Rock of the Westies
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Rock of the Westies is a 1975 rock album by Elton John that continued his commercial success with a harder-edged sound and the hit single "Island Girl."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Rock of the Westies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8429814 — 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: Rock of the Westies Context triple: [Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy, precededByAlbum, Rock of the Westies]
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A.
Stay Out West
Stay Out West is the late-night club and venue program that extends the Way Out West festival experience across Gothenburg after the main festival hours.
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B.
Way Out West
Way Out West is a landmark 1957 jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, celebrated for its pianoless trio format and inventive reinterpretations of Western-themed tunes.
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C.
Way Out West
Way Out West is a classic 1937 Laurel and Hardy comedy Western film featuring the duo as bumbling messengers tasked with delivering a gold mine deed.
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D.
Rock in a Hard Place
Rock in a Hard Place is a 1982 hard rock album by Aerosmith, notable for being recorded during a turbulent period marked by key lineup changes and internal band tensions.
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E.
Wildside
Wildside is an Italian television and film production company known for creating high-profile international series and auteur-driven projects.
- 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: Rock of the Westies Target entity description: Rock of the Westies is a 1975 rock album by Elton John that continued his commercial success with a harder-edged sound and the hit single "Island Girl."
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A.
Stay Out West
Stay Out West is the late-night club and venue program that extends the Way Out West festival experience across Gothenburg after the main festival hours.
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B.
Way Out West
Way Out West is a landmark 1957 jazz album by tenor saxophonist Sonny Rollins, celebrated for its pianoless trio format and inventive reinterpretations of Western-themed tunes.
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C.
Way Out West
Way Out West is a classic 1937 Laurel and Hardy comedy Western film featuring the duo as bumbling messengers tasked with delivering a gold mine deed.
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D.
Rock in a Hard Place
Rock in a Hard Place is a 1982 hard rock album by Aerosmith, notable for being recorded during a turbulent period marked by key lineup changes and internal band tensions.
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E.
Wildside
Wildside is an Italian television and film production company known for creating high-profile international series and auteur-driven projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rock album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chartPositionUKAlbumsChart | 5 ⓘ |
| chartPositionUSBillboard200 | 1 ⓘ |
| containsSingle | Island Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs | harder-edged ⓘ |
| featuresMusician |
Caleb Quaye
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cindy Bullens NERFINISHED ⓘ Davey Johnstone NERFINISHED ⓘ James Newton Howard NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Passarelli NERFINISHED ⓘ Kiki Dee NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Cooper NERFINISHED ⓘ Roger Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Blue Moves NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
pop rock
ⓘ
rock ⓘ |
| hasCertification | RIAA Platinum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Billy Bones and the White Bird
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dan Dare (Pilot of the Future) NERFINISHED ⓘ Feed Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Grow Some Funk of Your Own NERFINISHED ⓘ Hard Luck Story NERFINISHED ⓘ I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford) NERFINISHED ⓘ Island Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ Street Kids NERFINISHED ⓘ Ugly ⓘ Wednesday Night NERFINISHED ⓘ Yell Help NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStrongerSoundComparedTo | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainLyricist | Bernie Taupin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSongwriter | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
compact disc
ⓘ
vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableWork | Island Girl NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Elton John discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Elton John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Gus Dudgeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordedAt | Caribou Ranch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordingLocation | Nederland, Colorado, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
DJM Records
NERFINISHED
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MCA Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1975-10-24 ⓘ |
| yearOfRelease | 1975 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rock of the Westies Description of subject: Rock of the Westies is a 1975 rock album by Elton John that continued his commercial success with a harder-edged sound and the hit single "Island Girl."
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