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About this product
Product Identifiers
Record LabelSanctuary Records
EAN4050538513134
eBay Product ID (ePID)19052262202
Product Key Features
LanguageEnglish
Era1960s
Run Time7284 Sec
FormatCD
Release Year2019
FeaturesRemastered, Studio Recording
GenrePop, Rock, Rock 'n' Roll, Contemporary Christian
StyleBritish Invasion
TypeAlbum
ArtistThe Kinks
Release TitleArthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) [2019 Deluxe Edition]
Additional Product Features
Number of Discs2
DistributionAda/Cinram Logistics
Number of Tracks35
Country/Region of ManufactureEuropean Union, England
Reviews"...An incredible album, the band in their finest form, turning it in from start to finish...a masterpiece on every level: Ray Davies' finest hour, the Kinks' supreme achievement.", 4 stars out of 5 - "...ARTHUR sounds like a quiet masterpiece....Davies' tunes are spilling over with ideas and melodies..."
Additional InformationThe Kinks Started Rocking Again on this Dense and Joyous Rock Opera from Ray Davies., The 50th Anniversary edition of Arthur is expanded with a host of rarities, including Dave Davies' solo LP The Album That Never Was.
Superior to the standard Arthur issue & with a 'Dave Davies Solo Album'.
My old copy of Arthur had an annoying jump mid-way through Shangri-La, so I wanted a replacement anyway. This 2 CD was appealing as it had the bonus tracks from the time presented as Dave Davies' solo album on disc two.
Of course, disc one with the remastered 1969 Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) album remastered justifies the cost alone. The Kinks' second-best album after the classic 'Village Green' preceding it IMO, just ahead as the following album, 1970's 'Lola'. Tracks like Arthur, Australia and Shangri La are long by Kinks' standards, with Australia around seven minutes of excellence. The whole concept album is consistently good and pleasingly dated in terms of lyrical references. This disc includes non-album singles King Kong and Plastic Man.
Disc two's 'Dave Davies' 12-track album is a decent album too but isn't up to Arthur's standards, also having a rough unfinished sound at times. Tracks like Lincoln County and Mindless Child of Motherhood are fine Kinks tracks. Although the Deluxe version of this album is better still, this 2019 book compilation is cheaper. The attractive illustrated 24 page album information in the book is rather good too.
top songs included good value for money , fans will not be disappointed .
Great CD classic tracks , if you don't know who the Kinks are by now ! so I don't have to say too much, but great packaging , top songs included good value for money fans will not be disappointed get it. buy it try it .