℗ 2024 Kinks Properties Limited under exclusive license to Sanctuary Records Group, a BMG Company
| Released | September 4, 2024 |
| Duration | 40m 07s |
| Record Label | Sanctuary Records |
| Genre | Rock |
Sleepwalker (2024 Remaster)
The Kinks
Available in MQA and 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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1.1
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Life on the Road (2024 Remaster)
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5:02 | |||
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1.2
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Mr. Big Man (2024 Remaster)
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3:49 | |||
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1.3
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Sleepwalker (2024 Remaster)
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4:04 | |||
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1.4
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Brother (2024 Remaster)
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5:30 | |||
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1.5
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Juke Box Music (2024 Remaster)
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5:32 | |||
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1.6
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Sleepless Night (2024 Remaster)
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3:18 | |||
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1.7
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Stormy Sky (2024 Remaster)
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3:58 | |||
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1.8
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Full Moon (2024 Remaster)
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3:52 | |||
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1.9
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Life Goes On (2024 Remaster)
The Kinks |
5:02 |
Sleepwalker is the 16th studio album by The Kinks and the first to be released under a new deal with the Arista label following their departure from RCA. Recording for the album began during the long hot summer of 1976 at the bands KONK studio in London. Released in February the following year, the album marked a significant shift for the band, as it moved away from the theatrical and conceptual work that had characterised their output in the early 1970s.
Sleepwalker signalled a return to a more conventional, mainstream rock and roll sound, with contemporary polished production and a focus on accessible melodic rock. The new approach was well-received and marked a commercial resurgence for the band, especially in the United States, where the album reached number 21 on the Billboard 200 chart. Critics praised the straightforward rock sound and Ray Davies’s signature songwriting, wit and observational style. The singles and key tracks, "Sleepwalker", "Juke Box Music" and "Life on the Road", reflect and explore themes of escapism, identity, the music industry and life on tour.
Sleepwalker has been newly remastered from 1/4" Production Masters.
96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Sanctuary Records Studio Masters
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-9 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.84 -1.43 to -0.19 | -15.08 -17.15 to -13.64 | -11.43 -13.50 to -9.80 | 9 8 to 11 | |
| 1 | Life on the Road (2024 Remaster) | -0.68 | -13.64 | -9.8 | 8 |
| 2 | Mr. Big Man (2024 Remaster) | -0.53 | -13.84 | -10.4 | 8 |
| 3 | Sleepwalker (2024 Remaster) | -1.18 | -15.19 | -11.4 | 9 |
| 4 | Brother (2024 Remaster) | -1.43 | -16.93 | -13.5 | 10 |
| 5 | Juke Box Music (2024 Remaster) | -1.06 | -14.96 | -11.0 | 9 |
| 6 | Sleepless Night (2024 Remaster) | -0.92 | -14.23 | -10.7 | 9 |
| 7 | Stormy Sky (2024 Remaster) | -0.83 | -14.93 | -11.7 | 9 |
| 8 | Full Moon (2024 Remaster) | -0.19 | -14.88 | -11.4 | 8 |
| 9 | Life Goes On (2024 Remaster) | -0.74 | -17.15 | -13.0 | 11 |