Everybody's in Show-Biz explained

Everybody's in Show-Biz
Type:studio
Longtype:and live album
Artist:the Kinks
Cover:kinksshowbiz.jpg
Released:1 September 1972
Recorded:
  • 2–3 March 1972 (live)
  • March–June 1972 (studio)
Venue:Carnegie Hall, New York City
Studio:Morgan, London
Genre:Rock
Length:69:26
Label:RCA
Producer:Ray Davies
Chronology:The Kinks UK
Prev Title:Muswell Hillbillies
Prev Year:1971
Next Title:Preservation Act 1
Next Year:1973

Everybody's in Show-Biz is the eleventh studio album released by the English rock group the Kinks, released in 1972. A double album, the first disc features studio recordings, while the second disc documents a two-night Carnegie Hall stand.

Everybody's in Show-Biz is often seen by fans as a transition album for the Kinks, marking the change in Ray Davies' songwriting style toward more theatrical, campy and vaudevillian work, as evidenced by the rock-opera concept albums that followed it.

This album marks Davies' explorations of the trials of rock-star life and the monotony of touring, themes that would reappear in future releases like The Kinks Present A Soap Opera and the 1987 live album .

On 3 June 2016, a Legacy Edition was released, with disc 1 containing the original stereo album (studio and live tracks) and disc 2 containing bonus tracks including previously unreleased live tracks from the Carnegie Hall concerts, alternate mixes and studio outtakes. (Disc 2 tracks 6-10 were recorded on the other night of the two-night Carnegie Hall stand; Disc 2 track 14 is a previously-unreleased outtake; and Disc 2 tracks 1 and 12 are the same as those bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue.)[1]

Personnel

The Kinks

Additional personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Delgreco . Lisa . 2016-04-19 . The Kinks' 'Everybody's In Show-Biz' To Be Released As Expanded Edition June 3 . 2023-03-07 . Legacy Recordings . en-US.