The Kinks - The Pye Album Collection (2005)
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The Kinks were an English rock band formed in Muswell Hill, north London, in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965. Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States.

The Kinks' music drew from a wide range of influences, including American R&B and rock and roll initially, and later adopting British music hall, folk, and country. The band gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' wittily observational writing style, and made apparent in albums such as Face to Face (1966), Something Else (1967), The Village Green Preservation Society (1968), Arthur (1969), Lola Versus Powerman (1970), and Muswell Hillbillies (1971), along with their accompanying singles. After a fallow period in the mid-1970s, the band experienced a revival during the late 1970s and early 1980s with their albums Sleepwalker (1977), Misfits (1978), Low Budget (1979), Give the People What They Want (1981) and State of Confusion (1983). In addition, groups such as Van Halen, the Jam, the Knack, the Pretenders, The Raincoats and the Fall covered their songs, helping to boost the Kinks' record sales. In the 1990s, Britpop acts such as Blur and Oasis cited the band as a major influence.

Ray Davies (rhythm guitar, lead vocals, keyboards) and Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals) remained members throughout the band's 33-year run. Longest-serving member Mick Avory (drums and percussion) was replaced by Bob Henrit, formerly of Argent, in 1984. Original bass guitarist Pete Quaife was replaced by John Dalton in 1969. After Dalton's 1976 departure, Andy Pyle briefly served as the band's bassist before being replaced by Argent bassist Jim Rodford in 1978. Session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins accompanied the band in the studio for many of their recordings in the mid-to-late 1960s. The band became an official five-piece in 1970, when keyboardist John Gosling joined them. Gosling quit in 1978; he was first replaced by ex-Pretty Things member Gordon Edwards, then more permanently by Ian Gibbons in 1979. The band gave its last public performance in 1996 and broke up in 1997 as a result of creative tension between the Davies brothers.

The Kinks have had five Top 10 singles on the US Billboard chart. Nine of their albums charted in the Top 40. In the UK, they have had seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums. Four Kinks albums have been certified gold by the RIAA and the band have sold over 50 million records worldwide. Among numerous honours, they received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Service to British Music". In 1990, the original four members of the Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005. In 2018, after years of ruling out a reunion due to the brothers' animosity and the difficult relationship between longtime drummer Mick Avory and Dave, Ray and Dave Davies finally announced they were working to reform the Kinks, with Avory also on board. However, comments made by each of the Davies brothers in 2020 and 2021 would indicate that in the years since the initial announcement, little (if any) progress has been made towards an actual Kinks reunion for a new studio band album.


Tracklist:


Kinks 1964

1-1 You Really Got Me 2:16
1-2 Beautiful Delilah 2:09
1-3 So Mystifying 2:56
1-4 Just Can't Go To Sleep 2:00
1-5 Long Tall Shorty 2:52
1-6 I Took My Baby Home 1:50
1-7 I'm A Lover Not A Fighter 2:06
1-8 Too Much Monkey Business 2:17
1-9 Cadillac 2:46
1-10 Bald Headed Woman 2:44
1-11 Revenge 1:31
1-12 I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain 2:09
1-13 Stop Your Sobbing 2:08
1-14 Got Love If You Want It 3:44

Kinda Kinks 1965

2-1 Look For Me Baby 2:17
2-2 Got My Feet On The Ground 2:15
2-3 Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' Bout That Girl 2:45
2-4 Naggin' Woman 2:36
2-5 Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight 2:01
2-6 Tired Of Waiting For You 2:32
2-7 Dancing In The Street 2:21
2-8 Don't Ever Change 2:26
2-9 Come On Now 1:49
2-10 So Long 2:11
2-11 You Shouldn't Be Sad 2:03
2-12 Something Better Beginning 2:24

