Name: Sleepwalker
Brand: The Kinks

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Default:19

Supplier EU

Universal Music GmbH

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9999

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Discogs ID

Limited edition

Colour

Black

Format Music EU

Extended format

Extended format: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

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Signed copies: No

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Download code: No

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Release date

2024-10-18

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Catalogue number

CAT920LP

UPC / Barcode

4050538980783

Black LP

Artist

The Kinks

Label EU

BMG Rights Management

Genre EU

Classic

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The Kinks are an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, North London, in 1963. The band was founded by brothers Ray and Dave Davies, along with Pete Quaife and Mick Avory. Throughout their career, The Kinks have explored various styles of rock music. In 2018, Ray Davies announced that the band had reformed for a new studio album and potential live performances. The Kinks were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

Sleepwalker is the 16th studio album by The Kinks and the first to be released under a new deal with the Arista label following their departure from RCA. Recording for the album began during the long hot summer of 1976 at the bands KONK studio in London. Released in February the following year, the album marked a significant shift for the band, as it moved away from the theatrical and conceptual work that had characterised their output in the early 1970s.

Sleepwalker signalled a return to a more conventional, mainstream rock and roll sound, with contemporary polished production and a focus on accessible melodic rock.&nbsp; The new approach was well-received and marked a commercial resurgence for the band, especially in the United States, where the album reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Critics praised the straightforward rock sound and Ray Davies’s signature songwriting, wit and observational style.&nbsp; The singles and key tracks, Sleepwalker, Juke Box Music and Life on the Road, reflect and explore themes of escapism, identity, the music industry and life on tour.

Sleepwalker has been newly remastered from all original ¼” tapes and is available on heavyweight vinyl and CD.

Sleepwalker

Music EU

Discover Sleepwalker by The Kinks on vinyl and CD. Remastered from original tapes, this album marks a shift to mainstream rock with hits like "Sleepwalker" and "Juke Box Music".