Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One (Deluxe Box Set)(3CD+7 inch)

Deluxe box set containing three CDs, two 7 singles, four square art cards and a 60 page, gloss-art hardback book with extensive notes, new band quotes, rare photos and Ray Davies 1970 Diary. The Kinks Lola versus Powerman and The Moneygoround, Part One - commonly abbreviated to Lola Versus Powerman - is the eighth studio album by British rock band the Kinks, recorded and released in 1970. A concept album, it is a satirical appraisal of the music industry, including song publishers, unions, the press, accountants, business managers, and life on the road. 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 and helping restore them in the public eye, making it a comeback album. It contained two hit singles: Lola, which reached the #9 US, #2 UK and Germany - becoming the Kinks biggest success since Sunny Afternoon in 1966 - and Apeman, which peaked at #5 in the UK and Germany. The track Lola, written by Ray Davies, allegedly details a romantic encounter between a young man and a possible trans-gender person whom he meets in a club in Soho, London.