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Recorded on May 9, 1970, at Morgan Studio 1 in Willesden, north-west London, Lola remains one of The Kinks best-loved and most iconic songs.
The Ray Davies-penned track supposedly tells of a romance between a young man and a transgender person whom he meets in a club in Soho. Considered daring and provocative upon its release in June 1970, the song actually began life as a soothing lullaby for Davies’s daughter Victoria, to amuse her while he was away from home, on tour. According to Davies, it was based on real events, specifically a dance he was asked to share with a beautiful “woman” when The Kinks played an all-nighter at Bridlington’s Spa Royal Hall on May 8, 1965.
“I was asked to dance by somebody who was a fabulous looking woman,” he recalled. I said, ‘No thank you.’ And she went in a cab with my manager straight afterwards. It’s based on personal experience. But not every word.”
The single originally peaked at number 2 in the UK, and number 9 in the US.
This new remaster will emerge on the multi-format, 50th anniversary, Lola Versus Powerman album to be released via BMG, on December 11.
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THE KINKS The Kinks At The BBC - Radio & TV Sessions And Concerts: 1964-1994 (Fantastic 2012 UK/EU Limited Edition SIX DISC [5CD/1DVD] Set which brings together all of the Kinks' BBC archive recordings from various appearances on radio shows such as Saturday Club, John Peel Show and more plus a Region 0 NTSC DVD with performance footage from Top of the Pops and The Old Grey Whistle Test as well as concerts from throughout the band’s career. The six discs sit inside the hardcover bound wallet sleeves complete with its integral picture booklet plus outer card slipcase. The sleeve shows just a little wear to the bottom left corner and there are just a few light scuffs to the outer slipcase. ) **Full Tracklisting Available Upon Request**
- The Kinks - Kinda Kinks: Deluxe Edition - Sealed - UK - 2-CD album set - £19.99, $24.99, €23.39 (New Item) (arrived 18-Jan-2024 13:34)on April 19, 2024 at 7:59 am
THE KINKS Kinda Kinks (Sealed 2011 UK/EU Deluxe Edition double CD set comprising a 12-track remastered CD issue of their MONO 1965 second studio album including the single Tired Of Waiting For You plus a Bonus 23-track CD featuring previously unreleased material, alternative versions & BBC sessions. Complete with a picture booklet designed by award winning art director Phil Smee, containing rare & previously unreleased images from the era, the fold-out digipak picture sleeveremains factory sealed with the clear plastic slipcase, mint & unplayed)
- The Kinks - The Anthology 1964-1971 [Blu-Spec 2] - Japanese - cd album box set - £199.99, $249.99, €233.99 (Back In Stock) (arrived 13-Sep-2023 13:55)on April 19, 2024 at 7:59 am
THE KINKS The Anthology 1964-1971 (50th Anniversary 2014 Japanese limited edition 140-track 5-CD set, digitally remastered for Blu-Spec 2 - an audio CD format using Blu-Ray technology, playable on all CD players - complete with a bonus 7" vinyl single featuring previously unreleased live versions of You Really Got Me and Milk Cow Blues. With 25 previously unreleased recordings and 100 newly remastered songs, featuring all their hit singles, rare demos, live recordings, alternate mixes, outtakes and interviews. Housed inside a fold-out sleeve with 42-page booklet featuring exclusive liner notes, artists quotes and unseen photographs, plus a separate booklet with Japanese text & lyrics. The 7" has a card picture sleeve and a replica of the Japanese picture insert. All contained within an 8" x 8" slipcase box, with obi-strip. Recommended)
- The Kinks - Muswell Hillbillies & Everybody's In Showbiz - Everybody's A Star - 50th Anniversary Edition - UK - cd album box set - £94.99, $118.74, €111.14 (New Item) (arrived 28-Sep-2023 15:02)on April 19, 2024 at 7:59 am
THE KINKS Muswell Hillbillies & Everybody's In Showbiz - Everybody's A Star (2022 UK compilation box set comprising 4 x CDs & 6 x LPs, Blu-ray, an 52-page hardback book, 'London Roots Map', 6 gossy Kinks photos, and a bespoke metal/enamelKinks RCA era pin-badge, lovingly presented in a 12" lid-opening box. The outer slipcase box displays some minor general wear mainly to back whilst all content remains in a 'near as new' condition)
- The Kinks - Pye Big Deal EP - UK - 12" vinyl - £15.00, $18.75, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 02-Nov-2023 11:28)on April 19, 2024 at 7:59 am
THE KINKS Pye Big Deal (1976 UK 4-track 12" EP, including Lola, Sunny Afternoon, Waterloo Sunset & Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, die-cut series company sleeve. The vinyl appears near mint BD105)
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