The Kinks Lola Vs Powerman Vinyl

Powerman and the moneygoround in 1970 the kinks had its highest charting album 35 since its greatest hits album four years earlier.

The kinks lola vs powerman vinyl. It peaked at no. The album also yielded the kinks first u s. With the release of lola vs. A concept album it is a satirical appraisal of the music industry including song publishers unions the press accountants business managers and life on the road.

View credits reviews tracks and shop for the 1970 gatefold vinyl release of lola versus powerman and the moneygoround part one on discogs. Fortunately lola versus powerman the moneygoround generated a renaissance for the kinks. Lola versus powerman and the moneygoround part one commonly abbreviated to lola versus powerman is the eighth studio album by british rock band the kinks recorded and released in 1970. Not only did lola give the band their first top 10 hit in five years when the album peaked at no.

My hope dream for 2020 kinks. Make it a double album within the sde it s already a gatefold. Reprise records rs 6423 reprise records rs 6423 format. It also influenced the likes of filmmaker wes anderson who used three of the album tracks this time tomorrow strangers and powerman in his film the darjeeling limited.

And with good reason this is a terrific album with some of their best songs. For the lola 50th new written material by ray and dave with mick playing drums and john dalton playing bass to complete part 2 using the 2 tracks we already know to supplement them. 35 on the us lp charts. However the song only hinted at what its accompanying album lola versus the powerman and the moneygoround part one was all about.

Top 10 single since 1965 s all day and all of the night and what a single. 35 it was their best showing since their 1965 debut album. The lola versus powerman album has grown in stature and become a touchstone for many of the musicians they have influenced from david bowie to mumford sons via damon albarn and paul weller. Vinyl lp album repress gatefold country.

To build on what claxton said. 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.