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1893:Rock operas
1888:1974 albums
1828:Do It Again
1778:Discography
1607:Kwyet Kinks
1575:(1994/1996)
1572:To the Bone
1540:Live albums
1465:Sleepwalker
1345:Kinda Kinks
1301:Ian Gibbons
1296:Jim Rodford
1281:John Dalton
1276:Pete Quaife
1263:Dave Davies
1045:28 February
1003:> Review
882:John Dalton
876:Dave Davies
609:"He's Evil"
530:Money Talks
206:Money Talks
1877:Categories
1481:Low Budget
1449:Soap Opera
1337:Kinks-Size
1313:Mark Haley
1306:Bob Henrit
1271:Mick Avory
1256:Ray Davies
1039:089919026X
985:References
891:Mick Avory
863:Ray Davies
647:Side three
469:Ray Davies
431:Ray Davies
386:is a 1974
171:Soap Opera
142:chronology
134:Ray Davies
65:8 May 1974
1844:(musical)
1291:Andy Pyle
1244:The Kinks
1185:Crawdaddy
1115:Pitchfork
1064:(5th edn)
966:Technical
904:keyboards
857:The Kinks
852:Personnel
713:Side four
397:Billboard
392:the Kinks
370:Pitchfork
140:The Kinks
55:the Kinks
1862:Category
1171:AllMusic
1022:(1981).
1007:AllMusic
959:trombone
939:clarinet
566:Side two
474:Side one
423:AllMusic
271:Allmusic
130:Producer
84:, London
70:Recorded
62:Released
52: by
1521:UK Jive
1473:Misfits
1353:Kinkdom
1207:Discogs
961:, flute
945:trumpet
924:The Sun
456:outtake
189:Singles
175:(1975)
166:(1974)
157:(1973)
1815:Argent
1717:(2014)
1709:(2012)
1701:(2008)
1693:(2002)
1685:(1987)
1677:(1986)
1669:(1973)
1661:(1972)
1653:(1969)
1645:(1967)
1637:(1966)
1629:(1966)
1610:(1965)
1602:(1964)
1583:(2001)
1567:(1988)
1559:(1980)
1551:(1968)
1532:(1993)
1529:Phobia
1524:(1989)
1516:(1986)
1508:(1984)
1500:(1983)
1492:(1981)
1484:(1979)
1476:(1978)
1468:(1977)
1460:(1975)
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1444:(1974)
1436:(1973)
1428:(1972)
1420:(1971)
1412:(1971)
1404:(1970)
1396:(1969)
1393:Arthur
1388:(1968)
1380:(1967)
1372:(1966)
1364:(1965)
1348:(1965)
1332:(1964)
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871:guitar
867:vocals
814:Length
726:Length
660:Length
579:Length
487:Length
375:9.5/10
265:Rating
262:Source
101:Length
78:Studio
1821:X-Ray
1409:Percy
1329:Kinks
949:flute
895:drums
811:Title
723:Title
657:Title
576:Title
484:Title
452:Act 2
438:Rhino
191:from
118:Label
90:Genre
1805:Konk
1091:2017
1047:2019
1034:ISBN
886:bass
844:6:27
839:Take
829:3:29
792:3:20
781:1:05
770:3:16
759:5:30
748:0:20
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693:4:17
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671:6:33
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601:4:01
590:2:45
557:4:17
546:0:55
535:3:44
520:3:40
509:2:43
498:0:41
363:3/10
95:Rock
82:Konk
1591:EPs
1205:at
1005:at
834:23.
824:mix
819:22.
807:No.
719:No.
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572:No.
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123:RCA
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