THE KINKS Low Budget LP NEW SEALED 180 GRAM VINYL LIMITED EDITION
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$ 28
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Jan 1, 2015
Sold Date
Dec 5, 2014
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Description
ARTIST: The Kinks
TITLE: Low Budget
FORMAT: LP (180 Gram)
LABEL: Velvel/ KOCH/ KONK
CATALOG #: VEL-LP-79837
RECORD CONDITION: NEW
JACKET CONDITION: NEW
"Low Budget doesn't have a narrative like Preservation or Soap Opera, but Ray Davies cleverly designed the album as a sly satire of the recession and oil crisis that gripped America in the late '70s -- thereby satisfying his need to be a wry social commentator while giving American audiences a hook to identify with. It was a clever move that worked; not only did Low Budget become their highest-charting American album (not counting the 1966 Greatest Hits compilation), but it was also a fine set of arena rock, one of the better mainstream hard rock albums of its time. And it certainly was of its time -- so much so that many of the concerns and production techniques have dated quite a bit in the decades since its initial release. Nevertheless, that gives the album a certain charm, since it now plays like a time capsule, a snapshot of what hard rock sounded like at the close of the '70s. Low Budget may not have the depth of, say, Arthur or Village Green, but it's a terrifically entertaining testament to their skills as a professional rock band and Davies' savvy as a commercial songwriter." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine & allmusic.com
"Although they weren't as boldly innovative as the Beatles or as popular as the Rolling Stones or the Who, the Kinks were one of the most influential bands of the British Invasion. Like most bands of their era, the Kinks began as an R&B/blues outfit. Within four years, the band had become the most staunchly English of all their contemporaries, drawing heavily from British music hall and traditional pop, as well as incorporating elements of country, folk, and blues." - Stephen Thomas Erlewine & allmusic.com
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