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{{Infobox album
| name       = Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[the Kinks]]
| cover      = The kinks lola versus powerman album.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = 27 November 1970
| recorded   = April–May and August–September 1970
| venue      =
| studio     = [[Morgan Studios|Morgan]], London
| genre      = [[Rock music|Rock]] · [[Pop music|pop]]{{sfn|Turner|2003|p=561}}
| length     = 40:25
| label      = [[Pye Records|Pye]] (UK) · [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] (US)
| producer   = [[Ray Davies]]
| chronology = [[The Kinks]] UK
| prev_title = [[Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)]]
| prev_year  = 1969
| next_title = [[Percy (soundtrack album)|Percy]]
| next_year  = 1971
| misc       = {{Extra chronology
| artist     = [[The Kinks]] US
| title      = Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
| type       = studio
| year       = 1971
| prev_title = [[Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)]]
| prev_year  = 1969
| next_title = [[Muswell Hillbillies]]
| next_year  = 1971
}}
{{Singles
 | name    = Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
 | type    = Album
 | single1   = [[Lola (song)|Lola]]
 | single1date = 12 June 1970
 | single2   = [[Apeman (song)|Apeman]]
 | single2date = 20 November 1970
}}
}}
'''''Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One''''', commonly abbreviated to '''''Lola Versus Powerman''''', or simply '''''Lola''''', is the eighth studio album by the English rock band [[the Kinks]], released on 27 November 1970.<ref name="Allmusic Lola Vs.">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r744966|pure_url=yes}}|title=Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> A [[concept album]], it is a [[satire|satirical]] appraisal of the music industry, including song publishers, [[labor union|unions]], the [[News media|press]], [[accountant]]s, [[business manager]]s, and [[Concert#Types#Concert tour|life on the road]].<ref name="Allmusic Lola Vs." /> It marked the group's expansion to a five-piece with the addition of keyboardist [[John Gosling (The Kinks musician)|John Gosling]].

Although it appeared during a transitional period for the Kinks, ''Lola Versus Powerman'' was a success both critically and commercially for the group, charting in the Top 40 in America<ref name="Charts">{{cite web|url=http://www.kindakinks.net/charts.html|title=International Chart Positions|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> and helping restore them in the public eye, making it a "comeback" album. It contained two hit [[Single (music)|singles]]: "[[Lola (song)|Lola]]", which reached the top 10 in the US and UK, and "[[Apeman (song)|Apeman]]", which peaked at number five in the UK.<ref name="Charts" />

In October 2020, Sanctuary Records released a 3-disc 50th Anniversary set that includes 36 extra tracks that include B-sides, outtakes, new mixes and alternate versions.

Musically ''Lola Versus Powerman'' is varied, described by [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] as "a wildly unfocused but nonetheless dazzling ''tour de force''", containing some of [[Ray Davies]]'s strongest songs.<ref name="Allmusic Lola Vs." />

A second part never followed ''Part One''.

== Background and recording ==
[[File:Kinks Playbill 1971 Touched.jpg|thumb|250px|left|alt=Five smiling men in a row, diagonal to camera angle. The man on the left (farthest to the back) has very long hair and a full beard; he wears a white T-shirt and tie-dyed pants. Next to him, Dave Davies, also with very long hair, wears reflective sunglasses, a black short-sleeved shirt, and jeans. In the middle, Mick Avory wears an unbuttoned leather vest and white pants. The man to his right wears a heavy, probably brown leather jacket with a design that is possibly Native American. On the far right, in front, Ray Davies wears a giant paisley kerchief knotted like a tie, over a white jacket.|The Kinks, around the time of the recording of ''Lola Versus Powerman''; from left: John Gosling, [[Dave Davies]], [[Mick Avory]], [[John Dalton (musician)|John Dalton]], [[Ray Davies]]]]

