Talk:Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James

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August 31, 2022	Good article nominee	Listed

A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on September 10, 2022.

The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that Manfred Mann's 1966 single "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James" was amongst the first songs to utilize the Mellotron?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 06:00, 7 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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... that Manfred Mann's (pictured)
1966 single "Semi-Detached, Suburban Mr. James" was amongst the first songs to utilize the Mellotron? Source: Cunningham, Mark (1998). Good Vibrations: A History of Record Production. London: Sanctuary. ISBN 978-1-860742422. pp. 126–27
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Created by VirreFriberg (talk). Self-nominated at 05:31, 21 August 2022 (UTC).[reply]

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Overall: Graearms (talk) 16:49, 21 August 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, VirreFriberg, and welcome to DYK! (Hi to you too, Graearms :)) While this is an "among the first" hook – as opposed to a pure "first" hook, which requires strong sourcing – i'm not quite sure that this hook has the necessary sourcing to back up its claim. Reverb is a guitar equipment sales company, while Planet Mellotron simply appears to be a website. I don't think either meets the burdens of WP:RS – can the sourcing be improved? theleekycauldron (talk • contribs) (she/her) 08:47, 5 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
- Hi there, theleekycauldron, I updated it, including the source by Cunningham (1998). VirreFriberg