THE KINKS MUSWELL HILLBILLIES FACTORY SEALED ORIG 1970s LP RCA LSP-4644 RARE
  $   153

 


$ 153 Sold For
Mar 14, 2016 Sold Date
Mar 4, 2016 Start Date
$   20 Start price
6   Number Of Bids
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THE KINKS~MUSWELL HILLBILLIES~FACTORY SEALED ORIG 1970s LP~RCA LSP-4644~RARE!

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ANOTHER LP FROM THE AMAZING COLLECTION OF 10,000+ LPs THAT WE ARE OVERJOYED TO HAVE PURCHASED!
THE VAST MAJORITY OF THE ALBUMS IN THIS COLLECTION HAD BEEN HORDED OVER A PERIOD OF 30 YEARS STARTING IN THE MID-1980s AND CONTINUING UP THROUGH 2014!
TO SAY THAT THE PREVIOUS OWNER WAS OBSESSED WITH COLLECTING WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

The Kinks ?? Muswell Hillbillies
RCA Victor ?? LSP-4644

VERY RARE ORIGINAL 1970s PRESSING WHICH IS STILL SEALED IN ITS ORIGINAL SHRINKWRAP - EVEN AFTER 40+ YEARS!
GATEFOLD COVER IS NEAR MINT WITH A SMALL CUT IN THE LOWER RIGHT CORNER.
BACK COVER RETAINS THE CLEAR STICKER LISTING THE SONG TITLES.
VERY RARE IN THIS CONDITION!

How did the Kinks respond to the fresh start afforded by Lola? By delivering a skewed, distinctly British, cabaret take on Americana, all pinned down by Ray Davies' loose autobiography and intense yearning to be anywhere else but here -- or, as he says on the opening track, "I'm a 20th century man, but I don't want to be here." Unlike its predecessors, Muswell Hillbillies doesn't overtly seem like a concept album -- there are no stories as there are on Lola -- but each song undoubtedly shares a similar theme, namely the lives of the working class. Cleverly, the music is a blend of American and British roots music, veering from rowdy blues to boozy vaudeville. There's as much good humor in the performances as there are in Davies' songs, which are among his savviest and funniest. They're also quite affectionate, a fact underpinned by the heartbreaking "Oklahoma U.S.A.," one of the starkest numbers Davies ever penned, seeming all the sadder surrounded by the careening country-rock and music hall. That's the key to Muswell Hillbillies -- it mirrors the messy flow of life itself, rolling from love letters and laments to jokes and family reunions. Throughout it all, Davies' songwriting is at a peak, as are the Kinks themselves. There are a lot of subtle shifts in mood and genre on the album, and the band pulls it off effortlessly and joyously -- but it's hard not to hear Dave Davies' backing vocals and have it not sound joyous. Regardless of its commercial fate, Muswell Hillbillies stands as one of the Kinks' best albums.

 Tracklist
A1     20th Century Man     5:50
A2     Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues     3:29
A3     Holiday     2:36
A4     Skin And Bone     3:36
A5     Alcohol     3:30
A6     Complicated Life     4:00
B1     Here Come The People In Grey     3:45
B2     Have A Cuppa Tea     3:37
B3     Holloway Jail     2:22
B4     Oklahoma U.S.A.     2:35
B5     Uncle Son     2:30
B6     Muswell Hillbilly     4:55



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