The Kinks are to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of their very first number one ‘You Really Got Me’ with an extensive re-release program covering their classic 1964-1970 catalogue.

The first album in the series to be re-issued will be 1970’s LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART ONE. This is one of their best-loved and most influential albums and this 2CD reissue expanded edition comes with Mono and Stereo mixes as well as unreleased material and alternative versions, all re-mastered from original tapes by Kinks archivist Andrew Sandoval. The booklet, designed by award winning art director Phil Smee, comes packed with rare and unreleased images from the era plus new extensive liner notes written by Peter Doggett. Disc 2 features the 1971 soundtrack album PERCY which is also packed with fantastic bonus content.

LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN AND THE MONEYGOROUND, PART ONE is a conceptualised album and takes a satirical look at the various facets of the music industry including song publishers, unions, the press, accountants, business managers, and the road. Musically LOLA VERSUS POWERMAN is varied, drawing on the genres of folk, hard rock, and traditional British music hall.

It was a success both critically and commercially for the group, charting in the Top 40 in America and helping restore them in the public eye. It contained two hit singles: ‘Lola’, which reached the top 10 in the US and UK, and ‘Apeman’, which peaked at number 5 in the UK.

The album has grown in stature and become a touchstone for many of the musicians they have influenced, from David Bowie to Mumford & Sons via Damon Albarn and Paul Weller. It also influenced the likes of filmmaker Wes Anderson who used three of the album tracks, ‘This Time Tomorrow’, ‘Strangers’ and ‘Powerman’, in his film, The Darjeeling Limited.