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Preservation Act 1
Preservation Act 1
Studio album by the Kinks
Released	16 November 1973
Recorded	March–July 1973
Studio	Konk, London
Genre	Rock
Length	39:16
Label	RCA
Producer	Ray Davies
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Singles from Preservation Act 1
	"One of the Survivors"; Released: 20 April 1973 (US); "Sitting in the Midday Sun"; Released: June 1973; "Sweet Lady Genevieve"; Released: 21 September 1973 (UK);

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Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Christgau's Record Guide	C+^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
The Great Rock Discography	5/10^[4]
Pitchfork	9.8/10^[5]
Uncut	^[6]

Preservation Act 1 is a concept album and the 12th studio album by the English rock group the Kinks, released 16 November 1973 by RCA Records.

Preservation Act 1 did not sell well (peaking on the Billboard 200 at No. 177). However, it was well received by many critics at the time. A review in Rolling Stone by Ken Barnes was critical of Ray Davies' "tendency toward vaudevillian excess," but overall he rated Preservation as a "highly listenable, enjoyable album."^[7] Barnes singled out "Sitting in the Midday Sun" as a "wistfully irresistible" number and labeled "One of the Survivors" the Kinks' "best outright rocker" in years.^[7] Gary Lucas, reviewing Preservation Act 1 for Zoo World, also had high praise for the work, stating: "Dare I say it is one of the nicest albums to be released this year (if not the best)? Of course I will."^[8] Focusing on the musical theater aspects of the LP, Barbara Charone ranked the album as one of the "most impressive" of the Kinks' career.^[9]

Some more recent reviews of Preservation Act 1 have been sympathetic to its theatrical ambitions, such as AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine, who declared "Sweet Lady Genevieve" to be the "real candidate for Davies' forgotten masterpiece".^[1]

The 1991 CD reissue on Rhino was a 2-CD set combining Preservation Act 1 with its 1974 follow-up Preservation Act 2. It contained one bonus track ("Preservation") and an extended mix of "Money & Corruption/I Am Your Man", featuring an extra instrumental break.

The 1998 CD reissue of Preservation Act 1 on Velvel includes the single versions of "Preservation" and "One of the Survivors", neither of which is available on the original vinyl release.

Cultural references

The chorus from side 2's "Money and Corruption" was used by the hackers group Anonymous when attacking governmental websites during the 2014 World Cup.^[10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Ray Davies

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Morning Song"	2:00
2.	"Daylight"	3:19
3.	"Sweet Lady Genevieve"	3:26
4.	"There's a Change in the Weather"	2:59
5.	"Where Are They Now?"	3:28
6.	"One of the Survivors"	4:31

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Cricket"	2:56
2.	"Money and Corruption/I Am Your Man"	6:01
3.	"Here Comes Flash"	2:41
4.	"Sitting in the Midday Sun"	3:47
5.	"Demolition"	4:07

CD bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
12.	"Preservation" (Single)	3:37
13.	"One of the Survivors" (Single edit)	4:07

Personnel

The Kinks

Additional personnel

Alan Holmes – brass
Laurie Brown – brass
John Beecham – brass
Krysia Kocjan, Lee Pavey, Lewis Rich, Pamela Travis, Sue Brown – additional singers

Technical

Dave Davies – engineer
Roger Beale – engineer
Pat Doyle – art direction
Chris Hopper – photography

References

^ ^a ^b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Preservation Act 1 > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. robertchristgau.com. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 28 February 2019.
^ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London, UK: Omnibus Press. p. 2005.
^ Strong, Martin C. "The KINKS biography". The Great Rock Bible. Retrieved 12 September 2017.
^ Josephes, Jason. "Kinks: Preservation Act 1". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.
^ "Kinks Klassics". Uncut. No. 88. September 2004. p. 62.
^ ^a ^b Barnes, Ken, The Kinks: Preservation Act 1, Rolling Stone, 14 February 1974.
^ Gary Lucas, Preservation Act 1, Zoo World, 28 February 1974, p. 36.
^ Barbara Charone, The Kinks, Preservation Act 1, Rock, 1973, p. 34.
^ "'Hacktivists' claim attacks on Brazil World Cup sites". 12 June 2014.

Preservation Act 1 at Discogs (list of releases)

[Allmusic-1] Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Preservation Act 1 > Review" at AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2011.

[CG-2] Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. robertchristgau.com. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 28 February 2019.

[Larkin-3] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th edn). London, UK: Omnibus Press. p. 2005.

[4] Strong, Martin C. "The KINKS biography". The Great Rock Bible. Retrieved 12 September 2017.

[5] Josephes, Jason. "Kinks: Preservation Act 1". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.

[6] "Kinks Klassics". Uncut. No. 88. September 2004. p. 62.

[Barnes,_Ken_1974-7] Barnes, Ken, The Kinks: Preservation Act 1, Rolling Stone, 14 February 1974.

[8] Gary Lucas, Preservation Act 1, Zoo World, 28 February 1974, p. 36.

