Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

~ Release group by The Kinks

Wikipedia

Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is the seventh studio album by English rock band The Kinks, released in October 1969. Kinks frontman Ray Davies constructed the concept album as the soundtrack to a Granada Television play and developed the storyline with novelist Julian Mitchell; however, the television programme was cancelled and never produced. The rough plot revolved around Arthur Morgan, a carpet-layer, who was based on Ray Davies' brother-in-law Arthur Anning. A mono version was released in the UK, but not in the US. It is now available on the 2011 deluxe-edition re-issue.

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Album

Release Format Tracks Release Events Label Catalog# Barcode
Official
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 12" Vinyl 12
  • 1969-10-10 (GB)
 Pye Records NSPL 18317
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) Vinyl 12
  • 1969-10-10 (GB)
 Pye Records NPL 18317
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 12" Vinyl 12
  • 1969-10-10 (US)
 Reprise Records RS 6366 [none]
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 12
  • 1987-01 (GB)
 PRT Records CDMP 8835
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 12
  • 1988-01 (DE)
 PRT Records 8.26677 ZR 022924397127
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 12
  • 1989 (GB)
 Castle Classics CLACD 162 5013428781623
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 12
  • 1990-05-15 (US)
 Reprise Records 6366-2 075992621823
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (unknown) 12
  • 1993 (CA)
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 22
  • 1998-05-25 (GB)
 Essential! Records ESM CD 511 5017615851120
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 12
  • 2000-04-21 (JP)
 Victor VICP-61000 4988002398041
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 12
  • 2001-09-17 (GB)
 Castle Music CMTCD322 5050159132225
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) CD 22
  • 2004-09-27 (GB)
 Sanctuary Midline SMRCD062 5050749206220
Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire) 2×CD 21 + 21
  • 2011-06-20 (GB)
 Sanctuary Records 273 227-4 602527322742

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Allmusic: http://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000713876 [info]
Discogs: http://www.discogs.com/master/101386 [info]
Wikipedia: en: Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) [info]
lyrics page: http://lyrics.wikia.com/The_Kinks:Arthur_(Or_The_Decline_And_Fall_Of_The_British_Empire)_(1969) [info]
other databases: http://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/the_kinks/arthur__or_the_decline_and_fall_of_the_british_empire_/ [info]