Argo Records
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Argo Records was a prominent mid-20th-century American record label known for its influential jazz, blues, and R&B releases.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Argo Records canonical | 23 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2307053 — 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: Argo Records Context triple: [Etta James, recordLabel, Argo Records]
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A.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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B.
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records is a British record label best known for releasing progressive rock and heavy metal albums, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Erato Records
Erato Records is a French classical music record label renowned for its high-quality recordings and strong focus on Baroque and early music repertoire.
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D.
Ariola Records
Ariola Records was a prominent German record label known for producing and distributing a wide range of popular music across Europe.
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E.
Ode Records
Ode Records is an American record label best known for releasing influential singer-songwriter and pop albums in the 1960s and 1970s, including major works by Carole King.
- 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: Argo Records Target entity description: Argo Records was a prominent mid-20th-century American record label known for its influential jazz, blues, and R&B releases.
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A.
Elektra Records
Elektra Records is a prominent American record label known for signing influential rock, folk, and alternative artists since the mid-20th century.
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B.
Vertigo Records
Vertigo Records is a British record label best known for releasing progressive rock and heavy metal albums, particularly during the 1970s and 1980s.
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C.
Erato Records
Erato Records is a French classical music record label renowned for its high-quality recordings and strong focus on Baroque and early music repertoire.
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D.
Ariola Records
Ariola Records was a prominent German record label known for producing and distributing a wide range of popular music across Europe.
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E.
Ode Records
Ode Records is an American record label best known for releasing influential singer-songwriter and pop albums in the 1960s and 1970s, including major works by Carole King.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | 1960s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
Chicago blues
ⓘ
post-war American jazz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ahmad Jamal
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Art Farmer ⓘ B. B. King ⓘ Benny Golson ⓘ Bobby Timmons ⓘ Etta James ⓘ Gene Ammons ⓘ James Moody ⓘ Lorez Alexandria ⓘ Muddy Waters ⓘ Ramsey Lewis ⓘ Red Holloway ⓘ Sonny Stitt ⓘ |
| catalogType |
LPs
ⓘ
singles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionArea |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
international ⓘ |
| era | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| focus | album-oriented jazz releases ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ |
| imprintOf | Chess Records ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor | Chicago jazz scene ⓘ |
| locationHeadquarters |
Chicago
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl records ⓘ |
| notableFor |
R&B recordings
ⓘ
blues recordings ⓘ jazz recordings ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Chess Records ⓘ |
| product | phonograph records ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| style |
hard bop
ⓘ
soul jazz ⓘ urban blues ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Argo Records Description of subject: Argo Records was a prominent mid-20th-century American record label known for its influential jazz, blues, and R&B releases.
Referenced by (23)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Jamesetta
subject linked to:
album "At the Pershing: But Not for Me"
subject linked to:
track "Poinciana"