''Everybody's in Show-Biz'' is the eleventh studio album released by the English rock group

the Kinks The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhyt ...

, released in 1972. A double album, the first disc features studio recordings, while the second disc documents a two-night Carnegie Hall stand. ''Everybody's in Show-Biz'' is often seen by fans as a transition album for

, marking the change in

Ray Davies Sir Raymond Douglas Davies ( ; born 21 June 1944) is an English musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and main songwriter for the rock band the Kinks, which he led with his younger brother Dave on lead guitar and backing voc ...

' songwriting style toward more theatrical, campy and vaudevillian work, as evidenced by the rock-opera

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that followed it. This album marks Davies' explorations of the trials of rock-star life and the monotony of touring, themes that would reappear in future releases like '' The Kinks Present A Soap Opera'' and the 1987 live album '' Live: The Road''. On 3 June 2016, a Legacy Edition was released, with disc 1 containing the original stereo album (studio and live tracks) and disc 2 containing bonus tracks including previously unreleased live tracks from the Carnegie Hall concerts, alternate mixes and studio outtakes. (Disc 2 tracks 6-10 were recorded on the other night of the two-night Carnegie Hall stand; Disc 2 track 14 is a previously-unreleased outtake; and Disc 2 tracks 1 and 12 are the same as those bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue.)

Track listing

Personnel

The Kinks *

– lead vocals, acoustic guitar,

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Dave Davies David Russell Gordon Davies (born 3 February 1947) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He was the lead guitarist and backing vocalist for the English rock band the Kinks, which also featured his elder brother Ray Davies. He was ...

– lead guitar, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar on "Celluloid Heroes", lead vocal on "You Don't Know My Name", co-lead vocals on "Hot Potatoes" *

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– bass guitar, backing vocals * Mick Avory – drums *

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– keyboards Additional personnel *Alan Holmes – saxophone, clarinet * Mike Cotton – trumpet *John Beecham –

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– organ on "Celluloid Heroes"

References

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* {{Authority control The Kinks albums 1972 albums RCA Records albums Albums produced by Ray Davies Albums recorded at Morgan Sound Studios Rock albums by English artists