4AD

Summary

4AD is a record label^[1]. 4AD ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• 4AD is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• 4AD's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• 4AD's founder is recorded as Ivo Watts-Russell^[5].
• 4AD's headquarters location is recorded as London^[6].
• 4AD's discography is recorded as 4AD catalog^[7].
• 4AD's Commons category is recorded as 4AD^[8].
• 1980 marks the founding of 4AD^[9].
• 4AD's official website is recorded as http://www.4ad.com/^[10].
• 4AD's topic's main category is recorded as Category:4AD^[11].
• 4AD's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '4AD'}^[12].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+119819'}^[13].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+118768'}^[14].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+304000'}^[15].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+121528'}^[16].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+121325'}^[17].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+338000'}^[18].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+356000'}^[19].
• 4AD's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+375000'}^[20].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Original Production^[21]

• Began / founded: 1980^[22]

• Genre(s): alternative rock, dream pop, ethereal wave, gothic rock, neoclassical dark wave, post-punk, shoegaze^[23]

• Community tags: alternative rock, british, dream pop, ethereal wave, gothic rock, independent, neoclassical dark wave, post-punk, shoegaze, uk^[24]

• MusicBrainz ID: a539bb1e-f2e1-4b45-9db8-8053841e7503^[25]

Body

Founding

4AD's founder is recorded as Ivo Watts-Russell^[5]. 1980 marks the founding of 4AD^[9].

Identity

4AD's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': '4AD'}^[12].

Operations

4AD's headquarters location is recorded as London^[6].

Why It Matters

4AD ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,274 views/month).^[2] 4AD has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26]