General Records
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General Records was a mid-20th-century American record label known for releasing politically charged folk and protest music, including recordings by the Almanac Singers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| General Records canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9057791 — 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: General Records Context triple: [Almanac Singers, recordLabel, General Records]
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General
A General is a high-ranking military officer, typically commanding large units or formations and serving as one of the senior leaders within an armed force.
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B.
General Standard
General Standard is a market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange designed for companies that meet the minimum EU-regulated transparency requirements without the additional obligations of the Prime Standard.
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General Schedule
The General Schedule is the primary pay scale used to determine salaries and grades for most white-collar federal employees in the United States civil service.
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D.
General registry
The General registry is Julia's main public package registry that indexes and distributes the vast majority of registered Julia packages.
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E.
Essential Records
Essential Records is a music label best known for releasing progressive rock and related artists, including works by the band Yes.
- 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: General Records Target entity description: General Records was a mid-20th-century American record label known for releasing politically charged folk and protest music, including recordings by the Almanac Singers.
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A.
General
A General is a high-ranking military officer, typically commanding large units or formations and serving as one of the senior leaders within an armed force.
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B.
General Standard
General Standard is a market segment of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange designed for companies that meet the minimum EU-regulated transparency requirements without the additional obligations of the Prime Standard.
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C.
General Schedule
The General Schedule is the primary pay scale used to determine salaries and grades for most white-collar federal employees in the United States civil service.
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D.
General registry
The General registry is Julia's main public package registry that indexes and distributes the vast majority of registered Julia packages.
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E.
Essential Records
Essential Records is a music label best known for releasing progressive rock and related artists, including works by the band Yes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American record label
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record label ⓘ |
| activePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| associatedGenreScene | American folk revival ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | American folk protest movement ⓘ |
| catalogCharacteristic |
political lyrics
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topical songs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| focus |
left-wing protest songs
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politically charged folk music ⓘ |
| genre |
folk
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political music ⓘ protest music ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
World War II era
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early Cold War era ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| medium | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| notability | early publisher of protest folk recordings ⓘ |
| notableArtist | Almanac Singers ⓘ |
| product |
folk music recordings
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phonograph records ⓘ protest music recordings ⓘ |
| regionServed |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| releasedRecordingBy | Almanac Singers ⓘ |
| reputation | politically charged catalog ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| targetAudience | politically engaged listeners ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: General Records Description of subject: General Records was a mid-20th-century American record label known for releasing politically charged folk and protest music, including recordings by the Almanac Singers.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.