THE KINKS - Soap Opera (2023 Reissue) - LP - Gatefold 180g Vinyl

LP - 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve. 

The Kinks’ fourteenth studio album, from 1975, and a continuation of the band’s theatrical musical style from Preservation Acts 1 and 2.

Soap Opera is the grandest concept album the Kinks ever made, in which Ray Davies' tackled the topic of how ‘Ordinary People’ escape the doldrums with dreams of stardoms. In it, a musician called ‘Starmaker’ swaps lives with an ordinary man named Norman to better understand life. Standout tracks are ‘A Face In The Crowd’, ‘Underneath The Neon Sign’ and the excellent ‘You Can’t Stop The Music’. 

Tracklist:

A1. Everybody's A Star (Starmaker)
A2. Ordinary People
A3. Rush Hour Blues
A4. Nine To Five
A5. When Work Is Over
A6. Have Another Drink

B1. Underneath The Neon Sign
B2. Holiday Romance
B3. You Make It All Worthwhile
B4. Ducks On The Wall
B5. (A) Face In The Crowd
B6. You Can't Stop The Music