The Ballad of Calico
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The Ballad of Calico is a 1972 concept album by country-rock group The First Edition that tells interconnected stories about a fictional Nevada mining town.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ballad of Calico canonical | 34 |
| The Ballad of Calico story cycle | 1 |
| “Calico Silver (finale)” | 1 |
| “Calico Silver (reprise)” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T814910 — 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: The Ballad of Calico Context triple: [The First Edition, hasAlbum, The Ballad of Calico]
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Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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C.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- 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: The Ballad of Calico Target entity description: The Ballad of Calico is a 1972 concept album by country-rock group The First Edition that tells interconnected stories about a fictional Nevada mining town.
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A.
Shadows on the Rock
Shadows on the Rock is a historical novel by Willa Cather set in 17th-century Quebec, exploring themes of faith, community, and cultural identity in the French colonial world.
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B.
Fool's Paradise
Fool's Paradise is a 2023 satirical comedy film that marks Charlie Day's feature directorial debut, following a mute man who becomes an accidental Hollywood star.
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C.
Living to Tell the Tale
Living to Tell the Tale is Gabriel García Márquez’s memoir, recounting his early life and the experiences that shaped him as a writer.
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D.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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E.
The Girl with the Curls
The Girl with the Curls is the famous nickname of silent film star Mary Pickford, who was renowned for her youthful roles and distinctive ringlet hairstyle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ballad of Calico Description of subject: The Ballad of Calico is a 1972 concept album by country-rock group The First Edition that tells interconnected stories about a fictional Nevada mining town.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Ballad of Calico
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“Sunrise Overture”
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“Sunrise Overture”
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“Calico Silver”
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“Calico Silver”
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“Calico Silver”
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“Write Me Down (Don’t Forget My Name)”
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“Write Me Down (Don’t Forget My Name)”
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“Write Me Down (Don’t Forget My Name)”
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“The Way I Used To Be”
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“The Way I Used To Be”
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“Madame De Lil and Diabolical Bill”
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“Madame De Lil and Diabolical Bill”
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“Road Agent”
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“Road Agent”
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“Sally Grey”
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“Sally Grey”
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“Dorsey, the Mail-Carrying Dog”
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“Harbor for My Soul”
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“Harbor for My Soul”
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“Harbor for My Soul”
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“Trigger Happy Kid”
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“Trigger Happy Kid”
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“Trigger Happy Kid”
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“Vachel Carling’s Rubilator”
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“Vachel Carling’s Rubilator”
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“Old Mohave Highway”
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“Old Mohave Highway”
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“Man Came Up From Town”
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“Man Came Up From Town”
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“Born to Be a Drifter”
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“Born to Be a Drifter”
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“Death of a Gunfighter”
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“Death of a Gunfighter”
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“Death of a Gunfighter”