Everybody's in Show-Biz

Everybody's in Show-Biz
Studio album and live album by
the Kinks
Released1 September 1972
Recorded
  • 2–3 March 1972 (live)
  • March–June 1972 (studio)
VenueCarnegie Hall, New York City
StudioMorgan, London
GenreRock
Length69:26
LabelRCA
ProducerRay Davies
The Kinks UK chronology
Muswell Hillbillies
(1971) 		Everybody's in Show-Biz
(1972) 		Preservation Act 1
(1973)
The Kinks US chronology
The Kink Kronikles
(1972) 		Everybody's in Show-Biz
(1972) 		The Great Lost Kinks Album
(1973)
Singles from Everybody's in Show-Biz
  1. "Supersonic Rocket Ship"
    Released: 5 May 1972
  2. "Celluloid Heroes"
    Released: 24 November 1972
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[2]
Pitchfork Media(9.5/10)[3]
Rolling Stone(favourable)[4]

Everybody's in Show-Biz is the eleventh studio album released by the English rock group the Kinks, released in 1972. A double album, the first disc features studio recordings, while the second disc documents a two-night Carnegie Hall stand.

Everybody's in Show-Biz is often seen by fans as a transition album for the Kinks, marking the change in Ray Davies' songwriting style toward more theatrical, campy and vaudevillian work, as evidenced by the rock-opera concept albums that followed it.

This album marks Davies' explorations of the trials of rock-star life and the monotony of touring, themes that would reappear in future releases like The Kinks Present A Soap Opera and the 1987 live album Live: The Road.

On 3 June 2016, a Legacy Edition was released, with disc 1 containing the original stereo album (studio and live tracks) and disc 2 containing bonus tracks including previously unreleased live tracks from the Carnegie Hall concerts, alternate mixes and studio outtakes. (Disc 2 tracks 6-10 were recorded on the other night of the two-night Carnegie Hall stand; Disc 2 track 14 is a previously-unreleased outtake; and Disc 2 tracks 1 and 12 are the same as those bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue.)[5]

  1. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Show-Biz". AllMusic. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
  2. ^ Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: K". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 0-89919-026-X. Retrieved 28 February 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
  3. ^ Josephes, Jason. "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Archived from the original on 23 December 2001.
  4. ^ Palmer, Bob (26 October 1972). "The Kinks: Everybody's in Showbiz". Rolling Stone. No. RS 120. Straight Arrow. ISSN 0035-791X. Archived from the original on 2 October 2007.
  5. ^ Delgreco, Lisa (19 April 2016). "The Kinks' 'Everybody's In Show-Biz' To Be Released As Expanded Edition June 3". Legacy Recordings. Retrieved 7 March 2023.