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A Broken Frame

1982 studio album by Depeche Mode
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A Broken Frame

Summary

A Broken Frame is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • A Broken Frame's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • A Broken Frame's genre is synth-pop[4].
  • A Broken Frame was produced by Depeche Mode[5].
  • A Broken Frame was produced by Daniel Miller[6].
  • A Broken Frame was performed by Depeche Mode[7].
  • Among the performers on A Broken Frame was Marsheaux[8].
  • A Broken Frame's record label is recorded as Mute Records[9].
  • A Broken Frame's record label is recorded as Sire[10].
  • A Broken Frame's record label is recorded as Reprise Records[11].
  • A Broken Frame's record label is recorded as Rhino[12].
  • A Broken Frame's place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[13].
  • A Broken Frame is part of Depeche Mode's albums in chronological order[14].
  • A Broken Frame's language of work or name is recorded as English[15].
  • A Broken Frame was distributed by music streaming[16].
  • A Broken Frame was distributed by phonograph record[17].
  • A Broken Frame was published on September 27, 1982[18].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908928[19].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908929[20].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908930[21].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908931[22].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908932[23].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908933[24].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908934[25].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908936[26].
  • A Broken Frame's tracklist is recorded as Q135908937[27].

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

  • Release type: Album[28]

  • First release date: 1982-09-27[29]

  • Genre(s): alternative pop, alternative rock, electronic, new romantic, pop, synth-pop[30]

  • Community tags: alternative pop, alternative pop rock, alternative rock, electronic, new romantic, pop, synth-pop, synthpop[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 0214b97e-30de-3c7f-8a00-d2a402e8902d[32]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Performers include Depeche Mode[7] and Marsheaux[8]. Producers include Depeche Mode[5] and Daniel Miller[6].

Publication

A Broken Frame was released on September 27, 1982[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United Kingdom[13]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[15]. Its genre is synth-pop[4]. It is part of Depeche Mode's albums in chronological order[14]. Recorded distribution format include music streaming[16] and phonograph record[17].

Why It Matters

A Broken Frame ranks in the top 1% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,069 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

Related Entities

Depeche Mode Mute Records Reprise Records Sire United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . sonic-seducer.de. Retrieved . sonic-seducer.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . Q14005. wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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