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The Kinks – Preservation Act 1 (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1973
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Preservation Act 1 is an LP by The Kinks from 1973 released on the RCA Victor label.
About this album
Preservation Act 1 is a sharply theatrical turn from The Kinks, mixing pop-rock bite with vaudeville colour and hard-edged social satire. Issued in 1973, it launched Ray Davies’ Preservation saga, a loose concept about class, decline and moral panic in a fictional English town. The album folds in music-hall irony, pub-rock energy and classic Kinks melody, with standout songs such as Sweet Lady Genevieve and One of the Survivors giving the project real emotional and narrative weight. It may divide opinion, but it remains an ambitious, characterful statement from one of Britain’s great songwriting bands.
Genre: Pop & Rock
Review
AllMusic rating:AllMusic users:Artist: The KinksLabel: RCA Victor – LPL1-5002Format: LP, AlbumUnits: 1Country: USReleased: 1973Genre: Pop & RockStyle: Pop Rock, Rock & RollA1 Morning Song
A2 Daylight
A3 Sweet Lady Genevieve
A4 There'S A Change In The Weather
A5 Where Are They Now?
A6 One Of The Survivors
B1 Cricket
B2 Money & Corruption / I Am Your Man
B3 Here Comes Flash
B4 Sitting In The Midday Sun
B5 Demolition