The Kinks' ban by the [[American Federation of Musicians]] on performing in America, which had been in force since [[The Kinks' 1965 US tour|their 1965 US tour]],<ref name="Allmusic Bio">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4690/biography|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Kinks|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="Who Let">Alterman, Loraine. ''Who Let the Kinks In?''. [[Rolling Stone]], 18 December 1969</ref> was lifted in 1969, so the group's management arranged a North American tour.<ref name="Hinman 132a">{{harvnb|Hinman|2004|pp=132–140}}</ref> However, members of the band fell ill, and the tour was shuffled,<ref name="Hinman 132a" /> resulting in the band playing only a few dates in America and Canada.<ref name="Hinman 132a" /> A follow-up tour in 1970 met with similar results, with the group performing at only a select number of venues, with many dates cancelled.<ref name="Hinman 137">{{harvnb|Hinman|2004|p=137}}</ref> The down time between the tours allowed [[Ray Davies]], lead singer and songwriter of the group, to develop the band's next single, "Lola".<ref name="All Day">{{harvnb|Hinman|2004|pp=132–145}}</ref>

The Kinks returned to England to start work on their new LP in spring 1970.<ref name="Hinman 140">{{harvnb|Hinman|2004|p=140}}</ref> The group used Morgan Studios, an independent studio in [[Willesden]], London, which was a change for them.<ref name="Hinman 140" /> They would continue recording their albums there until ''Preservation'', when they switched to their newly purchased studio, [[Konk (recording)|Konk]].<ref name="All Day" /> Recording began in late April/early May.<ref name="Hinman 140" /> Some of the first songs recorded were "Lola", the outtake "The Good Life", "Powerman" and "[[Got to Be Free]]".<ref name="Hinman 140" /> The sessions for "Lola" were especially long, and the recording continued into late May. Davies would recall later how he achieved the signature clangy sound at the beginning of the track:
[[File:Resonator Style0.jpg|thumb|right|140px|alt=A metal guitar lies flat on its back, vertically aligned and on top of a grey background.|A [[National String Instrument Corporation|National Steel]] resonator guitar]]
{{cquote|"I remember going into a music store on Shaftesbury Avenue in London when we were about to make 'Lola'. I said, 'I want to get a really good guitar sound on this record. I want a [[C. F. Martin & Company|Martin]].' And in the corner they had this old 1938 [[dobro]] <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[resonator guitar]], in this case a [[National String Instrument Corporation|National Steel]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> that I bought for £150. I put them together on 'Lola' which is what makes that clangy sound: the combination of the Martin and the dobro with heavy compression."<ref name="Hinman 140" />}} The National Steel would play an integral part in many Kinks projects after that. In the 1972 song "[[Supersonic Rocket Ship]]", Ray Davies would use the guitar to create a [[Caribbean]] feel for the record. Davies would play it on numerous ''[[Top of the Pops]]'' appearances, and it would be featured in several music videos the Kinks made in the future, including "[[Scattered (The Kinks song)|Scattered]]" in 1992.<ref name="Music Video">The Kinks: ''Phobia'', "Scattered" music video, 1992 – [[Columbia Records]].</ref>

Keyboardist John Gosling was added to the Kinks' lineup in May.<ref name="Rogan 75">{{harvnb|Rogan|1998|p=141}}</ref> He auditioned on the final backing master track for "Lola", and was hired soon after. He was initially taken on solely for their upcoming US tour, but his post evolved into a more permanent position soon after. Gosling would remain with the band until 1978, departing after the release of ''[[Misfits (The Kinks album)|Misfits]]''.<ref name="Hinman 140" /> Dubbing for "Lola" was finished in June.<ref name="Hinman 141">{{harvnb|Hinman|2004|p=141}}</ref> Recording for the LP was completed by October, and it was mixed throughout the remainder of the month.<ref name="Hinman 145">{{harvnb|Hinman|2004|pp=145}}</ref> ''Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One'' was released on 27 November 1970.

