The Glitter Band
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The Glitter Band is a British glam rock group best known for backing Gary Glitter in the 1970s and for their own hit singles during the glam era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Glitter Band canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20122930 — 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 Glitter Band Context triple: [Gary Glitter, associatedAct, The Glitter Band]
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A.
The Phantom Band
The Phantom Band is a Scottish indie rock group known for blending krautrock, folk, electronic, and experimental influences into a distinctive, genre-defying sound.
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B.
The Glorias
The Glorias is a 2020 biographical drama film that chronicles the life and activism of feminist icon Gloria Steinem across multiple decades.
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C.
The Fab Faux
The Fab Faux is a New York–based Beatles tribute band known for meticulously recreating the Beatles’ studio recordings live, often including complex arrangements rarely performed in concert.
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D.
The Magic Band
The Magic Band was the avant-garde rock group best known as Captain Beefheart’s backing band, renowned for its experimental, highly influential work in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Goldman Band
The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
- 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 Glitter Band Target entity description: The Glitter Band is a British glam rock group best known for backing Gary Glitter in the 1970s and for their own hit singles during the glam era.
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A.
The Phantom Band
The Phantom Band is a Scottish indie rock group known for blending krautrock, folk, electronic, and experimental influences into a distinctive, genre-defying sound.
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B.
The Glorias
The Glorias is a 2020 biographical drama film that chronicles the life and activism of feminist icon Gloria Steinem across multiple decades.
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C.
The Fab Faux
The Fab Faux is a New York–based Beatles tribute band known for meticulously recreating the Beatles’ studio recordings live, often including complex arrangements rarely performed in concert.
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D.
The Magic Band
The Magic Band was the avant-garde rock group best known as Captain Beefheart’s backing band, renowned for its experimental, highly influential work in the late 1960s and 1970s.
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E.
Goldman Band
The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.