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709:, again backed with "Picture Book", though its release may have been delayed until the 15th. The single initially received little critical attention, as Reprise neglected to send review copies to American magazines. A reviewer in the New York syndicated-radio newspaper
549:, suggesting it sounds like something "that should be on somebody's solo album". Retrospective commentators dispute the song's level of thematic cohesion with the others on the album. Matijas-Mecca describes the song as "an awkward fit", and Rogan thinks it and "
616:, sequenced on the second side in both cases. Pye first released the twelve-track edition in Sweden and Norway on 9 October 1968, while the UK release of the album with fifteen tracks followed on 22 November. In his preview of the album for
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compositions". Author Nick Hasted contends the album's loose concept allowed for the song's inclusion, while author Thomas M. Kitts asserts it fits with the theme of
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Goldmine Magazine: Record Collector & Music Memorabilia
1695:(Liner notes). Various artists. Praxis Records. RCD 10621.
1842:– Two Views of Preservation". In Kitts, Thomas M. (ed.).
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1553:Altham, Keith (21 September 1968).
1525:from the original on 14 April 2022.
197:The Kinks US singles chronology
3311:People Take Pictures of Each Other
3016:People Take Pictures of Each Other
2358:Where Have All the Good Times Gone
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807:Additional musician and production
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1940:The Kinks: The Official Biography
1866:The Kinks: The Sound and the Fury
1777:Matijas-Mecca, Christian (2020).
910:departed the group in March 1969.
3230:Last of the Steam-Powered Trains
2953:Last of the Steam-Powered Trains
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1394:"Nederlandse Top 40 – The Kinks"
680:. The song also appeared on the
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335:which duplicates the sound of a
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1511:Crow, David (29 October 2021).
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999:Sharp, Ken (15 February 2023).
473:the recording quickly in August
3128:Give the People What They Want
2410:Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)
1910:Ray Davies: A Complicated Life
637:and Scandinavia, backed with "
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2708:Down All the Days (Till 1992)
2123:Dedicated Follower of Fashion
1783:. Santa Barbara, California:
1731:. San Francisco, California:
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2904:Love Me Till the Sun Shines
2876:I'm Not Like Everybody Else
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487:was delayed by two months.
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2076:Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy
1868:. London: Elm Tree Books.
1042:, pp. 117, 121, 124;
331:, "Starstruck" features a
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1750:Kitts, Thomas M. (2008).
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1834:Rayes, Ken (2002). "The
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1422:"The Kinks – Starstruck"
1284:, pp. 39n5, 83–84;
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351:Background and recording
94:8 January 1969
29:1969 single by the Kinks
3448:Reprise Records singles
3209:Do You Remember Walter?
2939:Do You Remember Walter?
2481:A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
2111:Till the End of the Day
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18:Starstruck (Kinks song)
2318:Supersonic Rocket Ship
2177:Susannah's Still Alive
1906:Rogan, Johnny (2015).
1883:Rogan, Johnny (1998).
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403:It's the Same Old Song
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280:. Written and sung by
274:from their 1968 album
3397:The Kinks discography
2855:Dancing in the Street
2646:Living on a Thin Line
2615:Don't Forget to Dance
1727:Hinman, Doug (2004).
1700:Hasted, Nick (2011).
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588:Release and reception
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3348:She's Got Everything
2932:She's Got Everything
2665:Rock 'n' Roll Cities
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2443:No More Looking Back
2351:Sweet Lady Genevieve
2337:One of the Survivors
2224:" (Dave Davies solo)
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2179:" (Dave Davies solo)
2165:" (Dave Davies solo)
2104:A Well Respected Man
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1426:Dutch Single Top 100
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645:promotional film in
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528:feel", while author
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3443:Pye Records singles
3086:Sitting in My Hotel
2016:singles discography
1817:Bloomsbury Academic
1595:"Spotlight Singles"
1563:New Musical Express
1368:, pp. 121–122.
1300:, pp. 120–121.
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3044:This Time Tomorrow
3030:Mr. Churchill Says
2804:State of Confusion
2731:How Do I Get Close
1978:(list of releases)
1673:. pp. 85–91.
1182:Matijas-Mecca 2020
1046:, pp. 21, 83.
860:Hilversum 3 Top 30
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746:Last Night in Soho
678:Hilversum 3 Top 30
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2841:Bald Headed Woman
2565:You Really Got Me
2417:Ducks on the Wall
2050:You Really Got Me
2043:You Still Want Me
1955:978-0-571-13407-6
1925:978-1-84792-317-2
1898:978-0-7119-6314-6
1826:978-0-8264-1498-4
1794:978-1-4408-6198-7
1769:978-0-415-97768-5
1758:. New York City:
1742:978-0-87930-765-3
1719:978-1-84938-660-9
1680:978-0-679-73728-5
1669:. New York City:
1661:DeCurtis, Anthony
1644:The Village Voice
1637:(10 April 1969).
1635:Christgau, Robert
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2634:Do It Again
2591:Predictable
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2370:Money Talks
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2083:Set Me Free
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1689:Davies, Ray
1627:Pye Records
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