For "Lola", Ray Davies overdubbed the trademarked word "[[Coca-Cola]]" with the generic "cherry cola" for the mono single release, as [[product placement]] rules meant the [[BBC]] (being a [[Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom|public service broadcaster]]) would not have played it.<ref name="Hinman 141" /> The lyrics in the gatefold sleeve of the original LP use the "cherry cola" line, though the album track contains the original stereo "Coca-Cola" version. A similar situation was encountered with the song "Apeman", concerning the line "the air pollution is a-foggin' up my eyes".<ref name="Hinman 141" /> "Fogging" was mistaken for "fucking", and consequently Ray Davies had to re-record this line prior to its single release.<ref name="Hinman 141" />

== Themes ==
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The album is a satirical look at the various facets of the music industry, including song publishers ("Denmark Street"), [[labor union|unions]] ("Get Back in Line"), the [[News media|press]] and the hit-making machine ("Top of the Pops"), [[accountant]]s and [[business manager]]s ("The Moneygoround") and the road ("[[This Time Tomorrow (song)|This Time Tomorrow]]").<ref name="Allmusic Lola Vs." /> Musically, ''Lola Versus Powerman'' is varied, contrasting gentle ballads like "Get Back in Line" and "A Long Way from Home" against [[hard rock]] songs like "[[Rats (Dave Davies song)|Rats]]" and "Powerman", with "Denmark Street" and "The Moneygoround" paying homage to the English [[music hall]] tradition.<ref name="Allmusic Lola Vs." />

== Critical reception ==
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
|rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/lola-versus-powerman-and-the-moneygoround-part-one-mw0000652651|title=Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One – The Kinks – Songs, Reviews, Credits – AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref>
|rev2 = [[Blender (magazine)|Blender]]
|rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>[http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3840 Blender review] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930191916/http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3840 |date=30 September 2007 }}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev3Score = B−<ref name="CG">{{cite book|last=Christgau|first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau|year=1981|title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|title-link=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]]|isbn=0-89919-026-X|chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: K|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=K&bk=70|access-date=28 February 2019|via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]]''
|rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=September 2004 |title=Kinks Klassics |magazine=[[Uncut (magazine)|Uncut]] |page=62 |issue=88}}</ref>
}}
''Lola Versus Powerman'' was well-received throughout the British music press. A review in ''[[New Musical Express]]'' called "[Ray] Davies ... one of the finest writers in contemporary rock," and praised the record's British styles and originality. ''[[Melody Maker]]''{{'}}s interpretation of ''Lola Versus Powerman'' was Davies "taking a cheeky nibble"{{Sfn|Hinman|2004|p=147}} at the pop music business; they continued that "The music's pure Kinks simplicity—but it works."{{Sfn|Hinman|2004|p=147}}

The album received generally positive reviews in the US. ''Rolling Stone'' magazine commented that it was "the best Kinks album yet".<ref>''Rolling Stone'' Magazine, 7 January 1971</ref> ''[[Village Voice]]'' critic [[Robert Christgau]] commented that "Lola" had been an "astounding single," but gave ''Lola Versus Powerman'' a lukewarm review, saying that "the melodies are still there, but in this context they sound corny rather than plaintive."<ref name="CG" /> The single "Lola" received positive reviews, and, due to its success, an interview with Ray Davies by [[Jonathan Cott]] was featured as a cover story for ''Rolling Stone'' in November 1970.<ref>{{harvnb|Hinman|2004|p=131}}</ref>

Modern critical opinion towards ''Lola Versus Powerman'' is generally positive, albeit slightly less so. Initially given a positive review by ''Rolling Stone'' magazine in 1971, ''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' rated it 3<sup>1/2</sup> out of 5 stars in its 1992 printing<ref>''The Rolling Stone Album Guide'' (1992), pp. 401-402</ref>—however, the fourth edition of the ''Guide'' (published in 2004) ranked it at only 2 stars.<ref>''The New Rolling Stone Album Guide'' (2004), p. 458</ref> [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] of Allmusic gave the album a positive review, writing that "Davies never really delivers a cohesive story, but the record holds together because it's one of his strongest sets of songs."<ref name="Allmusic Lola Vs." />

