Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/High Neighbors: Dub Tribute To Phish


 * The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review).  No further edits should be made to this page.  

The result was keep personally, I think it should be deleted. but alas, it appears I would be in the minority here. And since valid reasons are used... Balloonman (talk) 06:40, 20 November 2007 (UTC)

High Neighbors: Dub Tribute To Phish

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Non-notable tribute album, previous prod'd and deleted, and previous to that was deleted as creation by banned user (see High Neighbors: Dub Tribute to Phish) SkierRMH 01:23, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep. Album is sold and distributed worldwide on a fairly large record label, Vitamin Records, which also has tribute albums for Rob Zombie, Smashing Pumpkins, and Linkin Park that are all profiled on WIkipedia. Phish arguably has a larger following than any of these bands. Banned user's original page remains deleted as this is a new entry, though the construction of such a page apparently passed AfD in June 2007. KevinPharmers 02:55, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Neutral: Does it meet WP:MUSIC just because it is sold worldwide?? Reading the article, it doesn't seem notable. - Rjd0060 04:56, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep Phish is notable, this album tribute to Phish is notable, released by notable record label.. seems to meet any other albums notablity for inclusion here. — Save_Us _ 229  06:16, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Um...Save_Us, notability is not inherited. Cover bands don't simply get their favorite band's notability conferred onto them. Also, according to WP:MUSIC, they need to have released "2 or more" albums with the same notable record label. This is their first and only. Bullzeye (Ring for Service) 06:30, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * True, but you could make that argument for albums for a lot of albums that are not even thought of being put up for deletion. — Save_Us _ 229  06:34, 13 November 2007 (UTC)


 * Keep dub tribute albums to Radiohead and Pink Floyd (granted, the latter shifted 85,000 united) have pages, so there's no reason to single this one out Doc Strange 07:26, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Keep There seems to be confusion amongst the WP community about the difference between a "cover band" and a "tribute album". A cover band is a band that plays exclusively songs by several other artists (usually in smoke-filled bars with dubious sound equipment).  A tribute album is an album recorded by several notable artists, playing songs by one other notable band or artist.  This is the latter.  These are notable artists.  They are playing songs by a notable artist.  As part of the overall structure of the Phish tribute pantheon, this is notable.  &mdash;   Music  Maker  5376  15:35, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete. The claims to notability here are that it's an album paying tribute to a notable band, which falls foul of the argument that notability isn't inherited, and that it was released on a notable label, and I'm not entirely sure about that being the case either (inasmuch as a quick stroll around the net helped me, this is essentially a tribute-only label). Contrary to MusicMaker's claims, neither of the men involved in recording this album appear to be notable beyond the fact that they presumably are connected to the label it was released on. If there's material I'm unaware of regarding the notability of the musicians or the label - preferably both - then I'm willing to be persuaded to change my position. BigHaz - Schreit mich an 05:58, 14 November 2007 (UTC)
 * Redirect to List of Phish tribute albums. IMO, tribute albums earn notability from the contributors, not the tributee, and the contributors to this one do not seem to bring enough notability for a stand-alone article with them (neither of them has a Wikipedia article, and my google search couldn't verify that such articles would survive. On AMG, Mario Calandrelli gets credit for percussion on two compilation albums; Martino Campobasso gets credit for three). Given that WP:MUSIC requires 2 albums on a notable label for a band to gain notability by association, the notability (or lack thereof) of Vitamin Records doesn't seem relevant to me. Its best case would seem to be reliance on widespread sources, and I've looked over everything Google has to offer without finding anything. However, there is sufficient evidence that the album exists, so a redirect to the list that mentions it seems appropriate to me. --Moonriddengirl (talk) 18:37, 14 November 2007 (UTC)


 * The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.