Henry the Human Fly
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Henry the Human Fly is the 1972 debut solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, known for its eclectic folk-rock style and darkly witty songwriting.
All labels observed (1)
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| Henry the Human Fly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6067821 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry the Human Fly Context triple: [Richard Thompson, notableWork, Henry the Human Fly]
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Hugo the Hornet
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Charlie Bubbles
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Edgar the Bug
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Pete Hogwallop
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry the Human Fly Target entity description: Henry the Human Fly is the 1972 debut solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, known for its eclectic folk-rock style and darkly witty songwriting.
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A.
Herky the Hornet
Herky the Hornet is the energetic and spirited hornet mascot that represents teams known as the Hornets at athletic and school events.
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B.
Hugo the Hornet
Hugo the Hornet is the energetic, anthropomorphic hornet mascot who represents and entertains fans of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets.
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C.
Charlie Bubbles
Charlie Bubbles is a 1967 British comedy-drama film, directed by and starring Albert Finney, noted for its portrayal of a disillusioned writer returning to his Northern England roots.
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D.
Edgar the Bug
Edgar the Bug is the main alien antagonist in the 1997 sci-fi comedy film "Men in Black," a giant cockroach-like creature that disguises itself in a stolen human skin.
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E.
Pete Hogwallop
Pete Hogwallop is a dim-witted yet loyal escaped convict and companion to Ulysses Everett McGill in the Coen brothers’ film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?".
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut album
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studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Richard Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyNext | I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyPrevious | Farewell, Farewell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDesigner | Tony Wright NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
initially poor commercial performance
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later cult status among folk-rock listeners ⓘ |
| featuresArtist |
Ashley Hutchings
NERFINISHED
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Barry Dransfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandy Denny NERFINISHED ⓘ Timi Donald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
accordion
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acoustic guitar ⓘ bass guitar ⓘ drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ fiddle ⓘ |
| format | vinyl record ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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folk rock ⓘ rock ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Cold Feet
NERFINISHED
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Mary and Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobody’s Wedding NERFINISHED ⓘ Painted Ladies NERFINISHED ⓘ Roll Over Vaughn Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Shaky Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Angels Took My Racehorse Away NERFINISHED ⓘ The New St. George NERFINISHED ⓘ The Old Changing Way NERFINISHED ⓘ The Poor Ditching Boy NERFINISHED ⓘ Wheely Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 40 minutes ⓘ |
| lyricist | Richard Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being Richard Thompson’s first solo album ⓘ |
| originalReleaseRegion | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Richard Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Richard Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Island Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| style |
darkly witty songwriting
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eclectic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Henry the Human Fly Description of subject: Henry the Human Fly is the 1972 debut solo album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, known for its eclectic folk-rock style and darkly witty songwriting.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Richard Thompson