Uriah Heep
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Uriah Heep is a British rock band, formed in the late 1960s, known for its pioneering blend of hard rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uriah Heep canonical | 14 |
| Uriah Heep recordings | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12199272 — 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: Uriah Heep Context triple: [Chris Slade, memberOf, Uriah Heep]
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A.
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep is a famously obsequious and manipulative clerk-turned-villain in Charles Dickens’s novel "David Copperfield."
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B.
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash is a British rock band formed in the late 1960s, renowned for pioneering twin lead guitar harmonies and influencing the development of hard rock and progressive rock.
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C.
Whitesnake
Whitesnake is a British hard rock band formed by former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, best known for their 1980s hits like "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love."
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D.
Deep Purple
Deep Purple is a pioneering English rock band formed in 1968, widely regarded as one of the key founders of hard rock and heavy metal.
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E.
Hawkwind
Hawkwind is a pioneering English space rock band known for their heavy, psychedelic sound and influential role in the development of hard rock and heavy metal.
- 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: Uriah Heep Target entity description: Uriah Heep is a British rock band, formed in the late 1960s, known for its pioneering blend of hard rock, progressive rock, and heavy metal.
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A.
Uriah Heep
Uriah Heep is a famously obsequious and manipulative clerk-turned-villain in Charles Dickens’s novel "David Copperfield."
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B.
Wishbone Ash
Wishbone Ash is a British rock band formed in the late 1960s, renowned for pioneering twin lead guitar harmonies and influencing the development of hard rock and progressive rock.
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C.
Whitesnake
Whitesnake is a British hard rock band formed by former Deep Purple singer David Coverdale, best known for their 1980s hits like "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love."
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D.
Deep Purple
Deep Purple is a pioneering English rock band formed in 1968, widely regarded as one of the key founders of hard rock and heavy metal.
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E.
Hawkwind
Hawkwind is a pioneering English space rock band known for their heavy, psychedelic sound and influential role in the development of hard rock and heavy metal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Uriah Heep