℗ 1975 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group, a BMG Company
| Released | September 18, 2020 |
| Duration | 37m 41s |
| Record Label | Sanctuary Records |
| Genre | Rock |
Soap Opera
The Kinks
Available in MQA and 88.2 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)
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2:57 | |||
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1.2
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Ordinary People
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3:50 | |||
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1.3
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Rush Hour Blues
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4:29 | |||
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1.4
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Nine to Five
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1:48 | |||
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1.5
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When Work Is Over
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2:06 | |||
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1.6
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Have Another Drink
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2:42 | |||
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1.7
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Underneath the Neon Sign
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3:55 | |||
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1.8
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Holiday Romance
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3:12 | |||
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1.9
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You Make It All Worthwhile
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3:50 | |||
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1.10
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Ducks on the Wall
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3:22 | |||
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1.11
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(A) Face in the Crowd
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2:17 | |||
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1.12
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You Can't Stop the Music
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3:13 |
Soap Opera or The Kinks Present a Soap Opera is a 1975 concept album by the Kinks. It is the fourteenth studio album by the Kinks.
Soap Opera is the third concept album in the band's "theatrical period". It tells the story of a musician named Starmaker who changes places with an "ordinary man" named Norman to better understand life. Starmaker beds Norman's wife Andrea and then goes to work the next day, getting caught in the rush hour. He works 9 to 5 and then visits the pub for a few drinks before making his way home. Andrea greets him, and he tells her she is "making it all worthwhile". By this point, Starmaker has lost his grip on reality; he doesn't know who he is anymore. In the end, he settles down with Andrea, accepting that he is now just "a face in the crowd". The album concludes with the sentiment that, although rock stars may fade, their music lives on.
The Starmaker is an exaggerated characterization of Ray Davies. He would often use his name in the stage version of Soap Opera and perform previous hit Kinks songs as examples of his work as a star to explain that he is not actually the "ordinary" Norman.
88.2 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Sanctuary Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-12 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.62 -1.79 to -0.04 | -15.88 -18.41 to -13.99 | -12.78 -15.40 to -11.10 | 10 9 to 12 | |
| 1 | Everybody's a Star (Starmaker) | -0.10 | -13.99 | -11.3 | 9 |
| 2 | Ordinary People | -0.60 | -15.57 | -12.9 | 10 |
| 3 | Rush Hour Blues | -0.05 | -15.36 | -11.9 | 10 |
| 4 | Nine to Five | -1.30 | -15.54 | -12.7 | 9 |
| 5 | When Work Is Over | -0.04 | -14.35 | -11.1 | 9 |
| 6 | Have Another Drink | -0.47 | -15.92 | -12.7 | 10 |
| 7 | Underneath the Neon Sign | -0.51 | -17.51 | -14.3 | 12 |
| 8 | Holiday Romance | -0.34 | -17.31 | -14.7 | 11 |
| 9 | You Make It All Worthwhile | -1.14 | -16.72 | -13.4 | 9 |
| 10 | Ducks on the Wall | -0.29 | -15.25 | -11.6 | 10 |
| 11 | (A) Face in the Crowd | -1.79 | -18.41 | -15.4 | 10 |
| 12 | You Can't Stop the Music | -0.83 | -14.60 | -11.4 | 9 |