Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)

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Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) is a 1969 concept album by The Kinks that explores themes of post-war British life, class, and imperial decline through a narrative centered on an everyman character.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album ⓘ
studio album ⓘ
artist The Kinks ⓘ
bandMemberOnRecording Dave Davies ⓘ
John Dalton ⓘ
John Gosling ⓘ
Mick Avory ⓘ
Ray Davies ⓘ
composer Ray Davies ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
creator Ray Davies ⓘ
exploresTopic British Empire ⓘ
disillusionment with empire ⓘ
emigration to Australia ⓘ
nostalgia ⓘ
working-class life ⓘ
follows The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society ⓘ
genre music hall-influenced rock ⓘ
pop rock ⓘ
rock ⓘ
hasCriticalReception acclaimed by many critics as one of The Kinks' best albums ⓘ
hasTrack Arthur ⓘ
Australia ⓘ
Brainwashed ⓘ
Drivin' ⓘ
Mr. Churchill Says ⓘ
Nothing to Say ⓘ
Shangri-La ⓘ
She's Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina ⓘ
Some Mother's Son ⓘ
linked to: Some Mother’s Son

Victoria ⓘ
Yes Sir, No Sir ⓘ
Young and Innocent Days ⓘ
language English ⓘ
lyricist Ray Davies ⓘ
mainCharacter Arthur Morgan ⓘ
narrativeFocus an everyman character named Arthur ⓘ
narrativeTheme class ⓘ
imperial decline ⓘ
post-war British life ⓘ
notableFor detailed narrative about an ordinary British man's life and the decline of the British Empire ⓘ
partOf The Kinks discography ⓘ
performer The Kinks ⓘ
precededBy The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society ⓘ
producer Ray Davies ⓘ
Raymond Douglas Davies ⓘ
publicationDate 1969 ⓘ
recordLabel Pye Records ⓘ
Reprise Records ⓘ
releaseYear 1969 ⓘ
setInPeriod post-World War II Britain ⓘ

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The Kinks → hasPart → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ
Ray Davies → notableWork → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ
The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society → chronologyNext → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One → precededBy → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ
Victoria → partOfAlbum → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ
Victoria → album → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ
Victoria → isOpeningTrackOf → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ
Mick Avory → notableAlbumContribution → Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) ⓘ