{"product_id":"kinks-art-prints-albums-music-map","title":"The Kinks Discography Tube Map Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003eA gift for Kinks fans who have never looked closely at who else is on the first album, because this runs all 24 records with every credited musician as their own line. They own the records already. Jimmy Page and Jon Lord are both on the debut.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGiclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper, textured matte, archival and acid-free. Available in A2 or A1, with US sizing at 24x18in and 36x24in, unframed or framed. Deeply researched and designed by me in East Sussex.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI plot these in CAD software. Every credited musician becomes a transit line, every album becomes a station, and anyone who appears only once gets a branch line of their own.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eThe stations run chronologically from the 1964 debut, through Village Green and Arthur, to Phobia in 1993. Guest musicians branch off as short spurs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhy this Kinks discography tube map art makes a gift fans keep\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo brothers run the whole length of this map, and almost nothing else does. Around them, the personnel churn through session players, brass sections, theatrical voice actors and, at the very start, two men who went on to define other bands entirely.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNot an algorithm - every connection on this map was made by hand, by an obsessive fan. The debut alone pays for the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eContributing musicians on the map\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRay and Dave Davies are the only two credited on all 24 albums. Mick Avory drums on 23 of them, missing only Phobia, and Pete Quaife's bass runs the first seven.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1964 debut is the surprise. Jimmy Page plays twelve-string acoustic guitar, and Jon Lord, later of Deep Purple, plays organ, while session man Bobby Graham drums on most of the record rather than Avory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRasa Davies, Ray's wife, sings backing vocals across the first six albums, and Nicky Hopkins plays keyboards through the mid-1960s run, including Sunny Afternoon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe theatrical albums are the densest stations on the map. Preservation Act 2 carries 14 credited musicians and Preservation Act 1 thirteen, complete with a brass section of Mike Cotton, John Beecham and Alan Holmes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSoap Opera brings in voice actors as well as musicians, including Christopher Timothy as the announcer, cast specifically to mimic his own television adverts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe later line-up settles again around John Gosling on keyboards, then Jim Rodford on bass and Bob Henrit on drums. Chrissie Hynde sings, uncredited, on four tracks of State of Confusion.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eHow do I make each print?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach one is a Giclée on 230gsm premium fine art paper with a textured matte finish, archival and acid-free, so the colours hold for years. Choose A2 or A1, unframed or framed, ready to hang in a hallway, living room or studio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; text-align: left;\"\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eSize\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUK\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eUSA \/ CAN \/ AUS equivalent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"border-bottom: 2px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eOrientation\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA2\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e594 x 420 mm (23 x 16 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e24 x 18 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eA1\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e841 x 594 mm (33 x 23 in)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003e36 x 24 in\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"border-bottom: 1px solid #ddd; padding: 8px;\"\u003eLandscape\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eFAQ\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid Jimmy Page really play on a Kinks album?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, a twelve-string acoustic guitar on the 1964 debut, years before Led Zeppelin. Jon Lord, later of Deep Purple, plays organ on the same record.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWho drums on the first album?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMostly Bobby Graham, a session drummer, rather than Mick Avory, whose line properly begins alongside him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many albums are on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e24, from the 1964 debut to Phobia in 1993.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhich album has the most musicians?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreservation Act 2, with 14 credited players, is just ahead of Preservation Act 1 and Misfits on thirteen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs Chrissie Hynde on the map?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eYes, singing uncredited on four tracks of State of Confusion in 1983.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat are the framing options?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnframed, or supplied framed and ready to hang.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eRelated Music Maps\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBrowse the full range of gifts for music fans at the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/music-wall-art-prints\" title=\"all music discography tube map art prints\"\u003eGifts for Music Fans collection\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/collections\/60s-bands-tube-music-maps\" title=\"1960s bands tube maps and discography art prints\"\u003e1960s Music Tube Maps collection\u003c\/a\u003e at mikebellmaps.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause Jon Lord appears on the debut, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/deep-purple-discography-tube-map\" title=\"Deep Purple discography tube map art print\"\u003eDeep Purple Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e is a natural companion piece, alongside the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/products\/the-who-discography-albums-and-musicians-gift-for-fans\" title=\"The Who discography tube map art print\"\u003eWho Discography Map Art Print\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MikeBellMaps","offers":[{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080258953591,"sku":"10-KINKS-A2-UNF","price":42.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A2 - 23x16 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080258986359,"sku":"30-KINKS-A2-BLK","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Unframed","offer_id":57080259051895,"sku":"20-KINKS-A1-UNF","price":58.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"A1 - 33x23 in \/ Black Frame","offer_id":57080259084663,"sku":"50-KINKS-A1-BLK","price":175.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0445\/9551\/1464\/files\/the-kinks-music-maps-discography-wall-art__FRAME_BLACK_a1_floor.jpg?v=1779814059","url":"https:\/\/mikebellmaps.com\/es\/products\/kinks-art-prints-albums-music-map","provider":"MikeBellMaps","version":"1.0","type":"link"}