327:"Sitting in the Midday Sun" was released during a period of turmoil for The Kinks—bandleader Ray Davies' marital problems with his wife Rasa came to a head nine days before the song's UK release when she left him, taking their children with her. Ray went into a state of depression; Doug Hinman wrote about his condition: "a week following his wife's departure, an emotionally distraught Ray admitted to hospital for suspected
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539:. 18 August 1973. p. 14
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2406:I'm Not Like Everybody Else
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248:Background and recording
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2011:A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy
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1329:The Ultimate Collection
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2075:1980s singles
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2630:Life Goes On
2623:The Hard Way
2315:Picture Book
2273:Only a Dream
2133:Come Dancing
1928:Preservation
1873:
1752:Hold My Hand
1480:
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1435:Bobby Graham
1431:Clem Cattini
1422:Band members
1401:1965 US tour
1396:1965 UK tour
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1337:Picture Book
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2504:Animal Farm
2448:Two Sisters
2441:David Watts
2356:Other songs
2336:" (Germany)
2292:(non-UK/US)
2202:How Are You
2164:Do It Again
2121:Predictable
1985:Sleepwalker
1900:Money Talks
1759:Plastic Man
1613:Set Me Free
1467:Do It Again
1417:Discography
1246:Kwyet Kinks
1214:(1994/1996)
1211:To the Bone
1179:Live albums
1104:Sleepwalker
984:Kinda Kinks
940:Ian Gibbons
935:Jim Rodford
920:John Dalton
915:Pete Quaife
902:Dave Davies
575:George 1994
517:Hinman 2004
461:Hinman 2004
444:Hinman 2004
424:Alan Holmes
409:John Dalton
403:Dave Davies
329:barbiturate
158:Producer(s)
135:2387 (U.K.)
2681:Categories
2651:Low Budget
2420:Party Line
2392:I Need You
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1780:Shangri-La
1745:Starstruck
1120:Low Budget
1088:Soap Opera
976:Kinks-Size
952:Mark Haley
945:Bob Henrit
910:Mick Avory
895:Ray Davies
703:, Allmusic
650:References
415:Mick Avory
397:Ray Davies
278:rock press
228:Ray Davies
163:Ray Davies
150:Ray Davies
105:music hall
2567:Strangers
2322:Australia
2280:Scattered
2114:Destroyer
2018:Live Life
1719:Wonderboy
1543:The Kinks
1483:(musical)
930:Andy Pyle
883:The Kinks
833:The Kinks
777:The Kinks
640:The Kinks
622:Footnotes
391:Personnel
242:Billboard
224:The Kinks
169:The Kinks
101:folk rock
43:The Kinks
2644:Attitude
2226:The Road
2157:Good Day
2097:" (live)
2090:" (live)
2065:Pressure
1787:Victoria
1501:Category
707:17 March
601:Erlewine
543:22 March
487:25 March
377:Allmusic
83:Recorded
75:Released
2637:Misfits
2490:Big Sky
1766:Drivin'
1160:UK Jive
1112:Misfits
992:Kinkdom
383:' and '
204:(1973)
195:(1973)
186:(1972)
2539:Monica
2346:Did Ya
1817:Apeman
1454:Argent
1356:(2014)
1348:(2012)
1340:(2008)
1332:(2002)
1324:(1987)
1316:(1986)
1308:(1973)
1300:(1972)
1292:(1969)
1284:(1967)
1276:(1966)
1268:(1966)
1249:(1965)
1241:(1964)
1222:(2001)
1206:(1988)
1198:(1980)
1190:(1968)
1171:(1993)
1168:Phobia
1163:(1989)
1155:(1986)
1147:(1984)
1139:(1983)
1131:(1981)
1123:(1979)
1115:(1978)
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111:Length
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39:Single
2455:Polly
2303:Dandy
1460:X-Ray
1048:Percy
968:Kinks
661:X-Ray
533:(PDF)
478:(PDF)
431:Notes
238:Act 1
222:band
128:Label
92:Genre
2581:Rats
2341:1991
2329:1983
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2298:1966
2268:1993
2256:1990
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1444:Konk
839:ISBN
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781:ISBN
763:ISBN
731:ISBN
709:2010
685:ISBN
681:Kink
667:ISBN
545:2023
489:2022
319:.'"
307:Disc
97:Rock
1230:EPs
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