*THE KINKS* ARTHUR - ORIGINAL 1969 UK PYE *MONO* LP

	£		147
	$		195

THE KINKS :- Arthur or The Decline and fall of The British Empire - Original 1969 UK Pye NPL 18317 MONO LP with laminated outer Gatefold Sleeve

Lovely vinyl condition copy of a fantastic MONO Kinks LP .................

Track Listing:-

1. Victoria
2. Yes Sir No Sir
3. Some Mother's Son
4. Drivin'
5. Brainwashed
6. Australia
7. Shangri La
8. Mr Churchill Says
9. She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina
10. Young And Innocent Days
11. Nothing To Say
12. Arthur

The Kinks: Ray Davies (vocals, guitar, piano); Dave Davies (vocals, guitar); John Dalton (bass); Mick Avory (drums). Recorded at Pye Studios, London, England.After the commercial failure of Village Green, the Kinks could have gone one of two ways. They could have forgotten about making cohesive, "veddy British" albums and gone back to simply putting together album-length collections of unrelated songs. Or they could have moved from concept albums to full-fledged rock operas, full of third-person tunes that would enable Ray Davies to further distance himself from his audience. They chose the latter, earning themselves a solid core of new fans along the way. The pleasure of Arthur is that, while it shows the Kinks' readiness to tackle the rock opera form, it retains a close connection with their more pop-oriented past. Opener "Victoria" remained a concert favorite for years afterwards, while the delicate "Shangri-La" likewise took on a life of its own outside the rock-opera format. Clearly, the group had more creativity at this point than it knew what to do with. Arthur is probably the only album that you could play for a fan of the pop Kinks and a fan of the theatrical Kinks and please both.
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Condition of Vinyl:- The disc has very light use .................. No marks or wear ............... Outstanding sound quality throughout : Easily Graded at EXCELLENT+ condition.

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Label Condition:- No label wear , barely any trace of spindle use: EXCELLENT+ condition.

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Condition of Sleeve:- The sleeve has some wear evident ............. the front of the sleeve has two creases evident ....... the edges and spine have a few dinks , some corner scuffing : The Sleeve is Very Carefully Graded to be in at least GOOD condition ( Nearing VERY GOOD ) Most would graded far higher ...................

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