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The Vaselines

Scottish band
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The Vaselines

Summary

The Vaselines is a musical group[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Vaselines's instance of is recorded as musical group[3].
  • The Vaselines's genre is alternative rock[4].
  • The Vaselines's record label is recorded as Sub Pop[5].
  • The Vaselines's discography is recorded as The Vaselines discography[6].
  • The Vaselines's Commons category is recorded as The Vaselines[7].
  • The Vaselines's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[8].
  • The Vaselines comprises Eugene Kelly[9].
  • 1986 marks the founding of The Vaselines[10].
  • The Vaselines's location of formation is recorded as Glasgow[11].
  • The Vaselines's official website is recorded as http://www.thevaselines.co.uk/[12].
  • The Vaselines's start of work period is recorded as 1986[13].
  • The Vaselines's name is recorded as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'The Vaselines'}[14].
  • The Vaselines's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13629'}[15].
  • The Vaselines's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13758'}[16].
  • The Vaselines's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13725'}[17].
  • The Vaselines's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+13607'}[18].

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: Group[19]

  • Country: GB[20]

  • Began / founded: 1986[21]

  • Community tags: british, classic pop and rock, scottish, uk[22]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a70b63fd-cae7-4a5f-b338-b18343f3ee2f[23]

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Founding

1986 marks the founding of The Vaselines[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Glasgow[11].

Why It Matters

The Vaselines ranks in the top 6% of musical_group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (688 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

It has been cited as an influence by Nirvana[26], a rock band[27], in United States[28], founded in 1987[29].

FAQs

Who did The Vaselines influence?

The Vaselines has been cited as an influence by Nirvana[26].

Related Entities

Sub Pop 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] ↑ . 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.

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

  1. [19] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [22] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [23] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · ZI Jony · 2026-05-01 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Start of work period → +1986-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Has part(s) → Eugene Kelly
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