Discover America
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Discover America is a 1972 studio album by Van Dyke Parks that blends calypso, Americana, and orchestral pop into an idiosyncratic exploration of Caribbean and American musical traditions.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
music album
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studio album → |
| artist |
Van Dyke Parks
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| composer |
Van Dyke Parks
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| copyrightHolder |
Warner Bros. Records
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| criticalReception |
acclaimed for inventive arrangements
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cult classic → |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Records
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| exploresTheme |
American popular music history
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cultural exchange between Caribbean and American music → reinterpretation of calypso standards → |
| features |
cover versions of calypso songs
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reinterpretations of American standards → |
| followedBy |
Clang of the Yankee Reaper
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| follows |
Song Cycle
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| genre |
Americana
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Caribbean music → baroque pop → calypso → orchestral pop → |
| hasCatalogNumber |
BS 2589
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| hasCoverArtBy |
Dean Torrence
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| hasLength |
approximately 32 minutes
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| hasMusicalStyle |
fusion of calypso and American pop
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idiosyncratic pop arrangement → orchestral arrangements → |
| hasPart |
track
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| hasTitleLanguage |
English
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| hasType |
concept album
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| influencedBy |
American popular song
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Trinidadian calypso → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
American musical traditions
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Caribbean musical traditions → |
| mediaType |
compact disc
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digital album → vinyl record → |
| notableWorkOf |
Van Dyke Parks
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| partOf |
Van Dyke Parks discography
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| performer |
Van Dyke Parks
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| producer |
Van Dyke Parks
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| publicationDate |
1972
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| recordedIn |
1971
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| recordLabel |
Warner Bros. Records
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| releaseFormat |
LP
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Referenced by (3)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Van Dyke Parks
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Van Dyke Parks → |
notableWork |
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Song Cycle
("followedBy: Discover America")
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chronology |