Name: Soap Opera
Brand: The Kinks

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

2738348

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Limited edition

Release date

2010-07-19

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Universal

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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The Kinks

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Classic

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from the late 1960s through the mid-1970s, the kinks released a number of rock operas, among them 'village green preservation society i and ii', 'arthur', 'schoolboys in disgrace' and 'soap opera'. released in 1975, 'soap opera' was regarded as rock 'n' roll theatre at its most charmingly absurd. the band, who viewed the project as a ray davies vehicle, wondered aloud if soap opera would be their last recording together. out of this strife, however, emerged one of the kinks' more eccentric and accomplished records - due in no small part to ray's genius. a heavily orchestrated work that's as much edgy musical theatre as it is rock 'n' roll, 'soap opera' deliberates over the nature of family, fame and art. and it does so with a knowing smile, as on the opening track 'everybody's a star'., or with surprising poignancy on the country-styled 'have another drink'. soap opera is a fascinating and often overlooked magnum opus within the kinks vast catalogue.

Soap Opera

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