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Prelude 1983–1985

compilation album by In the Nursery

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia

Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0

Source revisionJan 19, 2024

Entity authorityQ7240064 ↗

Source-derived summary

Prelude 1983–1985 is a compilation album by English electronic music duo In the Nursery, released in 1989 through Normal Records. It collects tracks from several of their early releases, including two singles and When Cherished Dreams Come True.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Prelude 1983–1985” as compilation album by In the Nursery. Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA useful identification and reception guide that helps separate the work itself from editions, performances, ownership and later interpretation. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1983, 1985, 1989—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1989-01-01. The account is most persuasive where Prelude, compilation and album can be independently traced.

Editorial analysis

Why this record matters

The subject matters to the arts & letters register because the source frames it as compilation album by In the Nursery. Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Reception evidence should be dated and situated: later canonical status may differ sharply from the work’s initial circulation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 19, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q7240064. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1983, 1985 and 1989.

Critical limits

Rights, attribution and provenance may remain disputed even when a general reference summary presents a stable account. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.

How to read it

Separate the work, its editions or performances, and its later reception. Catalogue records, publication histories and object files often preserve different parts of that story.

Best used for

Identifying works and editions
Tracing reception history
Finding collection records

Verify next

The original object or edition, catalogue raisonné, performance record, rights file and holding institution.

Three-step research path

Establish the record: confirm the title “Prelude 1983–1985”, its source revision and the description used here.
Expand the search: follow Prelude 1983–1985 primary sources, Prelude 1983–1985 archive and Prelude research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.

Questions for further research

Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Prelude 1983–1985”?
Which edition, object, performance or recording is being described?
Where is authorship, date or provenance documented?

Subject index

Search terms from this dossier

Prelude 1983–1985 history →Prelude 1983–1985 primary sources →Prelude 1983–1985 archive →Prelude research →compilation research →album research →Nursery research →

Source & attribution

This entry incorporates text from “Prelude 1983–1985” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.