The Skids
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The Skids are a Scottish punk and new wave band formed in the late 1970s, best known for their anthemic single "Into the Valley" and their influence on the post-punk scene.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Skids canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T16675213 — 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: The Skids Context triple: [PVC Records, releasedArtist, The Skids]
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A.
The Beta Band
The Beta Band was a Scottish experimental rock group known for its eclectic blend of folk, electronic, and psychedelic influences and its strong cult following in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band known for blending street punk with folk and rock influences, and for its members’ involvement in various notable punk side projects.
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C.
The Spiders
The Spiders is the traditional nickname of Queen’s Park F.C., one of Scotland’s oldest football clubs known for its distinctive black-and-white hooped kits.
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D.
The Pinheads
The Pinheads is the fictional rock band fronted by Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" film series.
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E.
The Skints
The Skints are a London-based band known for blending reggae, ska, punk, and dub influences into a politically conscious, genre-crossing sound.
- 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: The Skids Target entity description: The Skids are a Scottish punk and new wave band formed in the late 1970s, best known for their anthemic single "Into the Valley" and their influence on the post-punk scene.
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A.
The Beta Band
The Beta Band was a Scottish experimental rock group known for its eclectic blend of folk, electronic, and psychedelic influences and its strong cult following in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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B.
Swingin' Utters
Swingin' Utters is an American punk rock band known for blending street punk with folk and rock influences, and for its members’ involvement in various notable punk side projects.
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C.
The Spiders
The Spiders is the traditional nickname of Queen’s Park F.C., one of Scotland’s oldest football clubs known for its distinctive black-and-white hooped kits.
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D.
The Pinheads
The Pinheads is the fictional rock band fronted by Marty McFly in the "Back to the Future" film series.
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E.
The Skints
The Skints are a London-based band known for blending reggae, ska, punk, and dub influences into a politically conscious, genre-crossing sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.