This Mortal Coil
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This Mortal Coil was a 1980s British musical collective formed by the 4AD label, known for its ethereal, atmospheric reinterpretations of songs and rotating lineup of alternative and dream pop artists.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| This Mortal Coil canonical | 29 |
| This Mortal Coil version of Till I Gain Control Again | 1 |
| This Mortal Coil – Blood | 1 |
| This Mortal Coil – Late Night | 1 |
| This Mortal Coil – Several Times I | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2576372 — 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: This Mortal Coil Context triple: [Lisa Gerrard, associatedAct, This Mortal Coil]
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A.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
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B.
International Velvet
International Velvet is a 1978 British-American drama film that serves as a modern sequel to the classic horse-racing story National Velvet, following the grown-up Velvet Brown and her niece in the world of competitive equestrian sports.
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C.
House of the Sun
House of the Sun is the English translation of the Hawaiian name for Haleakalā, the massive shield volcano and centerpiece of Haleakalā National Park on Maui.
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D.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their early compilation album "Kerplunk."
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E.
Aphrodite's Child
Aphrodite's Child was a Greek progressive and psychedelic rock band from the late 1960s and early 1970s, best known for its concept album "666" and for launching the careers of Vangelis and Demis Roussos.
- 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: This Mortal Coil Target entity description: This Mortal Coil was a 1980s British musical collective formed by the 4AD label, known for its ethereal, atmospheric reinterpretations of songs and rotating lineup of alternative and dream pop artists.
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A.
The Hissing of Summer Lawns
The Hissing of Summer Lawns is a 1975 studio album by Joni Mitchell that blends jazz, pop, and experimental elements in a series of lyrically complex, character-driven songs.
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B.
International Velvet
International Velvet is a 1978 British-American drama film that serves as a modern sequel to the classic horse-racing story National Velvet, following the grown-up Velvet Brown and her niece in the world of competitive equestrian sports.
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C.
House of the Sun
House of the Sun is the English translation of the Hawaiian name for Haleakalā, the massive shield volcano and centerpiece of Haleakalā National Park on Maui.
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D.
Strangeland
Strangeland is a song by the American rock band Green Day from their early compilation album "Kerplunk."
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E.
Aphrodite's Child
Aphrodite's Child was a Greek progressive and psychedelic rock band from the late 1960s and early 1970s, best known for its concept album "666" and for launching the careers of Vangelis and Demis Roussos.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Mortal Coil Description of subject: This Mortal Coil was a 1980s British musical collective formed by the 4AD label, known for its ethereal, atmospheric reinterpretations of songs and rotating lineup of alternative and dream pop artists.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
4AD Records
Till I Gain Control Again
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This Mortal Coil version of Till I Gain Control Again
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Song to the Siren
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linked to: This Mortal Coil