Philadelphia International Records
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Philadelphia International Records is a pioneering American soul and R&B record label, central to the development of the lush, orchestrated "Philly soul" sound of the 1970s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Philadelphia International Records canonical | 38 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7287778 — 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: Philadelphia International Records Context triple: [Kenneth Gamble, coFounderOf, Philadelphia International Records]
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A.
Diplomat Records
Diplomat Records is an American hip hop record label founded by members of The Diplomats (Dipset) crew, known for releasing influential East Coast rap projects in the early 2000s.
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B.
Peacock Records
Peacock Records was an influential mid-20th-century American rhythm and blues and gospel record label based in Houston, Texas.
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C.
Musicor Records
Musicor Records was an American record label active primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, known for releasing country and pop music by artists such as The Statler Brothers.
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D.
Palladium Records
Palladium Records is a record label known for releasing music by American rock singer-songwriter Bob Seger.
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E.
Cleveland International Records
Cleveland International Records is an American independent record label best known for releasing Meat Loaf’s multi-platinum album "Bat Out of Hell."
- 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: Philadelphia International Records Target entity description: Philadelphia International Records is a pioneering American soul and R&B record label, central to the development of the lush, orchestrated "Philly soul" sound of the 1970s.
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A.
Diplomat Records
Diplomat Records is an American hip hop record label founded by members of The Diplomats (Dipset) crew, known for releasing influential East Coast rap projects in the early 2000s.
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B.
Peacock Records
Peacock Records was an influential mid-20th-century American rhythm and blues and gospel record label based in Houston, Texas.
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C.
Musicor Records
Musicor Records was an American record label active primarily in the 1960s and 1970s, known for releasing country and pop music by artists such as The Statler Brothers.
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D.
Palladium Records
Palladium Records is a record label known for releasing music by American rock singer-songwriter Bob Seger.
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E.
Cleveland International Records
Cleveland International Records is an American independent record label best known for releasing Meat Loaf’s multi-platinum album "Bat Out of Hell."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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R&B record label ⓘ record label ⓘ soul music record label ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | Philadelphia soul ⓘ |
| associatedStudio | Sigma Sound Studios ⓘ |
| city | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| coFounder |
Kenny Gamble
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linked to:
Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributor |
CBS Records
ⓘ
Epic Records ⓘ Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| era | 1970s ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Kenny Gamble
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff ⓘ Thom Bell ⓘ |
| foundingYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| genre |
Philly soul
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia soul
R&B ⓘ disco ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| houseBand | MFSB ⓘ |
| influencedGenre |
contemporary R&B
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disco ⓘ quiet storm ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing the Philly soul sound
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lush orchestrated soul arrangements ⓘ socially conscious lyrics ⓘ |
| location |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
ⓘ
linked to:
Philadelphia
|
| notableArtist |
Billy Paul
ⓘ
Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes ⓘ
linked to:
Harold Melvin
Lou Rawls ⓘ MFSB ⓘ McFadden & Whitehead ⓘ
linked to:
Foster & McElroy
Patti LaBelle ⓘ Teddy Pendergrass ⓘ The O'Jays ⓘ
linked to:
The O’Jays
|
| notableProducer |
Kenny Gamble
ⓘ
linked to:
Kenneth Gamble
Leon Huff ⓘ Thom Bell ⓘ |
| parentCompany |
CBS Records
ⓘ
Sony Music Entertainment ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
early 1970s
ⓘ
mid 1970s ⓘ |
| state | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
danceable rhythms
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horn arrangements ⓘ orchestral production ⓘ string arrangements ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Philadelphia International Records Description of subject: Philadelphia International Records is a pioneering American soul and R&B record label, central to the development of the lush, orchestrated "Philly soul" sound of the 1970s.
Referenced by (38)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Gamble and Huff songwriting and production team
subject linked to:
Gamble and Huff songwriting and production team
subject linked to:
The Iceman