Casablanca Records
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Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Casablanca Records canonical | 25 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2755299 — 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: Casablanca Records Context triple: [The Four Tops, recordLabel, Casablanca Records]
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A.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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B.
Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records was an influential American record label best known for pioneering and popularizing Southern rock in the 1970s.
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C.
Kapp Records
Kapp Records was an American record label active mainly in the 1950s and 1960s, known for releasing popular music, jazz, and soundtracks by a variety of mainstream artists.
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D.
King Records
King Records was an influential American independent record label, particularly known for its R&B, country, and early rock and roll releases in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Prestige Records
Prestige Records is a renowned American jazz record label known for its influential 1950s and 1960s recordings by leading artists such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk.
- 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: Casablanca Records Target entity description: Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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A.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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B.
Capricorn Records
Capricorn Records was an influential American record label best known for pioneering and popularizing Southern rock in the 1970s.
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C.
Kapp Records
Kapp Records was an American record label active mainly in the 1950s and 1960s, known for releasing popular music, jazz, and soundtracks by a variety of mainstream artists.
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D.
King Records
King Records was an influential American independent record label, particularly known for its R&B, country, and early rock and roll releases in the mid-20th century.
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E.
Prestige Records
Prestige Records is a renowned American jazz record label known for its influential 1950s and 1960s recordings by leading artists such as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, and Thelonious Monk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
1970s pop culture
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disco era ⓘ |
| businessModel | focus on artist image and promotion ⓘ |
| catalogIncludes |
disco classics
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funk albums ⓘ rock albums ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| distribution |
PolyGram
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surface form:
PolyGram (historical)
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| foundedBy |
Buck Reingold
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Cecil Holmes ⓘ Larry Harris ⓘ Neil Bogart ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
disco
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funk ⓘ rock ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasFounderRole | Neil Bogart as label president ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| inception | 1973 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| labelType | imprint ⓘ |
| logoFeature | Casablanca cityscape logo ⓘ |
| marketingStrategy | lavish promotional campaigns in the 1970s ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Casablanca
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surface form:
Casablanca (1942 film)
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| notableFor |
releasing albums by Donna Summer
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releasing albums by Kiss ⓘ releasing albums by Parliament ⓘ releasing influential disco albums ⓘ success in the 1970s disco era ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Universal Music Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Republic Records
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surface form:
Republic Records (as an imprint in later years)
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| peakPeriod |
late-1970s
ⓘ
mid-1970s ⓘ |
| product | music recordings ⓘ |
| released |
Alive!
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surface form:
Alive! (Kiss album)
Bad Girls ⓘ
surface form:
Bad Girls (Donna Summer album)
Destroyer (Kiss album) ⓘ Love to Love You Baby ⓘ
surface form:
Love to Love You Baby (Donna Summer album)
Mothership Connection ⓘ
surface form:
Mothership Connection (Parliament album)
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| signedArtist |
Cher
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Donna Summer ⓘ Kiss ⓘ Lipps Inc. ⓘ Parliament ⓘ Village People ⓘ |
| status | active as an imprint under Universal Music Group ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Casablanca Records Description of subject: Casablanca Records is an American record label best known for its success in the 1970s disco era, releasing influential albums by artists such as Donna Summer, Kiss, and Parliament.
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