Schoolboys in Disgrace

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"Schoolboys in Disgrace" is a 1975 concept album by the Kinks that explores themes of adolescence, rebellion, and the British school system through a rock-opera narrative.

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Schoolboys in Disgrace canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf concept album
rock opera
studio album
artist The Kinks
centralMotif humiliation
nostalgia
school discipline
composer Ray Davies
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
coverArtDesigner Colin Elgie
criticalReception mixed to positive
describedAs semi-autobiographical
follows Soap Opera
genre hard rock
rock
rock opera
hasFormat compact disc
digital download
vinyl LP
hasPart Education
Finale
Headmaster
I’m in Disgrace
Jack the Idiot Dunce
No More Looking Back
Schooldays
The First Time We Fall in Love
The Hard Way
The Last Assembly
language English
length approximately 38 minutes
lyricist Ray Davies
mainCharacter Flash
narrativeTheme British school system
adolescence
coming of age
rebellion
partOf The Kinks RCA years
performer The Kinks
previousWork Soap Opera
producer Ray Davies
recordedIn 1975
recordLabel RCA Records
releaseDate 1975-11-17
sequenceInDiscography 13th US studio album by The Kinks
14th UK studio album by The Kinks
storyFocus Flash’s schooldays

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The Kinks hasPart Schoolboys in Disgrace
Soap Opera precededBy Schoolboys in Disgrace
Soap Opera followedBy Schoolboys in Disgrace
Sleepwalker previousWork Schoolboys in Disgrace
Mick Avory notableAlbumContribution Schoolboys in Disgrace