The Kinks "Lola Versus Powerman and the Money Go Round" LP Reprise R 6423 VG+

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The Kinks "Lola Versus Powerman and the Money Go Round" LP
1970 Reprise LP R 6423  VG+ CONDITION

Label: Reprise Records ?– RS 6423, Reprise Records ?– RS-6423 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold
Country: US Released: Nov 1970 Genre: Rock Style: Classic Rock

Tracklist

"Lola" gave the Kinks an unexpected hit and its crisp, muscular sound, pitched halfway between acoustic folk and hard rock, provided a new style for the band. However, the song only hinted at what its accompanying album Lola Versus the Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One was all about. It didn't matter that Ray Davies just had his first hit in years -- he had suffered greatly at the hands of the music industry and he wanted to tell the story in song. Hence, Lola -- a loose concept album about Ray Davies' own psychosis and bitter feelings toward the music industry. Davies never really delivers a cohesive story, but the record holds together because it's one of his strongest set of songs. Dave Davies contributes the lovely "Strangers" and the appropriately paranoid "Rats," but this is truly Ray' show, as he lashes out at ex-managers (the boisterous vaudevillian "The Moneygoround"), publishers ("Denmark Street"), TV and music journalists (the hard-hitting "Top of the Pops"), label executives ("Powerman"), and, hell, just society in general ("Apeman," "Got to Be Free"). If his wit wasn't sharp, the entire project would be insufferable, but the album is as funny as it is angry. Furthermore, he balances his bile with three of his best melancholy ballads: "This Time Tomorrow," "A Long Way From Home," and the anti-welfare and union "Get Back in Line," which captures working-class angst better than any other rock song. These songs provide the spine for a wildly unfocused but nonetheless dazzling tour de force that reveals Ray's artistic strengths and endearing character flaws in equal measure.

Condition - (See Pictures)

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Solid first release copy. 100% play-tested. Rated VG+--Sounds terrific, with very little surface noise, playing exceptionally well. Sounds good cranked up, but doesn't need to be played at high volume to be appreciated. High gloss vinyl looks great, with few visible flaws. Nice, colorful labels. Always poly sleeved.

The cut-out gate-fold cover as VG+ due to minor wear (edge and ring). Other than that, there's yellowing that looks worse in the pictures than it does to the eye. Clean, sharp, flat and structurally sound. Sharp corners and strong seams. Always poly sleeved. Comes with new Mobile Fidelity Master inner sleeve and clean poly outer sleeve. Poly sleeved since new.  Will be packed to arrive safely.

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