Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Pt. 1

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THE KINKS Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One (50th Anniversary Edition) Limited Edition Deluxe Boxset Release Date: 12/18/20 LIMITED TO 3,000 IN N. AMERICA

★ Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of The Kinks influential eighth studio album Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One

★ All Audio is newly remastered and produced in association with The Kinks, with audio & visual content curated by Ray Davies

★ The album returned the band to the Billboard Top 40 upon release and includes the hit singles “Lola” (#9) and “Apeman” (#45)

★ Recorded and released in 1970 this concept album is a satirical appraisal of the music industry and life on the road

★ This releases follows the acclaimed The Village Green Preservation Society and Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) anniversary releases on BMG

Kinks - Lola versus Powerman and The Moneygoround, Part One, commonly abbreviated to Lola Versus Powerman, or just Lola, is the eighth studio album by British rock band the Kinks, recorded and released in 1970. A concept album, it is a satirical appraisal of the music industry, including song publishers, unions, the press, accountants, business managers, and life on the road. Although it appeared during a transitional period for the Kinks, Lola Versus Powerman was a success both critically and commercially for the group, charting in the Top 40 in America and helping restore them in the public eye, making it a “comeback” album. It contained two hit singles: ‘Lola’, which reached the #9 US, #2 UK and Germany - becoming the Kinks’ biggest success since ‘Sunny Afternoon’ in 1966 - and ‘Apeman’, which peaked at #5 in the UK and Germany. The track ‘Lola’, written by Ray Davies, allegedly details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible trans-gender person whom he meets in a club in Soho, London.

Contents:

★ Deluxe 60 page, gloss-art hardback book with extensive notes, new band quotes, rare photos AND includes Ray Davies “1970 Diary”

★ 3 x CDs: Original album new remaster from original HD master tapes, singles (stereo and mono mixes), B-sides, alternate original mixes, new medleys with Ray & Dave Davies spoken word commentary, new Ray Davies remixes & original session out-takes, previously unreleased session & live tape audio, instrumental & acoustic versions, previously unreleased demos & BBC material.

★ 2 x 7” singles – “Lola”/”Berkerley Mews” & “Apeman”/”Rats”

★ 4 x 5” square art cards, full band shots