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Digitally remastered in 2002! Swansong 1973 album of adrenalin-charged psych, with 4 rare BONUS tracks.
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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The third and final Pink Fairies studio album from their first phase, Paul Rudolph had left to be replaced by guitarist Larry Wallis. Allegidly Wallis had never written a song before he joined the Fairies, but he was given the task of writing all of the songs. He composed some of the band best and most concise material yet and it could even be said to be slightly ahead of its time. It was released in 1973 but sounded as though it should have come from 1977. A punk record, this most defiantly is. The opening track, City Kids," is dynamic and superbly sets the tone for the rest of the record. The next two tracks, I Wish I Was a Girl and Street Urchin continue the tone and continue to take the band away from the riff jam basics that spoilt their second album. With the other remastered Pink Fairies albums, Kings of Oblivion divides its bonus tracks between unfamiliar versions of familiar material (including an urgent alternate mix of "City Kids") and non-album material. This includes two versions of the single only songs Well Well Well and the country rock-ish Hold On dating from 1972. These were cut with Wallis' short-lived predecessor Mick Wayne and it is wonderful to have both of these tracks available on CD for the first time. The Kings of Oblivion was greeted at the time as the Pink Fairies' best album. It is the best summation of everything that the Pink Fairies promised. For punks and music lovers everywhere.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
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This is an album that is well worth seeking out, irrespective of whether you are familiar with The Fairies other works. The LPs most famous track is the first "City Kids" which was later amongst the first tunes (?) recorded by Motorhead which briefly included Larry Wallis who is the lead guitarist and vocalist here. If anything it is Wallis's album. His career continued with a solo spell in the early days of Stiff, and perhaps if he had had some luck he might now be acknowledged as being a fine writer of 3 minute classics. The second track is it's most infamous, "I Wish I Was A Girl" which has lyrics that are best not taken too seriously, but Wallis's guitar work shows his mastery and possibly mockery of a couple of styles. The bass here is particularly memorable. And these may be the two finest tracks. "When's the Fun Begin?" follows, and in the 25 years I've been listening to this album I still haven't been able to decipher the lyrics of the chorus. The four tracks on side two continue in much the same vein, it's sort of heavy metal, tongue in cheek, with an underlying pop-sensibility, the second of these "Raceway" is an instrumental, and the lyrics of the third "Chambermaid" perhaps show why the concept of political correctness was invented. And the album finishes with "Street Urchin" another track that, like the rest of the album, is straight forward, keyboardless, if slightly warped (album credits include Mr C. Resin) rock. By todays standard's this is not a heavy album, and there are aspects of it that perhaps are best appreciated by those of us who remember the alternative scene (for want of a better expression)of the early 70s, when glam-rock filtered through even to the always unfashionable Pink Fairies. If you were there, and want to add this rare album to your collection, or are wondering what your Dad might have been listening (to having seen those awful photos) - now's your chance. The two other "Fairies" albums that are contemporary with this one are "Never, Never Land" and "What a Bunch of Sweeties", each one a novel experience, simply because the line-up was never that stable!
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
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I'll keep this brief as other reviewers have covered virtually every other base. This is the best Pink Fairies release. In came Larry Wallis who had, apparantly, never written a song before, and proceeded to turn the band on it's musical head. The brilliant "When's the fun begin" and "I wish I was a girl" are both included as well as the better known "City Kids" (as later covered by early Motorhead)and "Street Urchin"!
Never have the Fairies sounded so accomplished.
Larry threatened to do it all again a few years ago with his solo release "Death in the Guitarfternoon". A very close relation to "Kings of Oblivion".
Never have the Fairies sounded so accomplished.
Larry threatened to do it all again a few years ago with his solo release "Death in the Guitarfternoon". A very close relation to "Kings of Oblivion".
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FIVE STAR ROCK,N,ROLL
This was a cd worth waiting for, punk , metal, loved it.city kids & well well well, a must for every rock fan to hear,dont think about buying this cd, just get it, you wont be... Read more
Published 23 months ago by SIAMSTU
Pink Fairies - 'Kings Of Oblivion' (Polydor)
Originally released in 1973, this was their third album. Line-up for this record is strictly a trio, Duncan Sanderson-bass & vocals, Larry Wallis-guitar & vocals and Russell... Read more
Published on 21 Dec 2007 by Mike Reed
NOT the Best Rock Album (of 1973)!
The Fairies' final album of a trio of early 70's albums for Polydor and by the sounds of it, probably the obligatory "contractual" album for the label and easily their poorest... Read more
Published on 15 Sep 2007 by P. Ardron
Watch out kids!
The third and last of the original Fairies' albums and as near to slick as they'd ever get. Blistering guitars, pounding rhythms and big, big fun. Read more
Published on 26 July 2002 by Mr. C. Warburton
Not to be taken before meals, or too seriously
The wonderfully primitive album sleeve, reminiscent of plaster-of-Paris wall ornaments your neighbour's clever teenage daughter made in the 50's, but with a hint of 60's... Read more
Published on 29 May 2002 by AJ Greenwood
Remarkably good rendition of live energy without the life!
Possibly their best, certainly most refined, studio effort. Great riffs, lyrics that you can hear and interpret? Must be played at near max volume for proper effect. Read more
Published on 8 Jan 2002 by Mr M Slade
A very polished album.
This was the third Pink Faires album I purchased in 1973 when it came out,the other two being Never Never Land and What a Bunch of Sweaties. Read more
Published on 31 Aug 2000
A great slab of psychedelic biker rock!
Larry wallis's guitar work is in the fore. Especially on the track "I wish I was a girl" which is the standout track in my opinion. Read more
Published on 5 Mar 2000
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