Castles Made of Sand
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"Castles Made of Sand" is a reflective, psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its evocative lyrics about impermanence and its innovative reverse guitar effects.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Castles Made of Sand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4454373 — 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: Castles Made of Sand Context triple: [Axis: Bold as Love, hasPart, Castles Made of Sand]
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A.
Sandcastles
Sandcastles are temporary sculptures made by shaping wet sand, typically built by children and families on beaches for play and decoration.
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B.
Castle and Sun
Castle and Sun is a geometric, abstract painting by Swiss-German artist Paul Klee, known for its colorful arrangement of block-like forms suggesting a fantastical cityscape.
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C.
The Castle
The Castle is a surreal, unfinished novel by Franz Kafka that follows a land surveyor’s futile attempts to gain access to a mysterious, bureaucratic authority that governs a remote village.
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D.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic government building in Jamestown that serves as a key administrative and architectural landmark of the area.
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E.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic fortification in Mumbai, India, that served as the original fortified settlement of the British East India Company in the city.
- 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: Castles Made of Sand Target entity description: "Castles Made of Sand" is a reflective, psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its evocative lyrics about impermanence and its innovative reverse guitar effects.
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A.
Sandcastles
Sandcastles are temporary sculptures made by shaping wet sand, typically built by children and families on beaches for play and decoration.
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B.
Castle and Sun
Castle and Sun is a geometric, abstract painting by Swiss-German artist Paul Klee, known for its colorful arrangement of block-like forms suggesting a fantastical cityscape.
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C.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic government building in Jamestown that serves as a key administrative and architectural landmark of the area.
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D.
The Castle
The Castle is a surreal, unfinished novel by Franz Kafka that follows a land surveyor’s futile attempts to gain access to a mysterious, bureaucratic authority that governs a remote village.
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E.
The Castle
The Castle is a historic fortification in Mumbai, India, that served as the original fortified settlement of the British East India Company in the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
psychedelic rock song
ⓘ
single ⓘ song ⓘ |
| album | Axis: Bold as Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| artist | The Jimi Hendrix Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinArtist | Axis: Bold as Love track list ⓘ |
| composer | Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
psychedelic rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| guitarist | Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLyricalTheme |
death
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disillusionment ⓘ family conflict ⓘ fate ⓘ fragility of life ⓘ impermanence ⓘ reflection ⓘ romantic breakup ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
clean guitar tone
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psychedelic production ⓘ reverse guitar effects ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeStructure | vignette-based lyrics ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
evocative imagery
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introspective tone ⓘ melancholic mood ⓘ |
| hasNotableTechnique |
backward guitar recording
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studio experimentation ⓘ |
| hasTitleMetaphor | sand castles representing transience ⓘ |
| includedIn | studio album ⓘ |
| influenced | later psychedelic rock artists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| partOf | Axis: Bold as Love NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | The Jimi Hendrix Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerMember |
Jimi Hendrix
NERFINISHED
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Mitch Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ Noel Redding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Chas Chandler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedBy | The Jimi Hendrix Experience NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Reprise Records
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Track Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| releaseDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| side | B-side ⓘ |
| vocalist | Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Jimi Hendrix NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Castles Made of Sand Description of subject: "Castles Made of Sand" is a reflective, psychedelic rock song by the Jimi Hendrix Experience, noted for its evocative lyrics about impermanence and its innovative reverse guitar effects.
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