The Kink Kontroversy 1965

3-1 Milk Cow Blues 3:45
3-2 Ring The Bells 2:22
3-3 Gotta Get The First Plane Home 1:50
3-4 When I See That Girl Of Mine 2:13
3-5 I Am Free 2:32
3-6 Till The End Of The Day 2:22
3-7 The World Keeps Going Round 2:37
3-8 I'm On An Island 2:19
3-9 Where Have All The Good Times Gone 2:53
3-10 It's Too Late 2:37
3-11 What's In Store For Me 2:07
3-12 You Can't Win 2:38

Face To Face 1966

4-1 Party Line 2:37
4-2 Rosy Won't You Please Come Home 2:33
4-3 Dandy 2:12
4-4 Too Much On My Mind 2:29
4-5 Session Man 2:12
4-6 Rainy Day In June 3:16
4-7 House In The Country 3:03
4-8 Holiday In Waikiki 2:46
4-9 Most Exclusive Residence For Sale 2:54
4-10 Fancy 2:30
4-11 Little Miss Queen Of Darkness 3:16
4-12 You're Lookin' Fine 2:48
4-13 Sunny Afternoon 3:37
4-14 I'll Remember 2:25

Something Else By The Kinks 1967

5-1 David Watts 2:41
5-2 Death Of A Clown
3:16
5-3 Two Sisters 2:03
5-4 No Return 2:03
5-5 Harry Rag 2:19
5-6 Tin Soldier Man 2:54
5-7 Situation Vacant 2:43
5-8 Love Me Till The Sun Shines 3:24
5-9 Lazy Old Sun 2:49
5-10 Afternoon Tea 3:25
5-11 Funny Face 2:29
5-12 End Of The Season 3:01
5-13 Waterloo Sunset 3:17

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 1968

6-1 The Village Green Preservation Society 2:50
6-2 Do You Remember Walter 2:28
6-3 Picture Book 2:38
6-4 Johnny Thunder 2:34
6-5 Monica 2:16
6-6 People Take Pictures Of Each Other 2:27
6-7 Village Green 2:11
6-8 Mr. Songbird 2:28
6-9 Wicked Annabella 2:44
6-10 Starstruck 2:22
6-11 Phenomenal Cat 2:38
6-12 Days 2:53


Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 1970

7-1 The Contenders 2:42
7-2 Strangers 3:19
7-3 Denmark Street 2:02
7-4 Get Back In Line 3:04
7-5 Lola 4:01
7-6 Top Of The Pops 3:39
7-7 The Moneygoround 1:46
7-8 This Time Tomorrow 3:21
7-9 A Long Way From Home 2:27
7-10 Rats 2:40
7-11 Apeman 3:52
7-12 Powerman 4:18
7-13 Got To Be Free 2:59

Percy 1971

8-1 God's Children 3:19
8-2 Lola (Instrumental) 4:46
8-3 The Day Love Used To Be 2:14
8-4 Completely 3:42
8-5 Running Round Town 1:06
8-6 Moments 2:59
8-7 Animals In The Zoo 2:23
8-8 Just Friends 2:37
8-9 Whip Lady 1:22
8-10 Dreams 3:45
8-11 Helga 1:55
8-12 Willesden Green 2:28
8-13 God's Children - End 0:27

Arthur Or The Decline And Fall  Of The British Empire 1969

9-1 Victoria 3:45
9-2 Yes Sir, No Sir 3:51
9-3 Some Mother's Son 3:29
9-4 Drivin' 3:18
9-5 Brainwashed 2:38
9-6 Australia 6:47
9-7 Shangri-La 5:23
9-8 Mr. Churchill Says 4:46
9-9 She's Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina 3:10
9-10 Young And Innocent Days 3:25
9-11 Nothing To Say 3:12
9-12 Arthur 5:27

Live At The Kelvin Hall 1967

10-1 Till The End Of The Day 3:20
10-2 A Well Respected Man 3:12
10-3 You're Looking Fine 3:28
10-4 Sunny Afternoon 4:57
10-5 Dandy 2:06
10-6 I'm On An Island 2:53
10-7 Come On Now 3:02
10-8 You Really Got Me 2:13
10-9 Milk Cow Blues/Batman Theme/Tired Of Waiting For You/Milk Cow Blues  8:53




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