Everybody's in Show-Biz

Everybody's in Show-Biz
Everybody's in Show-Biz
Studio album and live album by the Kinks
Released	25 August 1972
Recorded	(studio) March - June 1972 at Morgan Studios, London; (live) Carnegie Hall, New York City, NY, 2–3 March 1972
Genre	Rock
Length	69:26 (Original release); 74:28 (Remastered release)
Label	RCA
Producer	Ray Davies
The Kinks chronology
Singles from Everybody's In Show-Biz
	"Supersonic Rocket Ship"; Released: 5 May 1972; "Celluloid Heroes"; Released: 24 November 1972;

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blender	^[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+^[3]
Pitchfork Media	(9.5/10)^[4]
Rolling Stone	(favourable)^[5]

Everybody's in Show-Biz is the eleventh studio album released by 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 Live: The Road.

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.)

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Ray Davies, except as noted.

Disc 1
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Here Comes Yet Another Day"		3:53
2.	"Maximum Consumption"		4:04
3.	"Unreal Reality"		3:32
4.	"Hot Potatoes"		3:25
5.	"Sitting in My Hotel"		3:20
6.	"Motorway"		3:28
7.	"You Don't Know My Name"	Dave Davies	2:34
8.	"Supersonic Rocket Ship"		3:29
9.	"Look a Little on the Sunny Side"		2:47
10.	"Celluloid Heroes"		6:19

Disc 2
Live at Carnegie Hall, New York City, New York, 2–3 March 1972
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Top of the Pops"		4:33
2.	"Brainwashed"		2:59
3.	"Mr. Wonderful"	Jerry Bock, George David Weiss, Lawrence Holofcener	0:42
4.	"Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues"		4:00
5.	"Holiday"		3:53
6.	"Muswell Hillbilly"		3:10
7.	"Alcohol"		5:19
8.	"Banana Boat Song"	Irving Burgie, William Attaway	1:42
9.	"Skin and Bone"		3:54
10.	"Baby Face"	Benny Davis, Harry Akst	1:54
11.	"Lola"		1:40

1998 CD reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
22.	"Till the End of the Day"	2:00
23.	"She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina"	3:04

2016 Disc 2 tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"'Til the End of the Day"	2:16
2.	"You're Looking Fine"	4:38
3.	"Get Back in Line"	3:13
4.	"Have a Cuppa Tea"	2:58
5.	"Sunny Afternoon"	2:38
6.	"Muswell Hillbilly"	3:21
7.	"Brainwashed"	2:57
8.	"Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues"	4:11
9.	"Holiday"	3:26
10.	"Alcohol"	6:39
11.	"Complicated Life"	3:22
12.	"She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina"	3:17
13.	"Long Tall Shorty"	2:34
14.	"History (studio outtake)"	5:22
15.	"Supersonic Rocket Ship (alternate mix)"	4:08
16.	"Unreal Reality (alternate mix)"	4:00
17.	"Sophisticated Lady (rehearsal for early version of "Money Talks")"	3:22

Personnel[]

The Kinks

Ray Davies - lead vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
Dave Davies - lead guitar, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar on "Celluloid Heroes", lead vocal on "You Don't Know My Name"
John Dalton - bass guitar, backing vocals
Mick Avory - drums
John Gosling - keyboards

with:

Alan Holmes - saxophone, clarinet
Mike Cotton - trumpet
John Beecham - trombone, tuba
Dave Rowberry - organ on "Celluloid Heroes"

References[]

^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
^ Blender review Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
^ Josephes, Jason. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.
^ Palmer, Bob (26 October 1972). "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow (RS 120). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.

External links[]

Everybody's in Show-Biz at Discogs (list of releases)

[amreview-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2018.

[2] Blender review Archived 30 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine

[CG-3] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.

[4] Josephes, Jason. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.

[5] Palmer, Bob (26 October 1972). "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Rolling Stone. Straight Arrow (RS 120). ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.

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