Hightone Records
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Hightone Records is an American independent record label known for its roots, Americana, and country releases.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hightone Records canonical | 5 |
| HighTone Records | 3 |
| Hightone Records art department | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11126134 — 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: Hightone Records Context triple: [Buddy Miller, recordLabel, Hightone Records]
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A.
Audium Records
Audium Records is an independent music label known for releasing country and Americana recordings, particularly by veteran and roots-oriented artists.
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B.
SteepleChase Records
SteepleChase Records is a Danish jazz record label known for its extensive catalog of recordings by prominent American and European jazz musicians, particularly from the 1970s onward.
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C.
Takoma Records
Takoma Records is an influential American independent record label best known for its pioneering role in American primitive guitar and folk music, originally founded by guitarist John Fahey.
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D.
Harvest Records
Harvest Records is a British record label best known for releasing progressive rock and experimental music, particularly in the 1970s.
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E.
Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records is an American independent record label known for releasing folk, world, jazz, and roots music.
- 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: Hightone Records Target entity description: Hightone Records is an American independent record label known for its roots, Americana, and country releases.
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A.
Audium Records
Audium Records is an independent music label known for releasing country and Americana recordings, particularly by veteran and roots-oriented artists.
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B.
SteepleChase Records
SteepleChase Records is a Danish jazz record label known for its extensive catalog of recordings by prominent American and European jazz musicians, particularly from the 1970s onward.
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C.
Takoma Records
Takoma Records is an influential American independent record label best known for its pioneering role in American primitive guitar and folk music, originally founded by guitarist John Fahey.
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D.
Harvest Records
Harvest Records is a British record label best known for releasing progressive rock and experimental music, particularly in the 1970s.
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E.
Shanachie Records
Shanachie Records is an American independent record label known for releasing folk, world, jazz, and roots music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
independent record label
ⓘ
record label ⓘ |
| basedIn |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| catalogIncludes |
compilation albums
ⓘ
live albums ⓘ studio albums ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distributionFocus |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
international independent music market ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Americana artists
ⓘ
country artists ⓘ roots rock artists ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Bruce Bromberg
ⓘ
Larry Sloven ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
ⓘ
blues ⓘ country music ⓘ folk ⓘ rockabilly ⓘ roots music ⓘ |
| hasReissueProgram | yes ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
artist-friendly environment
ⓘ
roots-oriented catalog ⓘ |
| hasType | independent music company ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| industry | music industry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
releasing roots and alt-country recordings
ⓘ
supporting Americana revival in the 1980s and 1990s ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationFounded |
Oakland, California
ⓘ
linked to:
Oakland
|
| notableArtist |
Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
ⓘ
Buddy Miller ⓘ Chris Gaffney ⓘ Dale Watson ⓘ Dave Alvin ⓘ Joe Ely ⓘ Robert Cray ⓘ Sleepy LaBeef ⓘ Sonny Burgess ⓘ The Blasters ⓘ Tom Russell ⓘ |
| operatesInSector | recorded music ⓘ |
| product |
compact discs
ⓘ
recordings ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ |
| releasedCompilationSeries | American Music: The Hightone Records Story ⓘ |
| specializesIn | roots-oriented American music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hightone Records Description of subject: Hightone Records is an American independent record label known for its roots, Americana, and country releases.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Hightone Records
linked to: Hightone Records
linked to: Hightone Records
linked to: Hightone Records