- rock, folk rock, baroque pop, pop rock
- 143 min
- 52 tracks
- Castle Communications
Something Else by the Kinks, often referred to simply as Something Else, is the fifth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released on 15 September 1967 by Pye Records.
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Character
Spare, character-led, grave and classical in form.
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- warmbleak
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- AllMusic5/5 ★
- Pitchfork9.3/10
- Rolling Stone(positive)
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5 ★
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1David Watts2:29
- 2Death of a Clown3:02
- 3Two Sisters1:59
- 4No Return2:02
- 5Harry Rag2:16
- 6Tin Soldier Man2:49
- 7Situation Vacant3:15
- 8Love Me Till the Sun Shines3:17
- 9Lazy Old Sun2:48
- 10Afternoon Tea3:25
- 11Funny Face2:16
- 12End of the Season2:57
- 13Waterloo Sunset3:14
- 14Act Nice and Gentle2:38
- 15Mr. Pleasant2:58
- 16Susannah’s Still Alive (mono mix)2:23
- 17Autumn Almanac3:04
- 18Harry Rag (mono alternate take)2:13
- 19David Watts (mono alternate take)2:32
- 20Afternoon Tea (Canadian mono mix)3:17
- 21Sunny Afternoon (live at Maida Vale Studios, 1967)2:52
- 22Autumn Almanac (live at the BBC)3:05
- 23Mr. Pleasant (live at Maida Vale Studios, 1967)2:48
- 24Susannah’s Still Alive (live at Maida Vale Studios, 1967)2:14
- 25David Watts (live at Maida Vale Studios, 1967)2:10
- 26Love Me Till the Sun Shines (live at the Playhouse Theatre, 1967)2:19
- 27Death of a Clown (live at the BBC)2:45
- 28Good Luck Charm (BBC live)1:17
- 29Harry Rag (live at the BBC)2:27
- 30Little Women (mono backing track)2:13
- 1David Watts (stereo mix)2:41
- 2Death of a Clown (stereo mix)3:13
- 3Two Sisters (stereo mix)2:02
- 4No Return (stereo mix)1:60
- 5Harry Rag (stereo mix)2:15
- 6Tin Soldier Man (stereo mix)2:47
- 7Situation Vacant3:15
- 8Love Me Till the Sun Shines (stereo mix)3:17
- 9Lazy Old Sun (stereo mix)2:46
- 10Afternoon Tea (stereo mix)3:25
- 11Funny Face (stereo mix)2:16
- 12End of the Season (stereo mix)2:58
- 13Waterloo Sunset (stereo mix)3:18
- 14Susannah’s Still Alive2:21
- 15Autumn Almanac (stereo mix)3:14
- 16Sand on My Shoes (stereo mix)3:08
- 17Afternoon Tea (stereo alternate version)3:41
- 18Mr. Pleasant (stereo alternate version)3:15
- 19Lazy Old Sun (stereo alternate vocal version)3:13
- 20Funny Face (stereo alternate version)2:40
- 21Afternoon Tea (German stereo mix)3:17
- 22Tin Soldier Man (stereo alternate backing track)3:06
52 tracks, 143 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Kinks
- Label
- Castle Communications
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- AF
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