Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Pt. One by The Kinks - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

"Lola" gave the Kinks an unexpected hit and its crisp, muscular sound, pitched halfway between acoustic folk and hard rock, provided a new style for the band. However, the song only hinted at what its accompanying album Lola Versus the Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One was all about. It didn't matter that Ray Davies just had his first hit in years -- he had suffered greatly at the hands of the music industry and he wanted to tell the story in song. Hence, Lola -- a loose concept album about Ray Davies' own psychosis and bitter feelings toward the music industry. Davies never really delivers a cohesive story, but the record holds together because it's one of his strongest set of songs. Dave Davies contributes the lovely "Strangers" and the appropriately paranoid "Rats," but this is truly Ray's show, as he lashes out at ex-managers (the boisterous vaudevillian "The Moneygoround"), publishers ("Denmark Street"), TV and music journalists (the hard-hitting "Top of the Pops"), label executives ("Powerman"), and, hell, just society in general ("Apeman," "Got to Be Free"). If his wit wasn't sharp, the entire project would be insufferable, but the album is as funny as it is angry. Furthermore, he balances his bile with three of his best melancholy ballads: "This Time Tomorrow," "A Long Way from Home," and the anti-welfare and union "Get Back in Line," which captures working-class angst better than any other rock song. These songs provide the spine for a wildly unfocused but nonetheless dazzling tour de force that reveals Ray's artistic strengths and endearing character flaws in equal measure. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

1. The Contenders

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

2. Strangers

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Dave Davies; Composer
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

3. Denmark Street

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

4. Get Back In Line

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Raymond Douglas Davies
Ray Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production
Engineer: Mike Bobak
Mal Luker
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

5. Lola ("Coca Cola" Version)

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Raymond Douglas Davies
Ray Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production
Engineer: Mike Bobak
Mal Luker
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

6. Top of the Pops

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

7. The Moneygoround

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

8. This Time Tomorrow

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

9. A Long Way from Home

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

10. Rats

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Dave Davies; Composer
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

11. Apeman (Mono Mix)

Background Vocals: John Dalton
Dave Davies; Performer
Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Banjo: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Harmonica: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: Ray Davies
John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Raymond Douglas Davies
Ray Davies; Composer
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

12. Powerman

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

13. Got to Be Free

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

14. Lola (Mono 'Cherry Cola' Single Version)

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production
Engineer: Mal Luker
Mike Bobak
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

15. Apeman (Stereo Alternate Version)

Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Background Vocals: Dave Davies; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Bass Guitar: John Dalton; Performer
Guitar: Ray Davies; Performer
Keyboard: John Gosling; Performer
Lead Guitar: Dave Davies; Performer
Percussion: Mick Avory; Performer
Vocals: Ray Davies; Performer
Composer: Raymond Douglas Davies
Ray Davies; Composer
Engineer: Mike Bobak
Mal Luker
Mike Butcher; Production
Producer: Ray Davies; Production

16. Powerman (Demo)

Performer: The Kinks; Performer
Primary Artist: The Kinks; Main Performer
Composer: Ray Davies
Raymond Douglas Davies; Composer
Author: Raymond Douglas Davies; Production

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

52 minutes and 8 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1400x1400 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

All tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Pop/Rock, Hard Rock, International Pop, Arena Rock, Classic Rock

Label

Castle Communications

Music Distribution Service

Vital PIAS SPRL

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Nov 26, 1970

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

5414939543777