- rock, pop rock
- 39 min
- 11 tracks
- Sanctuary Records
Preservation Act 1 is a concept album and the twelfth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released 16 November 1973 by RCA Records.
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Grave and spare.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
- resolvedopen-ended
- cooloverwhelming
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- Allmusic2.5/5 ★
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music3/5 ★
- The Great Rock Discography5/10
- Pitchfork9.8/10
- Uncut4/5 ★
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Tracks
- 1Morning Song2:01
- 2Daylight3:20
- 3Sweet Lady Genevieve3:27
- 4There’s a Change in the Weather3:01
- 5Where Are They Now?3:29
- 6One of the Survivors4:31
- 7Cricket2:57
- 8Money and Corruption / I Am Your Man6:02
- 9Here Comes Flash2:42
- 10Sitting in the Midday Sun3:48
- 11Demolition4:09
11 tracks, 39 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The Kinks
- Label
- Sanctuary Records
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- XW
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