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Artist: KinksEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language)
CD Release Date: 2011-04-19
Music Label: SANCTUARY RECORDS
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Beautiful Delilah
- So Mystifying
- Just Can't Go To Sleep
- Long Tall Shorty
- I Took My Baby Home
- I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
- You Really Got Me
- Cadillac
- Bald Headed Woman
- Revenge
- Too Much Monkey Business
- I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain
- Stop Your Sobbing
- Got Love If You Want It
- I Believed In You
- I'm A Hog For You Baby
- I Don't Need You Anymore
- Everybodys Gonna Be Happy
- Long Tall Sally
- You Still Want Me
- You Do Something To Me
- It's Alright
- All Day And All Of The Night
- I Gotta Move
- Louie, Louie
- I've Got That Feeling
- I've Gotta Go Now
- Things Are Getting Better
- Beautiful Delilah
- So Mystifying
- Just Can't Go To Sleep
- Long Tall Shorty
- I Took My Baby Home
- I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
- You Really Got Me
- Cadillac
- Bald Headed Woman
- Revenge
- Too Much Monkey Business
- I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain
- Stop Your Sobbing
- Got Love If You Want It
- Don't Ever Let Go
- I Don't Need You Anymore
- Bald Headed Woman
- Too Much Monkey Business
- Got Love If You Want It
- Meet The Kinks Interview
- Cadillac
- Ray Talks About You Really Got Me
- You Really Got Me
- Little Queenie
- I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
- All Day And All Of The Night
- Ray Talks About USA
- I've Got That Feeling
Music reviews of Kinks
Music Review: GREAT EDITION OF THE KINKS' FIRST ALBUM PLUS EXTRAS
Rating: 4 Stars
Two discs-66,61 minutes each approximately. The discs were made in Germany. The sound is improved from the original thin production of the LP, and subsequent CD editions. The discs snap in, inside a quad-fold cardboard holder, which has nice graphics, and track information on the back. The booklet is well done, with a good synopsis of the KINKS and their music, along with some good period photographs and graphics.
The KINKS first album, released in 1964, is a collection of several different styles of music. There's rock 'n' roll ("Too Much Monkey Business", "Cadillac", etc.), r&b/blues ("Long Tall Shorty", "Got Love If You Want It"), something approaching folk-rock ("I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain"), beat ("Just Can't Go To Sleep"), and a number of pop songs. This "quicky" approach sounds like a collection of various styles rather than a coherent album. But in the early days this was the way albums were done-rushed out for release to capitalize on a hit single or two, with the rest of the album filled out with usually lesser tunes.
This album has a number of good, exciting tracks-certainly as good as most other bands who released a full LP (as opposed to an EP), on a usually small budget. This album is a good example of early/mid 60's English rock. Of course the hit "You Really Got Me" is here in all it's glory. This song has one of the best, primal electric guitar solos in rock 'n' roll-noisy, passionate, and immediate sounding. The same can be said for "All Day And All Of The Night", heard in pure mono.
The original album (in stereo) is on the first disc, along with a number of mono demos, singles, a couple of tunes by the (pre-KINKS) BOLL-WEEVILS from 1963, and tracks from the EP "Kinksize Session". For KINKS fans the extra tracks will be a valuable addition to the band's discography. The best of the demos add depth to the original album, and give some insight into the workings of the band.
Disc Two contains the original album in glorious mono. This has been around for some time, but not with the improved sound quality found here. Also here are tracks not used on the album, some alternate recordings, a mono mix for the U.S., and several good BBC recordings (in mono), plus a couple of short interviews with the band and Ray Davies. The BBC tracks are full of that early, slightly naive, excitement of the era-the band sounds ready to just get on with things. It's music played by a group that hadn't yet been worn down by touring, recording, and the constant pressure of writing another hit single. The short DJ "patter" between songs is reminiscent of early period radio.
For whatever reason the KINKS were never as popular in the U.S. as in England. Despite some good songs and some hot singles, Ray Davies writing style increasingly focused on England and things "English". And that's too bad, because Davies became a focused song writer, who only improved as time went on. But this first album, now much improved, is still a fine example of the early days of British rock. Fans will want this edition for the improved sound and the extras. If you're new to the KINKS, this is a fine example of the "early days" when you could turn on the radio and hear something as exciting as "You Really Got Me", or "All Day And All Of The Night". But there are other early treasures here-give it a listen and hear for yourself.
If you're wondering about the band's second album ("Kinda Kinks"), and/or their third ("The Kink Kontroversy"), they're in the same format as this Deluxe Edition. They have even more fine music from this underrated band.
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Description of Kinks
Digitally remastered and expanded deluxe two CD edition of this 1964 album from the British Rock legends including a plethora of bonus tracks. The Kinks first came to prominence with their third single, You Really Got Me , written by Ray Davies. It became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States. Consisting largely of covers and revamped traditional songs, this album was released in October 1964, reaching #4 on the UK chart. The group's fourth single, 'All Day And All Of The Night' , another original hard rock tune, was released three weeks later, reaching #2in the United Kingdom, The next singles, 'Set Me Free' and 'Tired Of Waiting For You' , were also commercially successful, the latter topping the UK singles chart. This expanded edition come with deluxe packaging and a bonus disc of rare material all remastered from original tapes.Pop CDs
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