The Man Who Sold the World
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The Man Who Sold the World is a 1970 album by David Bowie that marked his shift toward darker, more experimental rock and introduced themes and sounds that would shape his later work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man Who Sold the World canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4363176 — 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: The Man Who Sold the World Context triple: [David Bowie, notableWork, The Man Who Sold the World]
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A.
You Want It Darker
"You Want It Darker" is a critically acclaimed late-career studio album by Leonard Cohen, noted for its stark, meditative exploration of mortality, faith, and resignation.
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B.
A Moon Shaped Pool
A Moon Shaped Pool is a critically acclaimed 2016 studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, noted for its orchestral arrangements, atmospheric production, and emotionally introspective songwriting.
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C.
Bella Union
Bella Union is an independent British record label known for releasing critically acclaimed alternative and indie music.
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D.
Songs of Experience
Songs of Experience is a 2017 studio album by Irish rock band U2 that continues the reflective, politically charged themes of its predecessor, Songs of Innocence.
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E.
Big Red Machine
Big Red Machine is an indie-folk/electronic music project and supergroup co-founded by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner, known for its collaborative, experimental sound.
- 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: The Man Who Sold the World Target entity description: The Man Who Sold the World is a 1970 album by David Bowie that marked his shift toward darker, more experimental rock and introduced themes and sounds that would shape his later work.
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A.
You Want It Darker
"You Want It Darker" is a critically acclaimed late-career studio album by Leonard Cohen, noted for its stark, meditative exploration of mortality, faith, and resignation.
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B.
A Moon Shaped Pool
A Moon Shaped Pool is a critically acclaimed 2016 studio album by the English rock band Radiohead, noted for its orchestral arrangements, atmospheric production, and emotionally introspective songwriting.
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C.
Bella Union
Bella Union is an independent British record label known for releasing critically acclaimed alternative and indie music.
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D.
Songs of Experience
Songs of Experience is a 2017 studio album by Irish rock band U2 that continues the reflective, politically charged themes of its predecessor, Songs of Innocence.
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E.
Big Red Machine
Big Red Machine is an indie-folk/electronic music project and supergroup co-founded by Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner, known for its collaborative, experimental sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | TMWSTW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Mercury SR-61325 (US original) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArt | David Bowie reclining in a dress (UK 1971 cover) ⓘ |
| drummer | Mick Woodmansey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Hunky Dory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental rock
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glam rock precursor ⓘ hard rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasNotableCoverVersionOfTitleTrackBy | Nirvana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrack |
After All
NERFINISHED
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All the Madmen NERFINISHED ⓘ Black Country Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Running Gun Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Saviour Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ She Shook Me Cold NERFINISHED ⓘ The Man Who Sold the World (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Supermen NERFINISHED ⓘ The Width of a Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedLaterWorkOf | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Mercury Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 41 minutes ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Nietzschean philosophy
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dystopia ⓘ identity ⓘ madness ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| marksCreativeShift |
darker sound
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more experimental rock style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early development of Bowie’s glam rock persona
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heavier guitar-driven sound ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performer | David Bowie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Space Oddity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryGuitarist | Mick Ronson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Tony Visconti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt |
Advision Studios, London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trident Studios, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1970 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1970-11-04 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1970 ⓘ |
| titleTrack | The Man Who Sold the World (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTrackFamouslyPerformedOn | MTV Unplugged in New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man Who Sold the World Description of subject: The Man Who Sold the World is a 1970 album by David Bowie that marked his shift toward darker, more experimental rock and introduced themes and sounds that would shape his later work.
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