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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is a concept album by English rock band The Kinks, released in late 1969. The album followed a rough period for the band, with the commercial failure of the critically acclaimed concept album The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, its follow up single "Plastic Man", and the departure of founding member Pete Quaife. Songwriter Ray Davies constructed the album as the soundtrack to a planned television play, which was never produced but whose storyline had been developed in collaboration with Julian Mitchell. Mitchell recently recalled: "Arthur had a most unhappy history...we got as far as casting (excellent director and actors) and finding locations and were about to go when the producer went to a production meeting without a proper budget, tried to flannel his way through it, was immediately sussed and the production pulled. I have never been able to forgive the man."
Track listing: All songs written by Ray Davies, except as noted. 1. "Victoria" – 3:40 2. "Yes Sir, No Sir" – 3:46 3. "Some Mother's Son" – 3:25 4. "Drivin'" – 3:21 5. "Brainwashed" – 2:34 6. "Australia" – 6:46 7. "Shangri-La" – 5:20 8. "Mr. Churchill Says" – 4:42 9. "She Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina" – 3:07 10. "Young And Innocent Days" – 3:21 11. "Nothing To Say" – 3:08 12. "Arthur" – 5:27 Bonus tracks on CD reissues 1. "Plastic Man (Mono Version)" – 3:04 2. "King Kong (Mono Version" – 3:23 3. "Drivin' (Mono Version)" – 3:12 4. "Mindless Child of Motherhood (Mono Version)" (Dave Davies) – 3:16 5. "This Man He Weeps Tonight (Mono Version)" (Dave Davies) – 2:42 6. "Plastic Man (Stereo Version)" – 3:04 7. "Mindless Child of Motherhood (Stereo Version)" (Dave Davies) – 3:16 8. "This Man He Weeps Tonight (Stereo Version)" (Dave Davies) – 2:42 [Due to a publishing error, it is only one side of the stereo mix in both channels; the true stereo version can be found on The Great Lost Kinks Album or a German compilation CD.] 9. "She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina (Mono Version)" – 3:07 10. "Mr. Shoemaker's Daughter" – 3:08 | |||||||||||||||
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