LoginArthur Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire [VINYL]
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Written as the score for a never-aired BBC television drama, Arthur is the story of late-'60s English working-class exhaustion. Perhaps not the most attention-grabbing subject for a rock album, but in Ray Davies's hands it's rich in texture and stylistic possibility. From the rousing ode to Britain's glorious past ("Victoria") to its less-than-glamorous present (that being the late '60s), Davies portrays a life of cautiously reduced expectations. Arthur once dreamed of owning his own business but has settled for a car and an indoor bathroom ("Shangri-La"). One of his sons spends his time complaining about the
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Manufacturer: Earmark
Release date: 15 September 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 8013252420122
Release date: 15 September 2003
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 8013252420122
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