Everybody's in Show-Biz
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 and disc 2 containing bonus tracks including previously unreleased live tracks from the Carnegie Hall concerts, alternate mixes and studio outtakes.
Personnel
The Kinks- Ray Davies – lead vocals, acoustic guitar, resonator guitar
- Dave Davies – lead guitar, slide guitar, banjo, backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitar on "Celluloid Heroes", lead vocal on "You Don't Know My Name", co-lead vocals on "Hot Potatoes"
- John Dalton – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Avory – drums
- John Gosling – keyboards
- Alan Holmes – saxophone, clarinet
- Mike Cotton – trumpet
- John Beecham – trombone, tuba
- Dave Rowberry – organ on "Celluloid Heroes"