== Commercial performance ==
''Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One'' went virtually unnoticed by the record-buying public in the UK and failed to chart, despite the success of its lead single, "Lola", which topped the ''New Musical Express'' charts in the UK, and reached #2 on ''[[Melody Maker]]''.<ref name="Charts" /> "Lola" became the Kinks' biggest success since "[[Sunny Afternoon]]" in 1966; the group would never again have another single reach this position in the UK.<ref name="Charts" /> "Lola" was also successful in the US market, charting at #9 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart, staying on the charts for 14 weeks.<ref name="Charts" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596267/lola|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023033651/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596267/lola|url-status=dead|archive-date=23 October 2007|title=Lola|publisher=Rolling Stone|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref><ref name="Allmusic Charts">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p4690/charts-awards/billboard-singles|pure_url=yes}}|title=The Kinks: Charts and Awards|publisher=Allmusic|access-date=1 December 2009}}</ref> It also peaked at #7 on the ''[[Record World]]'' charts.<ref name="Charts" /><ref name="Allmusic Charts" /> ''Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One'' reached #35 on ''Billboard'', and on the ''Record World'' charts it peaked at #22, making it their most successful album since the mid-60s.<ref name="Charts" /><ref name="Allmusic Bio" />

== Aftermath and legacy ==
The success of the singles and album allowed the Kinks to negotiate a new contract with [[RCA Records]], construct their own London studio, which they named [[Konk (recording)|Konk]], and assume more creative and managerial control.<ref name="Allmusic Bio" /> The record also proved influential: [[Tom Petty]] told ''Rolling Stone'' that he "especially liked" it, and cited the album as an influence on ''[[The Last DJ]]'', another album critical of the music industry.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10698880/tom_pettys_last_dance/print |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071103204213/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/10698880/tom_pettys_last_dance/print |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2007 |title=Tom Petty's Last Dance |last=Strauss |first=Neil |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=4 April 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r608803|pure_url=yes}} |title=The Last DJ [Bonus DVD] |last=Erlewine |first=Stephen |work=[[Allmusic]] |access-date=4 April 2010}}</ref>

Tracks from ''Lola Versus Powerman'' have been featured in multiple films across several languages. One of the most notable uses of songs from the album was when "[[This Time Tomorrow (song)|This Time Tomorrow]]", "[[Strangers (The Kinks song)|Strangers]]", and "Powerman" were featured in the 2007 [[Wes Anderson]] film ''[[The Darjeeling Limited]]'';<ref name="IMDB Darjeeling">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0838221/soundtrack |title=The Darjeeling Limited (2007) – Soundtracks |work=IMDB, the Internet Movie Database |access-date=7 April 2010}}</ref> these tracks were later included on the [[The Darjeeling Limited (soundtrack)|accompanying soundtrack album]]. In France, "[[This Time Tomorrow (song)|This Time Tomorrow]]" appeared in the 2005 [[Philippe Garrel]] film ''[[Les amants réguliers]]''.<ref name="IMDB Other">{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0443844/soundtrack |title=Les amants réguliers (2005) – Soundtracks |work=IMDB, the Internet Movie Database |access-date=7 April 2010}}</ref> "Apeman" has been featured in multiple films, including ''[[Mondovino]]'' (2004) and [[Harold Ramis]]' ''[[Club Paradise]]'' (1986).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090856/ |title=Club Paradise (1986) – Soundtracks |work=IMDB, the Internet Movie Database |access-date=7 April 2010}}</ref>

Ray Davies adapted the album into an autobiographical drama, with the help of co-writer [[Paul Sirett]], including new versions of songs from the album. This was broadcast on [[BBC Radio 4]] in December 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Radio 4 - Drama, Lola vs Powerman |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0012g5j |website=BBC |date=11 December 2021}}</ref>

== ''Part Two'' ==
Before the release of ''Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One'' the band discussed the possibility of it being released as a double album. According to Doug Hinman's book, ''The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night'', a sequel album was planned for release sometime in 1971, but was ultimately scrapped and the band opted to record ''[[Muswell Hillbillies]]'' instead. Due to the fact that an official title to the follow-up album was never revealed, Hinman refers to the album simply as ''Part Two'' and suggests that preliminary sessions may have occurred in late 1970/early 1971. It is unclear what songs would have appeared on this album, and it is unknown if any songs were even recorded, with the possible exception of some unreleased backing tracks. Almost certainly no songs were completed or mastered.

