Anonymous | Friday, October 02, 2009 | 5:36 pm

great performance from a great band

nitecat | Wednesday, September 30, 2009 | 8:52 pm

What a wonderful show to share with everyone! Possibly my favorite kinks album, played in its entirety-I am thrilled to hear a live performance of the entire album. WOW. I so wish I could have been there to see the entire theatrical (rock opera) performance. God bless the Kinks, and also King Biscuit, who went beyond the mics, and made great recordings!! A few set list notes: Track 2: Actually has a Starmaker reprise > Ordinary People Track 9: Actually Ordinary People reprise > Well Respected Man > Dedicated Follower of Fashion > Sunny Afternoon. Track 12: You Can't Stop the Music also has an encore track, Starmaker Reprise, which fades out right at the end. Love those Kinks recordings, nitecat

gerardvc | Tuesday, September 29, 2009 | 10:53 am

Very nice registration of a great concept album! Also one of the most underrated short and to the point masterpieces ever made is on it: (A) Face In The Crowd Cheers and GSTK gerard

boxfitter | Monday, September 28, 2009 | 8:12 pm

I first heard this broadcast on the King Biscuit Flour hour 34 years ago. I had taped it off the radio and somehow lost it. Thanks so much for posting it from another one of those NYC Beacon Theater regulars from 1975. I fist saw the Kinks in 1974 when I was sixteen. They performed Preservation at the Felt Forum. I was Konked ever since. God Save The Kinks. Posted by the Boxfitter.

jvaljean | Saturday, September 26, 2009 | 1:40 am

Thank you for putting this show on Wolfgang's Vault. When I saw this after receiving my latest e-mail, I was shockingly pleased! "Soap Opera" Live in Concert! I saw this show three nights in a row from ROW B/CENTER at the Beacon Theater in NYC back in 1975, and at the old Capitol Theater in NJ. The second of three theatrical Kinks tours - "Preservation," "Soap Opera," and finally, "Schoolboys In Disgrace." Personally, as a long-time KINKS fan, these three productions were some of the greatest productions I've ever seen - The again, not many writers were as ahead of their time as Ray Davies. And, along with brother Dave "Death OF A Clown" Davies , one of the most under-rated lead guitarists of all time, IMHO, made up one of, if not the greatest of all the British invasion rock bands, right next to the Beatles! The Kinks albums "The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society," and "Arthur, Or The Rise and Fall of the British Empire" were the first so-called rock operas, preceding even "Tommy" by the The Who! If there is a live recording of either of these original shows, I would love to hear it! I began seeing The Kinks in 1972 at 13 yrs old, and continued to be part of a dedicated and loyal fan base, which included other like-minded people who I would see at every show up until 1996, when the band finally played their final tour as The Kinks. Kinks Krazies who recognized the genius of the lyrics of Ray Davies and the unique and passionate guitar playing of Dave "The Rave" Davies are "not like everybody else," to quote one of their many greatest songs. Presently, Ray tours with his own band, and after suffering through a stroke and now recovered, Dave will be touring solo with his own band, and will be in NYC in 2/09 - Eventually, we are all hoping that the brothers will settle their strained brotherly relationship long enough to possibly record some new Kinks music and unite for a Kinks reunion in the near future! Towards the latter part of the band's existence, the live performances went away from productions such as this one, and went back to straight passionate rock and roll, and the band was much tighter in their live performances. It was a sad for all of us when the band broke up, as we not only loved the band, but their was a bond among those that went to all the shows in their area and many times out of their area. In recent years, we all see familiar faces at any Ray and/or Dave shows, and hopefully will "all raise a glass, to the rock stars of the past..," when and if they reunite the band and perform together. There can be no Kinks without both Ray and Dave Davies together. The band NEVER sold out to the record industry, "never gave in to fashion, or followed any trends," and would have been more commercially successful if not for being banned from playing in the US for several years due to legal dispute with their record label, causing them to miss the pivotal "Woodstock years," and not being able to play to the masses. Instead, they attracted a cult-like following of people who appreciated the lyrics which always stayed true to the political and social concerns of the middle class working people. In a way, for us Kink fans, it was good for us, as we were able to be part of a beautiful happening, who saw a band that was as loyal to their fan base as we were to them! This show, "Soap Opera" may sound great with just the audio, but those who actually saw the show live, will appreciate this even more, as I think everyone who did will agree how great of a story and show they presented. "God Save The Kinks!" "..And those who are successful, Be always on your guard, (you see)'Cause success walks hand in hand with failure, Along the Hollywood Boulevard." (Raymond Douglas Davies) See you all at the Dave show at BB Kings in February, where we can "all drink to the death of a clown."