Vini Reilly
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Vini Reilly is an English guitarist and composer best known for his atmospheric, minimalist work as the driving force behind the post-punk band The Durutti Column.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vini Reilly canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6522452 — 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: Vini Reilly Context triple: [Durutti Column, hasLeader, Vini Reilly]
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A.
Tarry Flynn
Tarry Flynn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh that portrays the struggles, desires, and inner life of a young farmer in rural Ireland.
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B.
Sebastian Venable
Sebastian Venable is the unseen, deceased poet whose mysterious life and gruesome death drive the psychological and moral conflicts in Tennessee Williams's play "Suddenly, Last Summer."
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C.
Frankie Sullivan
Frankie Sullivan is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Survivor and co-writer of their hit anthem "Eye of the Tiger."
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D.
Revé Walsh
Revé Walsh is an American child safety advocate and co-founder of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, known for her activism following the abduction and murder of her son Adam Walsh.
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E.
Art Donovan
Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
- 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: Vini Reilly Target entity description: Vini Reilly is an English guitarist and composer best known for his atmospheric, minimalist work as the driving force behind the post-punk band The Durutti Column.
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A.
Tarry Flynn
Tarry Flynn is a semi-autobiographical novel by Irish poet Patrick Kavanagh that portrays the struggles, desires, and inner life of a young farmer in rural Ireland.
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B.
Sebastian Venable
Sebastian Venable is the unseen, deceased poet whose mysterious life and gruesome death drive the psychological and moral conflicts in Tennessee Williams's play "Suddenly, Last Summer."
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C.
Frankie Sullivan
Frankie Sullivan is an American guitarist and songwriter best known as a founding member of the rock band Survivor and co-writer of their hit anthem "Eye of the Tiger."
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D.
Revé Walsh
Revé Walsh is an American child safety advocate and co-founder of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, known for her activism following the abduction and murder of her son Adam Walsh.
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E.
Art Donovan
Art Donovan was a Hall of Fame defensive tackle for the Baltimore Colts, renowned for his dominant play in the 1950s and his colorful, larger-than-life personality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ human ⓘ recording artist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Factory Records artists
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Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBand | The Durutti Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1953-08-04 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
England
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Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
ambient
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art rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ minimalism ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| givenName | Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeCity | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
classical music
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jazz ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| instrument |
guitar
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piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being driving force behind The Durutti Column
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combining post-punk with ambient and classical influences ⓘ melodic, reverb-heavy guitar sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | The Durutti Column NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Vini Reilly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration | Morrissey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Circuses and Bread
NERFINISHED
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LC ⓘ The Return of the Durutti Column NERFINISHED ⓘ Vini Reilly (album) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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guitarist ⓘ songwriter ⓘ |
| performedOn | Viva Hate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Factory Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleOnWork | guitarist on Morrissey album "Viva Hate" ⓘ |
| style |
atmospheric guitar playing
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minimalist composition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (8)
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