Low Budget

Release info:

Produced by: Ray Davies
Release date: May 1985
Record label & catalog #: Arista ARCD-8050
Country: USA
Format: CD
Release type: Reissue

Tracks:

1. Attitude   stereo mix, recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)
2. Catch Me Now I'm Falling   stereo mix (5:56), recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)
3. Pressure   stereo mix, recorded Jan 1979 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
4. National Health   stereo mix, recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)
5. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman   stereo mix, newer mix with synthesizer overdubs, longer LP edit (6:01), recorded Jan 1979, additional synthesizer overdubs Feb 1979 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
6. Low Budget   stereo mix, shorter edit (3:46), recorded Jan 1979 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
7. In A Space   stereo mix, recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)
8. Little Bit Of Emotion   stereo mix, recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)
9. A Gallon Of Gas   stereo mix, shorter edit (2:41), recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)
10. Misery   stereo mix, recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)
11. Moving Pictures   stereo mix, recorded 20-30 May, 1979 (backing track), early Jun 1979 (vocals) at Power Station, New York (backing track), Blue Rock Studios, New York (vocals)


Liner Notes:

THE KINKS
DAVE DAVIES/Guitar, Backing Vocals
MICK AVORY/Drums
JIM RODFORD/Bass, Backing Vocals
RAY DAVIES/Keyboards, Rhythm Guitar, Lead Vocals

NICK NEWALL/Saxophone
Rythm tracks recorded at The Power Station, New York*
Vocals at Blue Rock Studios, New York
Mixed at Konk Studios, London
Rehearsed at the Daily Planet
*Except "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman" and "Low Budget" recorded at Konk Studios, London
Engineer/John Rollo
Mastered at Masterdisk, New York, by Bob Ludwig
and at Sterling Sound, New York, by Jack Skinner
Special Thanks to Scott Litt and Raymond Willhard at The Power Station
All songs Composed and Produced by Ray Davies
All Songs (c) 1979 Davray Music Ltd.

Cover Concept/Ray Davies
Photography/Gary Gross
Art Direction/Ron Kellum and Donn Davenport

Related Releases:

Low Budget 10 Jul, 1979 USA Arista AB 4240 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Low Budget 7 Sep, 1979 UK Arista SPART 1099 12" vinyl LP (album), 33 1/3 RPM
Low Budget 1986 Germany Arista 251 146 CD
Low Budget 27 Apr, 1999 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79727-2 CD
Low Budget 6 May, 2003 USA Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab CMFSA2008 SACD (hybrid)
Low Budget 7 Nov, 2006 USA Konk/Koch VEL-SC-79817 SACD (hybrid)


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