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The Kinks

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The Kinks, still loved and respected by rock fans all over the world as a too-British British rock band, are back with their 50th anniversary reissue project, "LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART ONE (LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART ONE)" will be reissued in 2020 on the latest remastered analog LP! The Kinks are still loved and respected by rock fans around the world as a British rock band that is too British. The Kinks' eighth studio album, LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART ONE, was released in 1970. LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN" (LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN and the Moneygoround, PART ONE) was a concept album ahead of its time, a tongue-in-cheek assessment of the music industry, including music publishers, musicians unions, media, accountants, business managers, and touring life. and touring life. One of The Kinks' greatest albums is being revived with the latest remastered soundtracks to celebrate its 50th anniversary! The "50th Anniversary Reissue" will be released in four formats: limited edition deluxe box set, deluxe 2-CD, standard CD, and analog LP. It will also be released as a digital download. LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART ONE" was released during a transitional period for the band, but it was both a musical and commercial success. Especially in the U.S., the album reached the Top 40 of the U.S. album chart, and it became a "comeback album" that brought the Kinks back into the limelight. The album spawned two hit singles, "Lola," the band's first hit since "Sunny Afternoon" in 1966, which reached #2 in the UK and Germany and #9 in the US, and "Apeman," which reached #5 in the UK and Germany. The album is a celebration of artistic freedom (including my own) and the freedom for anyone to be gender-free if they want to be. The secret is to be a good, trustworthy person and a friend," Ray Davies says of the album. (1/2)

Tracklisting:


1. THE CONTENDERS
2. STRANGERS
3. DENMARK STREET
4. GET BACK IN LINE
5. LOLA
6. TOP OF THE POPS
7. THE MONEYGOROUND
1. THIS TIME TOMORROW
2. A LONG WAY FROM HOME
3. RATS
4. APEMAN
5. POWERMAN
6. GOT TO BE FREE