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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 File Series - UK - 2-LP vinyl set - £35.00, $46.20, €40.95 (New Item) (arrived 02-Dec-2021 16:57)on December 6, 2021 at 2:40 pm
THE KINKS The File Series (1977 UK 31-track 2-LP vinyl set on the Pye 'File Series' label, housed in a single pocket picture sleeve with picture inners printed with band biography and single chart statistics. The sleeve shows just a little lightwear to the edges whilst the vinyl looks barely played FILD001)
- The Kinks - Kinda Kinks - VG - UK - vinyl LP - £125.00, $165.00, €146.25 (New Item) (arrived 24-Aug-2021 13:01)on December 6, 2021 at 2:40 pm
THE KINKS Kinda Kinks (1965 UK 12-track mono vinyl LP on the pink & black Pye label, front laminated flipback picture sleeve with Pye company inner. The sleeve has light discolouration to the reverse and a little laminate creasing to the front with a small split at the bottom open coner. The labels has some spindle marks and the vinyl has some light noticeable surface marks and the occasional light scratch, leaving it Very Good. Although not mint this is still a very good copy of thisrare first pressing NPL18112)
- The Kinks - Golden Hour Of The Kinks - 1st - Brown/Red fleck - UK - vinyl LP - £20.00, $26.40, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 30-Jul-2021 09:18)on December 6, 2021 at 2:40 pm
THE KINKS Golden Hour Of The Kinks (1971 UK 20-track LP compilation pressed on Brown & Red fleck vinyl [visible when held to the light], including Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, Autumn Almanac & You Really Got Me, embossed picture sleeve. The sleeve has a little storage wear and the vinyl has just the odd light surface scuff - an excellent copy GH501)
- The Kinks - Shape Of Things To Come - UK - 10" vinyl - £15.00, $19.80, €17.55 (New Item) (arrived 02-Aug-2021 13:46)on December 6, 2021 at 2:40 pm
THE KINKS Shape Of Things To Come (1983 UK limited edition 8-track 10" LP, including the classics You Really Got Me, Lola & Waterloo Sunset, housed in a 10" sized picture sleeve. The sleeve shows some light wear whilst the vinyl is in Excellent condition, revealing only minor signs of play DOW4)
- The Kinks - You Really Got Me - UK - 7" picture disc - £20.00, $26.40, €23.40 (New Item) (arrived 05-Aug-2021 11:07)on December 6, 2021 at 2:40 pm
THE KINKS You Really Got Me (1983 UK limited edition 3-track 7" picture disc single featuring a colour photo of the band on one side with a Kinks mod target logo on the reverse, also including Misty Water and You ReallyGot Me / All Day And All Of The Night medley, clear PVC sleeve KPD1)
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