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Videos Album: Preservation: Act 21974

Preservation Act 2
Studio album by
Released8 May 1974
RecordedJanuary–March 1974
StudioKonk, London
GenreRock
Length67:00
LabelRCA
ProducerRay Davies
The Kinks chronology
Preservation Act 1
(1973)
Preservation Act 2
(1974)
Soap Opera
(1975)
Singles from Preservation Act 2
  1. "Money Talks"
    Released: April 1974 (US)
  2. "Mirror of Love"
    Released: 5 April 1974 (UK)
  3. "Mirror of Love (Band version)"
    Released: 26 July 1974
The Kinks - Announcement 1 (Official Audio) · Channel: The Kinks · 42s
Title: 1-Announcement

Preservation: Act 2

The Kinks

1974 Estudio
  • Fecha Lanzamiento: 8 Mayo 1974 · Fecha Grabación: Enero 1974 - Marzo 1974
    Discográfica: RCA · Estudio de grabación: Konk, London · Productor: Ray Davies

    1974 studio album by the Kinks

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic[1]
    Christgau`s Record GuideB−[2]
    Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
    The Great Rock Discography3/10[4]
    Pitchfork9.5/10[5]

    Preservation Act 2 is a 1974 concept album by the English rock band the Kinks, and their thirteenth studio album. It sold poorly (peaking on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart at No. 114), and received a mixed response among critics. Ken Emerson, in Rolling Stone, held up the album as an "underrated" one in the Kinks` repertoire.[6]

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    Review

    1974 studio album by the Kinks

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic[1]
    Christgau`s Record GuideB−[2]
    Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
    The Great Rock Discography3/10[4]
    Pitchfork9.5/10[5]

    Preservation Act 2 is a 1974 concept album by the English rock band the Kinks, and their thirteenth studio album. It sold poorly (peaking on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart at No. 114), and received a mixed response among critics. Ken Emerson, in Rolling Stone, held up the album as an "underrated" one in the Kinks` repertoire.[6]

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    Other critics were less charitable: The A.V. Club described it as "sprawling... with its radio announcements and melodramatic, sub-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical numbers, is a wash, the sound of a once-great band losing the plot."[7] AllMusic referred to it as "a mess, an impenetrable jumble of story, theater, instrumentals, `announcements,` unfinished ideas, guest singers, and, on occasion, a song or two."[8]

    The live performances of the material were much better received, with one critic going so far as to say that the Preservation shows were the first successful fusion of rock and roll with theater: "Ray Davies has finally pulled it off— the Kinks-based theatrical production of Preservation is a great rock concert and a perfectly coordinated musical."[9]

    The 1991 CD reissue on Rhino was a two-CD set combining Preservation Act 2 with its 1973 predecessor Preservation Act 1, but with no bonus tracks. The 1998 CD reissue of Act 2 on Velvel featured the outtake "Slum Kids", a popular live piece for the Kinks.

    Track listing

    All tracks are written by Ray Davies

    Side one
    No.TitleLength
    1."Announcement"0:41
    2."Introduction to Solution"2:43
    3."When a Solution Comes"3:40
    4."Money Talks"3:44
    5."Announcement"0:55
    6."Shepherds of the Nation"4:17

    Side two
    No.TitleLength
    1."Scum of the Earth"2:45
    2."Second-Hand Car Spiv"4:01
    3."He`s Evil"4:25
    4."Mirror of Love"3:26
    5."Announcement"0:34

    Side three
    No.TitleLength
    1."Nobody Gives"6:33
    2."Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?"3:40
    3."Flash`s Dream (The Final Elbow)"4:17
    4."Flash`s Confession"4:06

    Side four
    No.TitleLength
    1."Nothing Lasts Forever"3:42
    2."Announcement"0:20
    3."Artificial Man"5:30
    4."Scrapheap City"3:16
    5."Announcement"1:05
    6."Salvation Road"3:20

    CD reissue bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    22."Mirror of Love" (Alternate mix)3:29
    23."Slum Kids" (Take 1)6:27

    Personnel

    The Kinks

    • Ray Davies – vocals, guitar
    • Dave Davies – guitar, vocals
    • John Dalton – bass
    • Mick Avory – drums
    • John Gosling – keyboards

