The Kinks Arthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire Reprise 6366 OG
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Description
Original Press of The Kinks Arthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire on Reprise (6366) with original inner pullout poster!
Cover and edges show some wear. LP shows minor wear.
Matrix A: 30953 RS 6366 A -1G. 0 T 1
Matrix B: 30954 RS-6366 B 1M T 1 2
Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire), often referred to simply as Arthur, is the seventh album by the English rock band the Kinks, released on 10 October 1969. It was the first Kinks album to feature bassist John Dalton, who replaced Pete Quaife after the latter's departure. Kinks frontman Ray Davies constructed the concept album as the soundtrack to a Granada Television play and developed the storyline with novelist Julian Mitchell; the television program was never produced. The rough plot revolved around Arthur Morgan, a carpet-layer, who was based on Ray and guitarist Dave Davies' brother-in-law Arthur Anning. A stereo version was released internationally with a mono version being released in the UK, but not in the US.
The album was met with poor sales but nearly unanimous acclaim, especially among the American music press. Although Arthur and its first two singles, "Drivin'" and "Shangri-La", failed to chart in the UK, the Kinks returned to the Billboard charts after a two-year absence with "Victoria", the lead single in the US, peaking at number 62. The album itself reached number 105 on the Billboard Top LPs chart, their highest position for three years. Arthur paved the way for the further success of the Kinks' 1970 comeback album Lola.
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