Some Friendly

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Some Friendly is the debut studio album by British rock band the Charlatans that was released on 8 October 1990 through Beggars Banquet Records imprint Situation Two. After forming in 1988, the band went through line-up changes before settling on vocalist Tim Burgess, guitarist John Baker, bassist Martin Blunt, keyboardist Rob Collins and drummer Jon Brookes. The band wrote material at a prolific rate and released their debut single "Indian Rope" in early 1990. Soon afterwards, they signed to Beggars Banquet and began recording their debut album. Between March and August 1990, sessions took place with producer Chris Nagle at Strawberry Studios in Stockport and The Windings in Wrexham. Some Friendly is considered an acid-pop, baggy and dance-pop album that draws influence from The Beatles' psychedelic period. In May 1990, "The Only One I Know" was released as the lead single from Some Friendly; it earned the Charlatans their first appearance on the BBC Television music show Top of the Pops and the band embarked on their first headlining tour of the United Kingdom. Following their first overseas show in August 1990, "Then" was released as the album's second single in September 1990. The band played several shows in the United States and were forced to append "UK" to their name because of an identically named American band.…

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1. release date: 1990-10-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 1990 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 1990-09-10 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 1990-10-08 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 1991-02-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
8. release date: 2020 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
9. release date: 2019 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
10. release date: 1991 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the release date is "1990-10-08". 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 "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. The record states that the release date is "1990". What evidence would count against this claim?
6. The record states that the release date is "1990-09-10". What evidence would count against this claim?
7. The record states that the release date is "1990-10-08". What evidence would count against this claim?
8. The record states that the release date is "1991-02-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
9. The record states that the release date is "2020". What evidence would count against this claim?
10. The record states that the release date is "2019". What evidence would count against this claim?
11. The record states that the release date is "1991". What evidence would count against this claim?
12. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
13. 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=1371152789