On the turntable: The Kinks' Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) from 1971.
Listen to that beautifully absurdist and tragic dialogue between past and present at the waning of the empire. "Shangri-la," "easy motoring nation" (and Jim, listen to "Drivin'"), whatever. A beautiful and sad record from a 25 year-old Ray Davies. This is why I love the guy - he even knew then who we were going to become.
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