All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
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All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records is a documentary film directed by Colin Hanks that chronicles the history, cultural impact, and eventual collapse of the iconic music retail chain Tower Records.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2865211 — 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)
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Target entity: All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records Context triple: [Colin Hanks, notableWork, All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records]
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A.
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed by Ang Lee that tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the legendary 1969 Woodstock music festival came to be staged.
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B.
Smells Like Records
Smells Like Records is an independent record label known for releasing alternative and indie rock music in the 1990s and beyond.
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C.
Memorabilia
Memorabilia is a Socratic dialogue by Xenophon that presents recollections of Socrates’ conversations to defend his character and philosophy.
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D.
For the Record
"For the Record" is a song featured on the album E=MC² by Mariah Carey.
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E.
The Record
The Record is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by American indie rock supergroup boygenius, featuring Phoebe Bridgers alongside Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.
- 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: All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records Target entity description: All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records is a documentary film directed by Colin Hanks that chronicles the history, cultural impact, and eventual collapse of the iconic music retail chain Tower Records.
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A.
Taking Woodstock
Taking Woodstock is a 2009 comedy-drama film directed by Ang Lee that tells the behind-the-scenes story of how the legendary 1969 Woodstock music festival came to be staged.
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B.
Smells Like Records
Smells Like Records is an independent record label known for releasing alternative and indie rock music in the 1990s and beyond.
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C.
Memorabilia
Memorabilia is a Socratic dialogue by Xenophon that presents recollections of Socrates’ conversations to defend his character and philosophy.
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D.
For the Record
"For the Record" is a song featured on the album E=MC² by Mariah Carey.
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E.
The Record
The Record is the critically acclaimed debut studio album by American indie rock supergroup boygenius, featuring Phoebe Bridgers alongside Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
documentary film
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film ⓘ |
| basedOn | real events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
fall of Tower Records
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rise of Tower Records ⓘ |
| director | Colin Hanks ⓘ |
| directorOfPhotography | documentary cinematography ⓘ |
| features |
archival footage
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interviews ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
collapse of Tower Records
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cultural impact of Tower Records ⓘ history of Tower Records ⓘ |
| genre | documentary ⓘ |
| hasMainTopic |
Tower Records
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surface form:
Tower Records chain
bankruptcy of Tower Records ⓘ corporate expansion of Tower Records ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
business and industry observers
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general audience ⓘ music fans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | feature-length film ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | nonfiction ⓘ |
| portrays |
changing music consumption
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impact of digital music ⓘ music retail business ⓘ |
| subject |
Tower Records
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music industry ⓘ record stores ⓘ |
| title | All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records Description of subject: All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records is a documentary film directed by Colin Hanks that chronicles the history, cultural impact, and eventual collapse of the iconic music retail chain Tower Records.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records
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