Ray Davies addressed the question of the unfinished sequel in a 2014 [[Uncut (magazine)|''Uncut'']] interview: <blockquote>''Lola Versus Powerman…'' was good versus evil, obviously, and in ''Volume Two'', I sketched out how you become your worst nightmare, how the good man goes so far he becomes the evil person he always fought against. But we had to do another tour, we had the RCA deal, and we had other recording projects that we had to work towards, and it got lost, unfortunately.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/the-kinks-lola-versus-powerman-and-the-moneygoround-part-onepercy|title=The Kinks – Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround Part One/Percy|website=Uncut|date=29 September 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030041033/http://www.uncut.co.uk/reviews/album/the-kinks-lola-versus-powerman-and-the-moneygoround-part-onepercy|archive-date=30 October 2015|last1=Gill|first1=Andy}}</ref></blockquote>

== Track listing ==
{{Track listing
|headline = Side one
|title1 = The Contenders
|length1 = 2:42
|title2 = [[Strangers (The Kinks song)|Strangers]]
|writer2 = [[Dave Davies]]
|length2 = 3:20
|title3 = Denmark Street
|length3 = 2:00
|title4 = Get Back in Line
|length4 = 3:04
|title5 = [[Lola (song)|Lola]]
|length5 = 4:01
|title6 = Top of the Pops
|length6 = 3:40
|title7 = The Moneygoround
|length7 = 1:42
|all_writing=Ray Davies except where noted
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = Side two
|title8 = [[This Time Tomorrow (song)|This Time Tomorrow]]
|length8 = 3:22
|title9 = A Long Way from Home
|length9 = 2:27
|title10 = [[Rats (The Kinks song)|Rats]]
|writer10 = [[Dave Davies]]
|length10 = 2:40
|title11 = [[Apeman (song)|Apeman]]
|length11 = 3:52
|title12 = Powerman
|length12 = 4:16
|title13 = [[Got to Be Free]]
|length13 = 3:00
|all_writing=|title1=|length1=|title2=|length2=|title3=|length3=|title4=|length4=|title5=|length5=|title6=|length6=|title7=|length7=|title14=|length14=|title15=|length15=|title16=|length16=|title17=|length17=|title18=|length18=|title19=|length19=|title20=|length20=|total_length=}}
{{Track listing
|headline = 1998 and 2004 CD reissue bonus tracks
|title14 = Lola
|note14 = mono single mix
|length14 = 4:08
|title15 = Apeman
|note15 = stereo alternative version
|length15 = 3:41
|title16 = Powerman
|note16 = demo
|length16 = 4:23
}}
{{Track listing
|headline = 2014 Sanctuary Records deluxe edition Disc 1 bonus tracks
|title14 = Anytime
|length14 = 3:33
|title15 = The Contenders
|note15 = instrumental demo
|length15 = 3:01
|title16 = The Good Life
|length16 = 3:16
|title17 = Lola
|note17 = alternative version
|length17 = 5:28
|title18 = This Time Tomorrow
|note18 = instrumental
|length18 = 3:19
|title19 = Apeman
|note19 = alternative version, stereo
|length19 = 3:42
|title20 = Got to Be Free
|note20 = alternative version
|length20 = 2:03
}}
'''Notes'''
*Some CD editions separate the first 40 seconds of "The Contenders" as its own track titled "Introduction"
*The 2014 Deluxe edition included the Kinks' following album ''[[Percy (soundtrack)|Percy]]'' as a second disc, also with bonus tracks. The 2-disc set is titled ''Lola versus Powerman and The Moneygoround and Percy''.

