Dot Records
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Dot Records was a prominent American record label, especially known for its success in the 1950s and 1960s with pop and rock artists such as Pat Boone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dot Records canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5125478 — 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: Dot Records Context triple: [Pat Boone, recordLabel, Dot Records]
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A.
Disruptor Records
Disruptor Records is a music label known for signing and promoting popular electronic and pop acts, including The Chainsmokers.
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B.
K Records
K Records is an independent record label based in Olympia, Washington, known for its influential role in the DIY, indie rock, and lo-fi music scenes.
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C.
DØ
DØ was a major particle physics experiment at the Tevatron collider that investigated high-energy proton–antiproton collisions to study fundamental particles and forces, including detailed measurements of the top quark and searches for new physics.
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D.
Smash Records
Smash Records was an American record label active in the 1960s, known for releasing rock and roll, pop, and R&B recordings by prominent artists of the era.
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E.
K.Dot
K.Dot is the early stage name used by acclaimed American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar.
- 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: Dot Records Target entity description: Dot Records was a prominent American record label, especially known for its success in the 1950s and 1960s with pop and rock artists such as Pat Boone.
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A.
Disruptor Records
Disruptor Records is a music label known for signing and promoting popular electronic and pop acts, including The Chainsmokers.
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B.
K Records
K Records is an independent record label based in Olympia, Washington, known for its influential role in the DIY, indie rock, and lo-fi music scenes.
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C.
DØ
DØ was a major particle physics experiment at the Tevatron collider that investigated high-energy proton–antiproton collisions to study fundamental particles and forces, including detailed measurements of the top quark and searches for new physics.
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D.
Smash Records
Smash Records was an American record label active in the 1960s, known for releasing rock and roll, pop, and R&B recordings by prominent artists of the era.
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E.
K.Dot
K.Dot is the early stage name used by acclaimed American rapper and songwriter Kendrick Lamar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
ⓘ
record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| catalogIncludes |
albums
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dissolved | 1970s ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
ABC-Paramount Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Randy Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
country music
ⓘ
pop music ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ |
| hasImprint |
Acta Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamilton Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Gallatin, Tennessee
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollywood, California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1950 ⓘ |
| locationFounded | Gallatin, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Billy Vaughn
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonnie Guitar NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Welk NERFINISHED ⓘ Mac Wiseman NERFINISHED ⓘ Pat Boone NERFINISHED ⓘ Robin Ward NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanford Clark NERFINISHED ⓘ Tab Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fontane Sisters NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hilltoppers NERFINISHED ⓘ The Surfaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRelease |
"Love Letters in the Sand" by Pat Boone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
"Moonglow and Theme from Picnic" by Morris Stoloff and the Columbia Pictures Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ "Sugar Shack" by Jimmy Gilmer and the Fireballs NERFINISHED ⓘ "Wipe Out" by The Surfaris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
MCA Inc.
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Randy Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
ABC-Paramount Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gulf and Western Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ MCA Records NERFINISHED ⓘ Paramount Pictures NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Music Group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reestablishedAs | Dot Records (revived imprint under Big Machine Label Group) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| specializedIn | cover versions of rhythm and blues hits ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Dot Records Description of subject: Dot Records was a prominent American record label, especially known for its success in the 1950s and 1960s with pop and rock artists such as Pat Boone.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.