The Kinks' fourteenth studio album, from 1975, and a continuation of the band's theatrical musical style from Preservation Acts 1 & 2. Soap Opera is the grandest concept album the Kinks ever made, in which Ray Davies tackled the topic of how "ordinary people" escape the doldrums with dreams of stardoms. In it, a musician called "Starmaker" swaps lives with an ordinary man named Norman to better understand life. Standout tracks are "A Face in the Crowd," "Underneath the Neon Sign" and the excellent "You Can't Stop the Music." A faithfully reproduced gatefold heavyweight black 1LP, this is the album's first re-press since the limited edition U.S. pressing in 2008. SIDE A1 Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)2 Ordinary People3 Rush Hour Blues4 Nine to Five5 When Work Is Over6 Have Another DrinkSIDE B1 Underneath the Neon Sign2 Holiday Romance3 You Make It All Worthwhile4 Ducks on the Wall5 Face in the Crowd6 You Can't Stop the Music
