The Kinks will celebrate #LolaDay on June 12th


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The Kinks will celebrate #LolaDay on June 12th, exactly 50 years after the release of one of their, and British music’s, best loved singles.

Recorded at Morgan Studios during the early months of 1970, Lola’s precise inspiration has been up for discussion during each of those five decades, but it’s safe to say came from somewhere out of the hedonistic London parties at which the Davies brothers were, once upon a time, keen regulars.

“I remember going into a music store on Shaftesbury Avenue when we were about to make Lola,” Ray Davies recalls. “I said, ‘I want to get a really good guitar sound on this record, I want a Martin’. And in the corner they had this old 1938 Dobro that I bought for £150. I put them together on Lola, which is what makes that clangy sound: the combination of the Martin and the Dobro with heavy compression.”

On June 12th, fans will be able ‘Lolafy’ their own photos with ten custom made stickers from The Kinks’ official website, while various artists will be covering the single throughout the day online.


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