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 Me2:16
1-2 Beautiful Delilah2:09
1-3 So Mystifying2:56
1-4 Just Can't Go To Sleep2:00
1-5 Long Tall Shorty2:52
1-6 I Took My Baby Home1:50
1-7 I'm A Lover Not A Fighter2:06
1-8 Too Much Monkey Business2:17
1-9 Cadillac2:46
1-10 Bald Headed Woman2:44
1-11 Revenge1:31
1-12 I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain2:09
1-13 Stop Your Sobbing2:08
1-14 Got Love If You Want It3:44

Kinda Kinks 1965

2-1 Look For Me Baby2:17
2-2 Got My Feet On The Ground2:15
2-3 Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' Bout That Girl2:45
2-4 Naggin' Woman2:36
2-5 Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight2:01
2-6 Tired Of Waiting For You2:32
2-7 Dancing In The Street2:21
2-8 Don't Ever Change2:26
2-9 Come On Now1:49
2-10 So Long2:11
2-11 You Shouldn't Be Sad2:03
2-12 Something Better Beginning2:24

The Kink Kontroversy 1965

3-1 Milk Cow Blues3:45
3-2 Ring The Bells2:22
3-3 Gotta Get The First Plane Home1:50
3-4 When I See That Girl Of Mine2:13
3-5 I Am Free2:32
3-6 Till The End Of The Day2:22
3-7 The World Keeps Going Round2:37
3-8 I'm On An Island2:19
3-9 Where Have All The Good Times Gone2:53
3-10 It's Too Late2:37
3-11 What's In Store For Me2:07
3-12 You Can't Win2:38

Face To Face 1966

4-1 Party Line2:37
4-2 Rosy Won't You Please Come Home2:33
4-3 Dandy2:12
4-4 Too Much On My Mind2:29
4-5 Session Man2:12
4-6 Rainy Day In June3:16
4-7 House In The Country3:03
4-8 Holiday In Waikiki2:46
4-9 Most Exclusive Residence For Sale2:54
4-10 Fancy2:30
4-11 Little Miss Queen Of Darkness3:16
4-12 You're Lookin' Fine2:48
4-13 Sunny Afternoon3:37
4-14 I'll Remember2:25

Something Else By The Kinks 1967

5-1 David Watts2:41
5-2 Death Of A Clown
3:16
5-3 Two Sisters2:03
5-4 No Return2:03
5-5 Harry Rag2:19
5-6 Tin Soldier Man2:54
5-7 Situation Vacant2:43
5-8 Love Me Till The Sun Shines3:24
5-9 Lazy Old Sun2:49
5-10 Afternoon Tea3:25
5-11 Funny Face2:29
5-12 End Of The Season3:01
5-13 Waterloo Sunset3:17

The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 1968

6-1 The Village Green Preservation Society2:50
6-2 Do You Remember Walter2:28
6-3 Picture Book2:38
6-4 Johnny Thunder2:34
6-5 Monica2:16
6-6 People Take Pictures Of Each Other2:27
6-7 Village Green2:11
6-8 Mr. Songbird2:28
6-9 Wicked Annabella2:44
6-10 Starstruck2:22
6-11 Phenomenal Cat2:38
6-12 Days2:53


Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 1970

7-1 The Contenders2:42
7-2 Strangers3:19
7-3 Denmark Street2:02
7-4 Get Back In Line3:04
7-5 Lola4:01
7-6 Top Of The Pops3:39
7-7 The Moneygoround1:46
7-8 This Time Tomorrow3:21
7-9 A Long Way From Home2:27
7-10 Rats2:40
7-11 Apeman3:52
7-12 Powerman4:18
7-13 Got To Be Free2:59

Percy 1971

8-1 God's Children3:19
8-2 Lola (Instrumental)4:46
8-3 The Day Love Used To Be2:14
8-4 Completely3:42
8-5 Running Round Town1:06
8-6 Moments2:59
8-7 Animals In The Zoo2:23
8-8 Just Friends2:37
8-9 Whip Lady1:22
8-10 Dreams3:45
8-11 Helga1:55
8-12 Willesden Green2:28
8-13 God's Children - End0:27

Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 1969

9-1 Victoria3:45
9-2 Yes Sir, No Sir3:51
9-3 Some Mother's Son3:29
9-4 Drivin'3:18
9-5 Brainwashed2:38
9-6 Australia6:47
9-7 Shangri-La5:23
9-8 Mr. Churchill Says4:46
9-9 She's Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina3:10
9-10 Young And Innocent Days3:25
9-11 Nothing To Say3:12
9-12 Arthur5:27

Live At The Kelvin Hall 1967

10-1 Till The End Of The Day3:20
10-2 A Well Respected Man3:12
10-3 You're Looking Fine3:28
10-4 Sunny Afternoon4:57
10-5 Dandy2:06
10-6 I'm On An Island2:53
10-7 Come On Now3:02
10-8 You Really Got Me2:13
10-9 Milk Cow Blues/Batman Theme/Tired Of Waiting For You/Milk Cow Blues 8:53




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