Rip Rig + Panic
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Rip Rig + Panic was an experimental British post-punk and jazz fusion band from the early 1980s known for its avant-garde style and for featuring a young Neneh Cherry as a vocalist.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rip Rig + Panic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7081932 — 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: Rip Rig + Panic Context triple: [Neneh Cherry, associatedAct, Rip Rig + Panic]
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A.
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns is a British television comedy series created by and starring Michael Palin that parodies old-fashioned adventure and boys’ own stories.
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B.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
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C.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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D.
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat is a popular children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler about a greedy, thieving rat whose misdeeds on the highway eventually catch up with him.
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E.
Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood is a British pub rock band known for their high-energy rhythm and blues style and influential role in the 1970s UK rock scene.
- 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: Rip Rig + Panic Target entity description: Rip Rig + Panic was an experimental British post-punk and jazz fusion band from the early 1980s known for its avant-garde style and for featuring a young Neneh Cherry as a vocalist.
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A.
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns is a British television comedy series created by and starring Michael Palin that parodies old-fashioned adventure and boys’ own stories.
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B.
Riff-Raff
Riff-Raff is a 1991 British social-realist drama film directed by Ken Loach that follows the struggles of construction workers living on the margins of society.
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C.
Smackwater Jack
"Smackwater Jack" is a song best known from Carole King's landmark 1971 album "Tapestry," co-written with lyricist Gerry Goffin.
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D.
The Highway Rat
The Highway Rat is a popular children's picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler about a greedy, thieving rat whose misdeeds on the highway eventually catch up with him.
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E.
Dr. Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood is a British pub rock band known for their high-energy rhythm and blues style and influential role in the 1970s UK rock scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British post-punk band
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band ⓘ |
| activeEnd | 1983 ⓘ |
| activeStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Bruce Smith
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Float Up CP ⓘ Gareth Sager ⓘ Neneh Cherry ⓘ The Pop Group ⓘ
linked to:
The Slits
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| debutAlbum | God ⓘ |
| era | early 1980s ⓘ |
| formedIn | Bristol ⓘ |
| genre |
art punk
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avant-garde jazz ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ post-punk ⓘ |
| hasFormerMember |
Bruce Smith
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Gareth Sager ⓘ Mark Springer ⓘ Neneh Cherry ⓘ Sean Oliver ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
free jazz
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funk ⓘ punk rock ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation | England ⓘ |
| nameInspiredBy | Rahsaan Roland Kirk album "Rip, Rig and Panic" ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Bruce Smith
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Gareth Sager ⓘ Mark Springer ⓘ Neneh Cherry ⓘ Sean Oliver ⓘ |
| notableSong |
Bob Hope Takes Risks
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Storm The Reality Asylum ⓘ You're My Kind of Climate ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Rough Trade Records
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Virgin Records ⓘ |
| release |
Attitude
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God ⓘ I Am Cold ⓘ |
| releaseType | studio album ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
avant-garde
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eclectic instrumentation ⓘ improvisational ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rip Rig + Panic Description of subject: Rip Rig + Panic was an experimental British post-punk and jazz fusion band from the early 1980s known for its avant-garde style and for featuring a young Neneh Cherry as a vocalist.
Referenced by (1)
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