London Calling
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"London Calling" is a landmark 1979 album by British punk rock band The Clash that blends punk with reggae, rockabilly, and ska while addressing social and political themes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London Calling canonical | 3 |
| "London Calling" | 1 |
| London Calling! | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5215070 — 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: London Calling Context triple: [The Clash, notableWork, London Calling]
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A.
God Save Rock n Roll
"God Save Rock n Roll" is a rock song by the band Rebel Soul, known for its rebellious, high-energy celebration of rock music.
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B.
Jesus of Suburbia
Jesus of Suburbia is the disillusioned suburban anti-hero and central character in Green Day’s rock opera narrative on the album "American Idiot."
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C.
Jesus Piece
"Jesus Piece" is a studio album by American rapper The Game that blends West Coast hip hop with religious and gangsta rap themes.
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D.
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia is a 1973 rock opera album by The Who that follows a troubled Mod teenager in 1960s London and is renowned for its ambitious concept, complex arrangements, and cultural impact.
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E.
Madness
Madness is a British ska and pop band, formed in London in the late 1970s, known for hits like "Our House" and "Baggy Trousers" and for their energetic, humorous style.
- 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: London Calling Target entity description: "London Calling" is a landmark 1979 album by British punk rock band The Clash that blends punk with reggae, rockabilly, and ska while addressing social and political themes.
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A.
God Save Rock n Roll
"God Save Rock n Roll" is a rock song by the band Rebel Soul, known for its rebellious, high-energy celebration of rock music.
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B.
Jesus of Suburbia
Jesus of Suburbia is the disillusioned suburban anti-hero and central character in Green Day’s rock opera narrative on the album "American Idiot."
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C.
Jesus Piece
"Jesus Piece" is a studio album by American rapper The Game that blends West Coast hip hop with religious and gangsta rap themes.
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D.
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia is a 1973 rock opera album by The Who that follows a troubled Mod teenager in 1960s London and is renowned for its ambitious concept, complex arrangements, and cultural impact.
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E.
Madness
Madness is a British ska and pop band, formed in London in the late 1970s, known for hits like "Our House" and "Baggy Trousers" and for their energetic, humorous style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArt | London Calling album cover ⓘ |
| coverArtFeatures | Paul Simonon smashing his bass guitar ⓘ |
| coverArtHomageTo | Elvis Presley debut album cover ⓘ |
| criticalReception | universal acclaim ⓘ |
| followedBy | Sandinista! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Give 'Em Enough Rope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
new wave
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post-punk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ reggae ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ ska ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Brand New Cadillac
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clampdown NERFINISHED ⓘ Death or Glory NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Horsemen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hateful ⓘ I'm Not Down NERFINISHED ⓘ Jimmy Jazz NERFINISHED ⓘ Koka Kola NERFINISHED ⓘ London Calling (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Lost in the Supermarket NERFINISHED ⓘ Lover's Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Revolution Rock NERFINISHED ⓘ Rudie Can't Fail NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish Bombs NERFINISHED ⓘ The Card Cheat NERFINISHED ⓘ The Guns of Brixton NERFINISHED ⓘ The Right Profile NERFINISHED ⓘ Train in Vain NERFINISHED ⓘ Wrong 'Em Boyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 65:07 ⓘ |
| listedIn | Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Albums of All Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
economic hardship
ⓘ
political issues ⓘ social issues ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| originalMedium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| performer | The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Guy Stevens
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mick Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979-12-14 ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Wessex Sound Studios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingPeriod |
1979-08
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1979-11 ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
CBS Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ |
| releaseType | LP ⓘ |
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: London Calling Description of subject: "London Calling" is a landmark 1979 album by British punk rock band The Clash that blends punk with reggae, rockabilly, and ska while addressing social and political themes.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
"London Calling"
this entity surface form:
London Calling!