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Electrecord

Electrecord is a Romanian record label which was founded in 1932 being a major company in the field of music production in Romania, particularly popular for the large number of LPs released on the Romanian music market. Among the musicians who have recorded at Electrecord, we can mention: Constantin Silvestri, Radu Lupu, Romica Puceanu, Gabi Luncă, Dona Dumitru Siminică, Fărâmiță Lambru, Silvia Marcovici, Virginia Zeani, Marin Constantin, Corul Madrigal, Lola Bobescu, Maria Tănase, Gică Petrescu, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrah, Carlo Zechi, Li Ming Qiang, Aldo Ciccolini, Phoenix, Valeriu Sterian, Iris, Compact, as well as many other valuable performers of local fiddle, jazz, rock or folk music.

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Electrecord is a Romanian record label which was founded in 1932 being a major company in the field of music production in Romania, particularly popular for the large number of LPs released on the Romanian music market. Among the musicians who have recorded at Electrecord, we can mention: Constantin Silvestri, Radu Lupu, Romica Puceanu, Gabi Luncă, Dona Dumitru Siminică, Fărâmiță Lambru, Silvia Marcovici, Virginia Zeani, Marin Constantin, Corul Madrigal, Lola Bobescu, Maria Tănase, Gică Petrescu, Sviatoslav Richter, David Oistrah, Carlo Zechi, Li Ming Qiang, Aldo Ciccolini, Phoenix, Valeriu Sterian, Iris, Compact, as well as many other valuable performers of local fiddle, jazz, rock or folk music.

Key claims

  1. date of foundation: 1932 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  3. release date: 2022 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the date of foundation is "1932". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. The record states that the release date is "2022". What evidence would count against this claim?
  5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1338143686

Key claims and bibliography are generated from the same tracked claims and sources as the article page.