateur Night at the Apollo is a legendary live talent competition at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, famous for launching the careers of numerous African American performers and shaping American popular entertainment.
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D.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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E.
LSO Live
LSO Live is the in-house record label of the London Symphony Orchestra, known for releasing high-quality live concert recordings by leading conductors and soloists.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Live at the Apollo Target entity description: Live at the Apollo is a landmark 1963 live soul album by James Brown, celebrated for its electrifying performance and major influence on live recording in popular music.
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A.
Live at the Palace
Live at the Palace is a posthumously released live album by Blind Melon capturing one of the band’s energetic performances during their 1990s heyday.
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B.
Live at the Regal
Live at the Regal is a landmark 1965 live blues album by B.B. King, widely celebrated for its electrifying performance and major influence on blues and rock guitarists.
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C.
Amateur Night at the Apollo
Amateur Night at the Apollo is a legendary live talent competition at Harlem’s Apollo Theater, famous for launching the careers of numerous African American performers and shaping American popular entertainment.
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D.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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E.
LSO Live
LSO Live is the in-house record label of the London Symphony Orchestra, known for releasing high-quality live concert recordings by leading conductors and soloists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rhythm and blues album
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live album ⓘ soul album ⓘ |
| artist | James Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfRecording |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creditedTo |
James Brown and the Famous Flames
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surface form:
James Brown and The Famous Flames
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by music critics ⓘ |
| culturalImpact |
demonstrated commercial viability of live albums
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helped establish James Brown as a major star ⓘ |
| featuresBand | The Famous Flames ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Live at the Apollo
ⓘ
surface form:
Live at the Apollo, Volume II
|
| format | vinyl LP ⓘ |
| genre |
funk
ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | King 826 ⓘ |
| hasChartPerformance |
Billboard R&B chart success
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Billboard pop chart top 10 ⓘ |
| hasReissue |
CD reissue
ⓘ
expanded edition with bonus tracks ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
I Don't Mind
ⓘ
I'll Go Crazy ⓘ James Brown ⓘ
surface form:
Introduction to James Brown
Lost Someone ⓘ Night Train ⓘ Think ⓘ Try Me ⓘ |
| includedInList | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time ⓘ |
| influenced |
live funk recordings
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live rock albums ⓘ subsequent live soul recordings ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 31 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
electrifying live performance
ⓘ
major influence on live recording in popular music ⓘ |
| originalMedium | mono recording ⓘ |
| performer | James Brown ⓘ |
| precededBy | James Brown Studio Albums of early 1960s ⓘ |
| producer | James Brown ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Apollo Theater ⓘ |
| recordedInBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| recordedInCity | New York City ⓘ |
| recordingDate | 1962-10-24 ⓘ |
| recordingYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | King Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1963-05 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| sideCount | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Live at the Apollo Description of subject: Live at the Apollo is a landmark 1963 live soul album by James Brown, celebrated for its electrifying performance and major influence on live recording in popular music.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Live at the Apollo (1962) with James Brown