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Record LabelSanctuary / Sanctuary Records

EAN4050538513103

eBay Product ID (ePID)7052240807

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LanguageEnglish

Era1960s

Release Year2019

FormatRecord

FeaturesStudio Recording

GenrePop, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Contemporary Christian

TypeAlbum

StyleBritish Invasion

ArtistThe Kinks

Release TitleArthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

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DistributionAda/Cinram Logistics

Number of Tracks2

Country/Region of ManufactureEngland

Additional InformationThe Kinks Started Rocking Again on this Dense and Joyous Rock Opera from Ray Davies.

Reviews"...An incredible album, the band in their finest form, turning it in from start to finish...a masterpiece on every level: Ray Davies' finest hour, the Kinks' supreme achievement.", 4 stars out of 5 - "...ARTHUR sounds like a quiet masterpiece....Davies' tunes are spilling over with ideas and melodies..."

Number of Discs2

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by tadpole*25
18 Dec, 2019
A bit of an unheralded classic.
An album often overlooked in the Kinks' oeuvre. Originally written as the soundtrack for a TV play that never got made, Arthur is full of excellent tracks that really show off just how good they were as a band - standouts include Victoria, Mr. Churchill Says, Shangri-La and the wonderfully daft She's Bought a hat like Princess Marina. The 2LP version adds several tracks which were slated for sides 3 and 4 (Arthur was originally intended to be a double) plus versions of 3 tracks recorded for Top of the Pops.
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