Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/After the Fact (album)


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The result was redirect to Magazine (band).  Sandstein  07:46, 22 July 2020 (UTC)

After the Fact (album)

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A rather unremarkable compilation album that wasn't promoted with a single. Coverage is extremely limited and better served at the band's page or discography. On average, article only receives 3 views per day. ≫  Lil- Unique1  -{ Talk  }- 21:34, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Albums and songs-related deletion discussions. ≫  Lil- Unique1  -{  Talk  }- 21:34, 14 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Comment: wonderful band, but this greatest hits album has been out of print for decades in the UK, being supplanted by 1987's Rays and Hail and later the Where the Power Is/Maybe It's Right to Be Nervous Now discs from 2000, all of which are still readily available there. So from the point of view of the band's home country, there will be zero sources online. Considering the band's importance to the post-punk/alternative music scene in the UK, I think it highly likely that this was reviewed in NME and Melody Maker at the very least back in 1982. But I can't go by WP:THEREMUSTBESOURCES, so I'd say redirect for now until at some point in the future I or someone else can have a look for back issues. I'm guessing that in the US, Creem and Trouser Press may have reviewed the album, but again, locating those sources will be a problem. Richard3120 (talk) 22:06, 14 July 2020 (UTC)
 * Trouser Press mentions it, and mentions, uh, your mention, that it has been supplanted. The 1992 Rolling Stone Album Guide gives it 3 stars. The 1999 Rough Guide doesn't mention it, but does mention that Rays and Hail is "the best possible introduction." There is something about the first, though... Caro7200 (talk) 22:35, 14 July 2020 (UTC)


 * Redirect to Magazine (band): Barely found anything about the compilation album. Sources mentioned by Richard3120 are hard to find on the internet. ASTIG😎  (ICE T • ICE CUBE) 05:32, 17 July 2020 (UTC)


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