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Artist: The Kinks
Title: Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire (Deluxe)
Year Of Release: 2019
Label: Sanctuary Records
Genre: Rock
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:21:34
Total Size: 2.73 GB

Remastered in stereo from the original tapes! The Kinks were in the middle of a commercial downturn when they made Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire in 1969. Their most recent album, 1968's The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, failed to chart in the U.S., and it was their lowest-selling record in their native U.K. at that time.

The 50th Anniversary Edition of the album, like 2018's Village Green reissue, takes a deep dive that doesn't necessarily shed new light on the work as much as it reinforces just how good this often-overlooked record is. Expanded to four CDs, the deluxe box set serves as a time capsule of the era, collecting stereo and mono versions of the album, sessions, singles, outtakes, BBC performances and Dave Davies' never-released solo record from 1969.

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1. Victoria (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (3:39)
2. Yes Sir, No Sir (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (3:46)
3. Some Mother's Son (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (3:24)
4. Drivin' (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (3:20)
5. Brainwashed (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (2:34)
6. Australia (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (6:46)
7. Shangri-La (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (5:21)
8. Mr. Churchill Says (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (4:43)
9. She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (3:07)
10. Young and Innocent Days (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (3:22)
11. Nothing to Say (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (3:09)
12. Arthur (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (5:28)
13. Victoria (Alternate Stereo Mix; 2019 - Remaster) (3:54)
14. Yes Sir, No Sir (Alternate Stereo Mix; 2019 - Remaster) (3:55)
15. Drivin' (Alternate Stereo Mix;2019 - Remaster) (3:42)
16. Groovy Movies (Stereo / 2019 - Remaster) (2:37)
17. Lincoln County (Acoustic Mix / 2019 - Remaster) (3:47)
18. The Future (with Ray Davies) (Doo-Wop Version) (2:26)
19. Shangri-La (2019 Mix) (5:54)
20. Australia (2019 Mix) (6:52)