[9] Barbara Charone, The Kinks, Preservation Act 1, Rock, 1973, p. 34.

[10] "'Hacktivists' claim attacks on Brazil World Cup sites". 12 June 2014.

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 '''''Preservation Act 1''''' is a concept album and the 12th studio album by the English rock group [[the Kinks]], released 16 November 1973 by [[RCA Records]].
-''Preservation Act 1'' did not sell well (peaking on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 200 at No. 177). However, it was well received by many critics at the time. A review in ''Rolling Stone'' by Ken Barnes was critical of Ray Davies' "tendency toward vaudevillian excess," but overall he rated ''Preservation'' as a "highly listenable, enjoyable album."<ref name="Barnes, Ken 1974">Barnes, Ken, The Kinks: Preservation Act 1, ''Rolling Stone'', February 14, 1974.</ref> Barnes singled out "Sitting in the Midday Sun" as a "wistfully irresistible" number and labeled "One of the Survivors" the Kinks' "best outright rocker" in years.<ref name="Barnes, Ken 1974"/> Gary Lucas, reviewing ''Preservation Act 1'' for ''Zoo World'', also had high praise for the work, stating: "Dare I say it is one of the ''nicest'' albums to be released this year (if not the best)? Of course I will."<ref>Gary Lucas, Preservation Act 1, ''Zoo World'', February 28, 1974, p. 36.</ref> Focusing on the musical theater aspects of the LP, Barbara Charone ranked the album as one of the "most impressive" of the Kinks' career.<ref>Barbara Charone, The Kinks, Preservation Act 1, ''Rock'', 1973, p. 34.</ref>
+''Preservation Act 1'' did not sell well (peaking on the ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' 200 at No. 177). However, it was well received by many critics at the time. A review in ''Rolling Stone'' by Ken Barnes was critical of Ray Davies' "tendency toward vaudevillian excess," but overall he rated ''Preservation'' as a "highly listenable, enjoyable album."<ref name="Barnes, Ken 1974">Barnes, Ken, The Kinks: Preservation Act 1, ''Rolling Stone'', 14 February 1974.</ref> Barnes singled out "Sitting in the Midday Sun" as a "wistfully irresistible" number and labeled "One of the Survivors" the Kinks' "best outright rocker" in years.<ref name="Barnes, Ken 1974"/> Gary Lucas, reviewing ''Preservation Act 1'' for ''Zoo World'', also had high praise for the work, stating: "Dare I say it is one of the ''nicest'' albums to be released this year (if not the best)? Of course I will."<ref>Gary Lucas, Preservation Act 1, ''Zoo World'', 28 February 1974, p. 36.</ref> Focusing on the musical theater aspects of the LP, Barbara Charone ranked the album as one of the "most impressive" of the Kinks' career.<ref>Barbara Charone, The Kinks, Preservation Act 1, ''Rock'', 1973, p. 34.</ref>
 Some more recent reviews of ''Preservation Act 1'' have been sympathetic to its theatrical ambitions, such as [[AllMusic]]'s [[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]], who declared "Sweet Lady Genevieve" to be the "real candidate for Davies' forgotten masterpiece".<ref name="Allmusic" />
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Studio albums	Kinks (1964) Kinks-Size (1965; US-only) Kinda Kinks (1965) Kinkdom (1965; US-only) The Kink Kontroversy (1965) Face to Face (1966) Something Else (1967) Village Green Preservation Society (1968) Arthur (1969) Lola Versus Powerman (1970) Percy (1971) Muswell Hillbillies (1971) Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) Preservation Act 1 (1973) Preservation Act 2 (1974) Soap Opera (1975) Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975) Sleepwalker (1977) Misfits (1978) Low Budget (1979) Give the People What They Want (1981) State of Confusion (1983) Word of Mouth (1984) Think Visual (1986) UK Jive (1989) Phobia (1993)
Live albums	Live at Kelvin Hall (1968) One for the Road (1980) Live: The Road (1988) To the Bone (1994/1996) BBC Sessions: 1964–1977 (2001)
EPs	Kinksize Session (1964) Kwyet Kinks (1965)
Compilations	The Kinks Greatest Hits! (1966) Well Respected Kinks (1966) Sunny Afternoon (1967) Then Now and Inbetween (1969) The Kink Kronikles (1972) The Great Lost Kinks Album (1973) Come Dancing with The Kinks (1986) The Kinks Are Well Respected Men (1987) The Ultimate Collection (2002) Picture Book (2008) Waterloo Sunset: The Very Best of The Kinks & Ray Davies (2012) The Essential Kinks (2014)
Unreleased projects	Four More Respected Gentlemen A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies)
Concert tours	1965 UK tour 1965 US tour
Related articles	Discography Band members Konk The Kast Off Kinks Argent X-Ray Do It Again Give the People What We Want: Songs of The Kinks This Is Where I Belong – The Songs of Ray Davies & The Kinks Sunny Afternoon (musical)
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