''Think Visual'' is the twenty-second studio album by the

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, released in 1986. It peaked at #81 on the ''Billboard'' chart. According to Ray Davies, the album was originally going to be a concept album where his "spiv" character from the "

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" music video was put in the "environment of a video shop."

Track listing

Personnel

The Kinks *

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– rhythm guitar,

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, keyboards, harmonica *

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–

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, vocals, keyboards; lead vocals on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" and "When You Were a Child" * Ian Gibbons – keyboards, backing vocals *

Jim Rodford James Walter Rodford (7 July 1941 – 20 January 2018) was an English musician, who played bass for several British rock bands. He was a founding member of Argent, which was led by his cousin Rod Argent, and performed with them from their formati ...

–

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, backing vocals *

Bob Henrit Robert John "Bob" Henrit (born 2 May 1944, in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, England)Eder, Bruce " Robert Henrit Biography, Allmusic, retrieved 2010-02-13 is an English drummer who has been a member of several musical groups, including Buster Meikle ...

– drums, percussion Additional personnel *

Kim Goody Kim Goody (born 19 February 1960, London, England) is an English actress, composer, singer and songwriter. One of her earliest stints as a singer was providing backing vocals on Dave Davies' 1983 album ''Chosen People''. She has appeared in telev ...

– backing vocals on "Think Visual" *

Mick Avory Michael Charles Avory (born 15 February 1944) is an English musician, best known as the longtime drummer and percussionist for the English rock band the Kinks. He joined them shortly after their formation in 1964 and remained with them until 1984, ...

– drums on "Rock 'n' Roll Cities" Technical *Ben Fenner – engineer *Dave Powell – engineer *David Baker – engineer *Damian Korner – engineer Cover design Design and photography by Icon: Richard Evans and Andrew Ellis

References

Citations Sources * 1986 albums The Kinks albums London Records albums MCA Records albums Albums produced by Ray Davies {{1980s-rock-album-stub