    Additional personnel

    • Maryann Price, Angi Girton, Pamela Travis, Sue Brown – vocals
    • Christopher Timothy – "announcer" voice (chosen to mimic his adverts for The Sun)
    • Chris Musk – "reporter at meeting" voice
    • Alan Holmes – baritone saxophone, clarinet
    • Laurie Brown – trumpet, flute, tenor saxophone
    • John Beecham – trombone, flute

    Technical

    • Roger Beale – engineer
    • Pat Doyle – art direction
    • Bob Searles – design
    • Jerry Preston – illustration

    1974 studio album by the Kinks

    Professional ratings
    Review scores
    SourceRating
    Allmusic[1]
    Christgau`s Record GuideB−[2]
    Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]
    The Great Rock Discography3/10[4]
    Pitchfork9.5/10[5]

    Preservation Act 2 is a 1974 concept album by the English rock band the Kinks, and their thirteenth studio album. It sold poorly (peaking on the Billboard Top LPs & Tape chart at No. 114), and received a mixed response among critics. Ken Emerson, in Rolling Stone, held up the album as an "underrated" one in the Kinks` repertoire.[6]

    Other critics were less charitable: The A.V. Club described it as "sprawling... with its radio announcements and melodramatic, sub-Andrew Lloyd Webber musical numbers, is a wash, the sound of a once-great band losing the plot."[7] AllMusic referred to it as "a mess, an impenetrable jumble of story, theater, instrumentals, `announcements,` unfinished ideas, guest singers, and, on occasion, a song or two."[8]

    The live performances of the material were much better received, with one critic going so far as to say that the Preservation shows were the first successful fusion of rock and roll with theater: "Ray Davies has finally pulled it off— the Kinks-based theatrical production of Preservation is a great rock concert and a perfectly coordinated musical."[9]

    The 1991 CD reissue on Rhino was a two-CD set combining Preservation Act 2 with its 1973 predecessor Preservation Act 1, but with no bonus tracks. The 1998 CD reissue of Act 2 on Velvel featured the outtake "Slum Kids", a popular live piece for the Kinks.

    Track listing

    All tracks are written by Ray Davies

    Side one
    No.TitleLength
    1."Announcement"0:41
    2."Introduction to Solution"2:43
    3."When a Solution Comes"3:40
    4."Money Talks"3:44
    5."Announcement"0:55
    6."Shepherds of the Nation"4:17

    Side two
    No.TitleLength
    1."Scum of the Earth"2:45
    2."Second-Hand Car Spiv"4:01
    3."He`s Evil"4:25
    4."Mirror of Love"3:26
    5."Announcement"0:34

    Side three
    No.TitleLength
    1."Nobody Gives"6:33
    2."Oh Where Oh Where Is Love?"3:40
    3."Flash`s Dream (The Final Elbow)"4:17
    4."Flash`s Confession"4:06

    Side four
    No.TitleLength
    1."Nothing Lasts Forever"3:42
    2."Announcement"0:20
    3."Artificial Man"5:30
    4."Scrapheap City"3:16
    5."Announcement"1:05
    6."Salvation Road"3:20

    CD reissue bonus tracks
    No.TitleLength
    22."Mirror of Love" (Alternate mix)3:29
    23."Slum Kids" (Take 1)6:27

    Personnel

    The Kinks

    • Ray Davies – vocals, guitar
    • Dave Davies – guitar, vocals
    • John Dalton – bass
    • Mick Avory – drums
    • John Gosling – keyboards

    Additional personnel

    • Maryann Price, Angi Girton, Pamela Travis, Sue Brown – vocals
    • Christopher Timothy – "announcer" voice (chosen to mimic his adverts for The Sun)
    • Chris Musk – "reporter at meeting" voice
    • Alan Holmes – baritone saxophone, clarinet
    • Laurie Brown – trumpet, flute, tenor saxophone
    • John Beecham – trombone, flute

    Technical

    • Roger Beale – engineer
    • Pat Doyle – art direction
    • Bob Searles – design
    • Jerry Preston – illustration

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