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The Kinks’ fourteenth studio album, from 1975, and a continuation of the band’s theatrical musical style from Preservation Acts 1 & 2.Soap Opera is the grandest concept album the Kinks ever made, in which Ray Davies tackled the topic of how ‘Ordinary people’ escape the doldrums with dreams of stardoms. In it, a musician called ‘Starmaker’ swaps lives with an ordinary man named Norman to better understand life.Standout tracks are ‘A Face In The Crowd’, ‘Underneath The Neon Sign’ and the excellent ‘You Can’t Stop The Music’.A faithfully reproduced gatefold heavyweight black 1LP, this is the album’s first repress, apart from a limited edition US pressing in 2008, since the original LP release.Another successful release, especially in the United States where it charted at 45.Side A 1. Everybodys a Star Starmaker2. Ordinary People3. Rush Hour Blues4. Nine to Five5. When Work Is Over6. Have Another DrinkSide B 1. Underneath the Neon Sign2. Holiday Romance3. You Make It All Worthwhile4. Ducks on the Wall5. A Face in the Crowd6. You Cant Stop the MusicReleased in 1975, Schoolboys In Disgrace is The Kinks fifteenth studio album.The album is a return to the Kinks simpler, traditional rock sound from the more theatrical style of their recent releases of the time, and combines rock ‘n roll with harder rock, ’50s pop and doowop.The album is a nostalgic trip through childhood andtells the origin story of Mr. Flash, the villain from previous Kinks titles, with wellknown tracks such as ‘I’m In Disgrace’, ‘No More Looking Back’ and ‘Schooldays’.Faithfully reproduced heavyweight vinyl 1LP and first repress, apart from a limited edition 2008 US run, since its original release in 1975.Side A 1. Schooldays2. Jack the Idiot Dunce3. Education4. The First Time We Fall in LoveSide B 1. Im in Disgrace2. Headmaster3. The Hard Way4. The Last Assembly5. No More Looking Back6. Finale The Kinks LP is available for home delivery from Vinyl Records London, only £38