== B-sides ==
{| class="wikitable"
!Song
!Single
!Writer
|-
|"[[Berkeley Mews]]"
|"Lola"
|Ray Davies
|}

== Personnel ==
According to the band biographer Doug Hinman:{{sfn|Hinman|2004|pp=142, 147}}

'''The Kinks'''
*[[Ray Davies]]&nbsp;– lead vocals; acoustic, electric and [[resonator guitar|resonator]] guitars; harmonica {{small|(The Contenders)}}, producer
*[[Dave Davies]]&nbsp;– backing vocals; electric and acoustic guitars; lead vocals {{small|("Strangers" and "Rats")}}
*[[John Dalton (musician)|John Dalton]]&nbsp;– bass guitar
*[[Mick Avory]]&nbsp;– drums
*[[John Gosling (The Kinks musician)|John Gosling]]&nbsp;– [[baby grand piano]], [[electric piano]], [[Hammond organ]]

'''Additional musician'''
*Ken Jones{{snd}}[[maracas]]

'''Additional production'''
*Mike Bobak{{snd}}[[Audio engineer|engineer]]

== Charts ==
=== Weekly charts ===
{| class="wikitable"
!|Chart (1970)
!|Peak<br />position
|-
|Australia<ref name="Charts" />
|align="center"|24
|-
|US<ref name="Charts" /><ref name="Allmusic Charts" />
|align="center"|35
|}

=== Singles ===
All positions sourced to<ref name="Charts" /> except where noted.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Year !! Single Title !! UK !! US !! Netherlands !! Australia !! New Zealand
|-
|1970 || "Lola" || align="center" | 2 || align="center" | 9<ref name="Allmusic Charts" /> || align="center" | 1 || align="center" | 4 || align="center" | 1
|-
|1970 || "Apeman" || align="center" | 5 || align="center" | 45<ref name="Allmusic Charts" /> || align="center" | 14 || align="center" | 5 || align="center" | 5
|-
|}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== Sources ==
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* {{Cite book | last=Davies | first=Ray | title=X-Ray | location=New York, NY | publisher=Overlook Press | year=1995 | isbn=0-87951-611-9 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/xrayunauthorized00davi }}
* {{Cite book| last=Hinman | first=Doug | title= The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night | location=Milwaukee, WI | publisher= Hal Leonard Corporation | year=2004 | isbn= 0-87930-765-X}}
* {{Cite book | last=Kitts | first=Thomas | title=Ray Davies: Not Like Everybody Else | location=London, UK | publisher=Routledge | year=2007 | isbn=978-0-415-97769-2 | url-access=registration | url=https://archive.org/details/raydaviesnotlike0000kitt }}
* {{Cite book| last=Miller | first=Andy | title= The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society | location=London, UK | publisher= Continuum International Publishing Group | year=2003 | isbn= 0-8264-1498-2 }}
* {{Cite book| last=Rogan | first=Johnny | title= The Complete Guide to the Music of The Kinks | location=London, UK | publisher= Omnibus Press | year=1998 | isbn= 0-7119-6314-2}}
* {{cite book |last1=Turner |first1=Alwyn W. |editor1-last=Buckley |editor1-first=Peter |title=The Rough Guide to Rock |date=2003 |publisher=[[Rough Guides]] |location=London |isbn=978-1-84353-105-0 |pages=560–561 |edition=3rd |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7ctjc6UWCm4C |language=en |chapter=The Kinks}}
* {{cite AV media notes|title=Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One|others=The Kinks|year=1998|type=CD reissue|publisher=[[Castle Communications|Castle]]|ref=Album Notes (Castle, 2004)}}
* {{cite AV media notes|title=Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One|others=The Kinks|year=2004|type=CD reissue|publisher=[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]|ref=Album Notes (Reprise, 2004)}}
* {{cite AV media notes|title=Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One|others=The Kinks|year=2004|type=CD reissue|publisher=Sanctuary|ref=Album Notes (Sanctuary, 2004)}}

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