The Seldom Seen Kid
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The Seldom Seen Kid is a critically acclaimed 2008 studio album by English rock band Elbow that won the Mercury Prize and significantly raised the group’s mainstream profile.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Seldom Seen Kid canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8787074 — 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: The Seldom Seen Kid Context triple: [Elbow, notableWork, The Seldom Seen Kid]
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A.
Messin' with the Kid
"Messin' with the Kid" is a classic Chicago blues song closely associated with harmonica player and singer Junior Wells and widely regarded as one of his signature tunes.
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B.
King Baby
King Baby is a stand-up comedy special by American comedian Jim Gaffigan, known for its observational humor about everyday life, food, and parenting.
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C.
The Say Hey Kid
The Say Hey Kid is the legendary Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays, widely regarded as one of the greatest all-around baseball players in history.
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D.
New Kid in Town
"New Kid in Town" is a hit soft rock song by the Eagles, featured on their landmark 1976 album "Hotel California" and known for its smooth harmonies and themes of fleeting fame.
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E.
The Man Child
The Man Child is a short story by James Baldwin that explores themes of racism, violence, and inheritance in the American South.
- 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: The Seldom Seen Kid Target entity description: The Seldom Seen Kid is a critically acclaimed 2008 studio album by English rock band Elbow that won the Mercury Prize and significantly raised the group’s mainstream profile.
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A.
Messin' with the Kid
"Messin' with the Kid" is a classic Chicago blues song closely associated with harmonica player and singer Junior Wells and widely regarded as one of his signature tunes.
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B.
King Baby
King Baby is a stand-up comedy special by American comedian Jim Gaffigan, known for its observational humor about everyday life, food, and parenting.
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C.
The Say Hey Kid
The Say Hey Kid is the legendary Hall of Fame center fielder Willie Mays, widely regarded as one of the greatest all-around baseball players in history.
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D.
New Kid in Town
"New Kid in Town" is a hit soft rock song by the Eagles, featured on their landmark 1976 album "Hotel California" and known for its smooth harmonies and themes of fleeting fame.
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E.
The Man Child
The Man Child is a short story by James Baldwin that explores themes of racism, violence, and inheritance in the American South.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Elbow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
2008 Mercury Prize for Best Album
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mercury Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Bryan Glancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Build a Rocket Boys! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Leaders of the Free World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
alternative rock
ⓘ
art rock ⓘ indie rock ⓘ |
| hasContributor |
Craig Potter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Guy Garvey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark Potter NERFINISHED ⓘ Pete Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Jupp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
An Audience with the Pope
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friend of Ours NERFINISHED ⓘ Grounds for Divorce NERFINISHED ⓘ Mirrorball NERFINISHED ⓘ One Day Like This NERFINISHED ⓘ Some Riot NERFINISHED ⓘ Starlings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bones of You NERFINISHED ⓘ The Fix NERFINISHED ⓘ The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver NERFINISHED ⓘ Weather to Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| hasSingle |
Grounds for Divorce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
One Day Like This NERFINISHED ⓘ The Bones of You NERFINISHED ⓘ Weather to Fly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| label |
Fiction Records
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Polydor Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| length | 55:50 ⓘ |
| mainSong | One Day Like This NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Bryan Glancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Grounds for Divorce
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
One Day Like This NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elbow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousWork | Leaders of the Free World NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Elbow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| recordedIn | 2007 ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2008-03-17 ⓘ |
| significance | raised Elbow’s mainstream profile ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Seldom Seen Kid Description of subject: The Seldom Seen Kid is a critically acclaimed 2008 studio album by English rock band Elbow that won the Mercury Prize and significantly raised the group’s mainstream profile.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.