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Autumn Almanac is a pop song, written by Ray Davies and recorded by the musical group the Kinks in 1967. 'Autumn Almanac' has since been noted for being an "absolute classic"[1], "a finely observed slice of English custom"[2], a "weird character study"[3] and for its "mellow, melodic sound that was to characterize the Kinks' next [musical] phase..."[4] Some have placed this and other Davies compositions in the pastoral-Romantic tradition of the poetry of Wordsworth, among others.[5]
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- ^ Rawlings, Terry. British Beat, 1960-1969: Then, Now and Rare. Omnibus Press, 2002. p.112.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan. The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. New York: Fireside Books, 2004. p.460.
- ^ Hardy & Laing, The Encyclopedia of Rock. Schirmer Books, 1988. p 253.
- ^ Cf., Krause, MJ. "The Greatest Rock Star of the 19th Century: Ray Davies, Romanticism, and the Art of Being English." Popular Music and Society. Volume 29, Issue 2. (May 2006) pp201-212
