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THE KINKS Schoolboys In Disgrace LP NEW SEALED 180 GRAM VINYL LIMITED EDITION

Sold Date: April 20, 2015
Start Date: February 28, 2015
Final Price: $32.66 (USD)
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ARTIST: The Kinks
TITLE: Schoolboys In Disgrace
FORMAT: LP (180 Gram)
LABEL: Velvel/ KOCH/ KONK
CATALOG #: VEL-LP-79827

RECORD CONDITION: NEW
JACKET CONDITION: NEW

DESCRIPTION: "Ray Davies had indulged himself one time too often with Soap Opera, and his bandmates, namely brother Dave and founding member Mick Avory, revolted, insisting that their sixth RCA album sound more like a Kinks album (certainly, that's something RCA wanted too). So, Davies designed their next album as a return to a simpler, band-oriented sound. Of course, he didn't jettison his love for conceptual works, so Schoolboys in Disgrace was born. Working under the presumption that a return to simple rock demanded a simple theme, Davies constructed the album as a nostalgic trip through childhood, reviving '50s rock & roll (including the occasional doo wop harmony) for the album's foundation, then turning the amps up high. There's no actual story per se -- it's a series of vignettes, like a coming-of-age film. As such, it's intermittently successful, on both the hard rock ("Jack the Idiot Dunce") and ballads ("The First Time We Fall in Love")." - 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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