Schoolboys in Disgrace
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [5] |
| Blender | [6] |
| Robert Christgau | C+[7] |
| Rolling Stone | (mixed)[8] |
Schoolboys in Disgrace or The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace is the fourteenth studio album by English rock group The Kinks, released in 1975.
According to the back cover liner notes,[9] the story which the album presents is as follows:
Once upon a time there was a naughty little schoolboy. He and his gang were always playing tricks on the teachers and bullying other children in the school. One day he got himself into very serious trouble with a naughty schoolgirl and he was sent to the Headmaster who decided to disgrace the naughty boy and his gang in front of the whole school.
After this punishment the boy turned into a hard and bitter character. Perhaps it was not the punishment that changed him but the fact that he realised people in authority would always be there to kick him down and the Establishment would always put him in his place. He knew that he could not change the past but he vowed that in the future he would always get what he wanted. The naughty little boy grew up... into Mr Flash.
Mr Flash was the name of the villain from The Kinks' rock opera Preservation (released as Preservation Act 1 and Preservation Act 2).
The front cover was illustrated by Mickey Finn of T. Rex. It later appeared on NME's list of the '50 worst covers of all time'.[10]
In 1978 the Finnish band Kontra had a number one hit with the song "Jerry Cotton" which was a cover version of the song "Jack the Idiot Dunce."[11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ray Davies
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Schooldays" | 3:31 |
| 2. | "Jack the Idiot Dunce" | 3:19 |
| 3. | "Education" | 7:07 |
| 4. | "The First Time We Fall in Love" | 4:01 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "I'm in Disgrace" | 3:21 |
| 2. | "Headmaster" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "The Hard Way" | 2:35 |
| 4. | "The Last Assembly" | 2:45 |
| 5. | "No More Looking Back" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Finale" | 1:02 |
Personnel
- Ray Davies: vocals, guitar, piano
- Dave Davies: lead guitar, vocals
- Mick Avory: drums
- John Dalton: bass guitar
- John Gosling: keyboards
- John Beecham: trombone
- Alan Holmes: saxophones
- Nick Newell: tenor saxophone
- Pamela Travis: background vocals
- Debbie Doss: background vocals
- Shirley Roden: background vocals
- Written, Arranged and Produced by Raymond Douglas Davies
- Engineered by Roger Wake
- Mastering by Bob Ludwig[1]
References
- ^ a b Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night. Hal Leonard Corporation. p. 196. ISBN 9780879307653.
- ^ Hinman 2004, pp. 195–6
- ^ Paul Nelson (11 March 1976). "Schoolboys In Disgrace | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace - The Kinks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace - Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Blender review[dead link]
- ^ Christgau, Robert. "The Kinks". RobertChristgau.com. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Nelson, Paul (11 March 1976). "The Kinks: Schoolboys in Disgrace". Rolling Stone (RS 208). Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
- ^ Schoolboys in Disgrace (back cover). The Kinks. RCA. 1975. RS1028.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "The 50 worst album covers ever". NME. London: IPC Magazines. ISSN 0028-6362. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (Tammi, 2005; toim. Jake Nyman)
External links
- Schoolboys in Disgrace at Discogs (list of releases)
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