Flip Your Wig
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Flip Your Wig is a 1985 punk-influenced alternative rock album by Hüsker Dü that marked one of the band’s most melodic and critically acclaimed releases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flip Your Wig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7717641 — 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: Flip Your Wig Context triple: [Hüsker Dü, studioAlbum, Flip Your Wig]
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A.
Snap the Whip
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B.
Last Seen Wearing
"Last Seen Wearing" is a crime novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl.
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C.
Down Wit That
"Down Wit That" is a track from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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D.
Bad Hair Day
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E.
Lipstick Jungle
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- 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: Flip Your Wig Target entity description: Flip Your Wig is a 1985 punk-influenced alternative rock album by Hüsker Dü that marked one of the band’s most melodic and critically acclaimed releases.
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A.
Snap the Whip
Snap the Whip is an 1872 painting by American artist Winslow Homer depicting schoolboys playing in a rural field, often celebrated as an iconic image of post–Civil War American childhood and country life.
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B.
Last Seen Wearing
"Last Seen Wearing" is a crime novel in Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse series, featuring the detective's investigation into the disappearance of a schoolgirl.
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C.
Down Wit That
"Down Wit That" is a track from Chance the Rapper and Jeremih’s collaborative Christmas-themed mixtape "Merry Christmas Lil Mama."
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D.
Bad Hair Day
Bad Hair Day is a 1996 comedy album by "Weird Al" Yankovic featuring parody songs such as the hit single "Amish Paradise."
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E.
Lipstick Jungle
Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series that follows the professional and personal lives of three powerful women navigating careers and relationships in New York City.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Hüsker Dü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely regarded as one of Hüsker Dü’s best albums ⓘ |
| followedBy | Candy Apple Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | New Day Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
power pop ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| hasContributionFrom |
Bob Mould
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grant Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenreInfluence | hardcore punk ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Divide and Conquer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Don’t Know Yet NERFINISHED ⓘ Every Everything NERFINISHED ⓘ Find Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Flexible Flyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Flip Your Wig (song) NERFINISHED ⓘ Games ⓘ Green Eyes NERFINISHED ⓘ Hate Paper Doll ⓘ Keep Hanging On NERFINISHED ⓘ Makes No Sense at All NERFINISHED ⓘ Private Plane NERFINISHED ⓘ The Baby Song NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wit and the Wisdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | approximately 40 minutes ⓘ |
| mainPerformer |
Bob Mould
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grant Hart NERFINISHED ⓘ Greg Norton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicBrainzType | Album ⓘ |
| nextWork | Candy Apple Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critical acclaim from music critics
ⓘ
more melodic songwriting compared to earlier Hüsker Dü albums ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 14 ⓘ |
| originalMedium |
audio cassette
ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Hüsker Dü discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Hüsker Dü NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | New Day Rising NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer |
Hüsker Dü
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationPlace | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 1985 ⓘ |
| recordLabel | SST Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1985-09-01 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flip Your Wig Description of subject: Flip Your Wig is a 1985 punk-influenced alternative rock album by Hüsker Dü that marked one of the band’s most melodic and critically acclaimed releases.
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