The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace

by The Kinks

Overview

Ray Davies had indulged himself one time too often with Soap Opera, and his bandmates, namely brother Dave and founding member Mick Avory, revolted, insisting that their sixth RCA album sound more like a Kinks album (certainly, that's something RCA wanted too). So, Davies designed their next album as a return to a simpler, band-oriented sound. Of course, he didn't jettison his love for conceptual works, so Schoolboys in Disgrace was born. Working under the presumption that a return to simple rock demanded a simple theme, Davies constructed the album as a nostalgic trip through childhood, reviving '50s rock & roll (including the occasional doo wop harmony) for the album's foundation, then turning the amps up high. There's no actual story per se -- it's a series of vignettes, like a coming-of-age film. As such, it's intermittently successful, on both the hard rock ("Jack the Idiot Dunce") and ballads ("The First Time We Fall in Love"). [A Japanese edition was issued in 2009.] ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine

Product Details

Release Date:	07/14/2023
Label:	Sanctuary
UPC:	4050538897968
Rank:	41576

Tracks

1. Schooldays
2. Jack the Idiot Dunce
3. Education
4. The First Time We Fall in Love
5. I'm in Disgrace
6. Headmaster
7. The Hard Way
8. The Last Assembly
9. No More Looking Back
10. Finale

Album Credits

Performance Credits

The Kinks   Primary Artist
John Dalton   Guitar (Bass),Bass
Mick Avory   Drums
Alan Holmes   Horn,Saxophone
Shirley Roden   Vocals (Background)
Pamela Travis   Vocals (Background)
John Beecham   Trombone
John Gosling   Keyboards
Ray Davies   Piano,Guitar,Vocals
Nick Newell   Keyboards,Saxophone,Sax (Tenor)
Debbie Doss   Vocals (Background)
Dave Davies   Guitar,Vocals,Harmonica,Keyboards,Vocals (Background)
J. Beacham   Trombone

Technical Credits

Roger Wake   Audio Engineer,Engineer
Ray Davies   Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Bob Ludwig   Remastering
Bill Crowley   Reissue Producer
Matt Resnicoff   Liner Notes
Mycle Konopka   Compilation Engineer
Mickey Finn   Cover Art
Alan Silverman   Mastering
Cristina Battani   Art Direction,Reissue Art Director
Graham Hogg   Assistant,Archival Tape Engineer
Dawn Frank   Engineer
Christopher Hopper   Photography
Doug Hinman   Artwork,Photography,Reissue Art,Reissue Photography
Klaus Schmalenbach   Artwork,Photography,Reissue Art,Reissue Photography
Janet Macoska   Artwork,Photography
Ryan Tully   Assistant,Archival Tape Engineer
Pat Doyle   Photography,Art Direction
K. Lee Hammond   Reissue Art,Art Direction
Albert Pinheiro   Assistant,Archival Tape Engineer