The Kinks - Give The People What They Want (Translucent Clear vinyl)
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Ray Davies – guitar, keyboards, vocals
Dave Davies – guitar, vocals
Jim Rodford – bass
Mick Avory – drums
Ian Gibbons – keyboards
Chrissie Hynde – vocals on "Predictable", "Add It Up", "Art Lover" and "A Little Bit of Abuse"
1 LP, Gatefold Cover
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : Translucent Clear
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : RTI
Label : Friday Music
Original Label : Arista
Recorded May 1979 - June 1981 at Konk Studios London
Engineered & mixed by Ben Fenner
Produced by Ray Davies
Remastered by Joe Reagoso
Originally released in 1981
Reissued in 2018
Tracks:
Side A :
Side B :
Reviews :
"Riding high on the success of Low Budget, the Kinks turned out another collection of hard-driving, arena-ready rock & roll with Give the People What They Want -- in short, they delivered exactly what the title suggests. Throughout the record, the band kicks up a storm, rocking out with a surprising amount of precision, and although Ray Davies' writing isn't as strong as it was on the group's two previous albums, he has contributed a set of professional hard rock that is distinguished by solid hooks and a clever sense of humor. After all, there's a certain charm in hearing him rework "All Day and All of the Night" into the paranoid "Destroyer," or his pure cynicism on the title track. But the minor masterpiece of the album is "Better Things," a sweet piece of charming sentimentalism that is the only time Davies lets his guard down during the entire album." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine
Ratings :
AllMusic : 3 / 5 , Discogs : 3,7 / 5