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Total 2

Kompakt: Total 2 or Total 2 was released on 25 July 2000. The album is the second installment of the Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. Except one (see below) all tracks on the vinyl edition were previously unreleased at the time of release. CD edition includes most of the tracks from the vinyl edition, and additionally some songs which were at the time of release already available on 12 inch from Kompakt.

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Kompakt: Total 2 or Total 2 was released on 25 July 2000. The album is the second installment of the Cologne-based microhouse label's annual compilation of vinyl releases and exclusives from its biggest artists and most promising newcomers. Except one (see below) all tracks on the vinyl edition were previously unreleased at the time of release. CD edition includes most of the tracks from the vinyl edition, and additionally some songs which were at the time of release already available on 12 inch from Kompakt.

Key claims

  1. release date: 2000-07-25 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
  2. release date: 1999 — 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 release date is "2000-07-25". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. The record states that the release date is "1999". What evidence would count against this claim?
  4. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  5. 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=1068332004

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