Blue Thumb Records
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Blue Thumb Records was an American independent record label active primarily in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for its eclectic roster of rock, jazz, and experimental artists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blue Thumb Records canonical | 12 |
| Blue Thumb Records (with The Pointer Sisters) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3495669 — 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)
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Target entity: Blue Thumb Records Context triple: [Pearls Before Swine, recordLabel, Blue Thumb Records]
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A.
Kemosabe Records
Kemosabe Records is an American record label founded by producer Dr. Luke, known for signing prominent pop and hip-hop artists such as Doja Cat.
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B.
Monkeywrench Records
Monkeywrench Records is the independent record label founded and used by the rock band Pearl Jam to release their music.
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C.
Bluebird Records
Bluebird Records was a prominent American jazz and blues record label of the 1930s and 1940s, known for influential recordings by major blues and swing artists.
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D.
Streamline Records
Streamline Records is a record label associated with major pop acts, notably helping launch the early career of American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga.
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E.
Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an American independent record label renowned for its influential catalog of bluegrass, folk, and roots music.
- 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: Blue Thumb Records Target entity description: Blue Thumb Records was an American independent record label active primarily in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for its eclectic roster of rock, jazz, and experimental artists.
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A.
Kemosabe Records
Kemosabe Records is an American record label founded by producer Dr. Luke, known for signing prominent pop and hip-hop artists such as Doja Cat.
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B.
Monkeywrench Records
Monkeywrench Records is the independent record label founded and used by the rock band Pearl Jam to release their music.
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C.
Bluebird Records
Bluebird Records was a prominent American jazz and blues record label of the 1930s and 1940s, known for influential recordings by major blues and swing artists.
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D.
Streamline Records
Streamline Records is a record label associated with major pop acts, notably helping launch the early career of American singer-songwriter Lady Gaga.
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E.
Rounder Records
Rounder Records is an American independent record label renowned for its influential catalog of bluegrass, folk, and roots music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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independent record label ⓘ record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1970s
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late 1960s ⓘ |
| basedIn | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| catalogAcquiredBy | MCA Records ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dissolved | late 1970s ⓘ |
| distribution |
ABC Records
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Capitol Records ⓘ Paramount Records ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bob Krasnow
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Don Graham ⓘ Tommy LiPuma ⓘ |
| genre |
blues
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experimental music ⓘ funk ⓘ jazz ⓘ rock music ⓘ soul music ⓘ |
| inception | 1968 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
artist-friendly contracts
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eclectic artist roster ⓘ unconventional album packaging ⓘ |
| notableArtist |
Buddy Guy
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Captain Beefheart ⓘ Dan Hicks and His Hot Licks ⓘ Dave Mason ⓘ Gábor Szabó ⓘ Ike & Tina Turner ⓘ Love ⓘ Mark-Almond ⓘ Phil Upchurch ⓘ Sylvester ⓘ The Crusaders ⓘ The Pointer Sisters ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
ABC Records
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Famous Music ⓘ MCA Records ⓘ |
| product |
albums
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singles ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| reissueImprint | Verve Records ⓘ |
| successorLabel | MCA Records ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Blue Thumb Records Description of subject: Blue Thumb Records was an American independent record label active primarily in the late 1960s and 1970s, known for its eclectic roster of rock, jazz, and experimental artists.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.