- rock, country rock
- 43 min
- 12 tracks
- RCA Victor
Muswell Hillbillies is the tenth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks. Released on 24 November 1971, it was the band's first album released through RCA Records. The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London, where band leader Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies grew up and the band formed in the early 1960s.
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Classical in form, cool, nostalgic and spare.
- classical in formformally daring
- cooloverwhelming
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic4.5/5 ★
- Blender4/5 ★
- Christgau's Record GuideB+
- Drowned in Sound10/10
- Pitchfork8.9/10
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- The Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A120th Century Man5:50
- A2Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues3:29
- A3Holiday2:36
- A4Skin and Bone3:36
- A5Alcohol3:30
- A6Complicated Life4:00
- B1Here Come the People in Grey3:45
- B2Have a Cuppa Tea3:37
- B3Holloway Jail2:22
- B4Oklahoma U.S.A.2:35
- B5Uncle Son2:30
- B6Muswell Hillbilly4:55
12 tracks, 43 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Kinks
- Label
- RCA Victor
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- CA
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