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The Kink Kronikles
The Kinks
Reprise / Wea, 1990
Rulers Of The Sixties Kingdom
I grabbed this one from a Record Shop at Christmas Time, 1972. I had been a Fan of the Kinks since the first blast of: "You Really Got Me" was heard over a Crappy Transistor Radio, on a beach in 1964. I needed more Kinks, as at this time the only Record by the Band ...
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Lola vs. the Powerman & the Money-Go-Round, Pt. 1
The Kinks
Sanctuary UK, 2004
Superb Sound and Lovingly Packaged
If you are viewing this item right now you probably already know about the significance of this album. I have owned the old domestic Reprise edition for years now and just recently picked up this pressing. The sound quality is superior and the booklet is handsome and ...
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Kinks (The Ultimate Collection)
The Kinks
IMPORT [GENERIC], 2002
I'm a Well Respected Seer About Town-Reviewing the Best Things So Conserva-tively.......
After days and days of thoughts swimming around in my Seer mind (and winding up on these very pages!), I was finally able to retire for a well-earned nights rest. Half-way through the night, all these visions appeared to me - row houses, Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis, ...
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Face to Face
The Kinks
Sanctuary UK, 2004
Ray Davies Hits His Stride
This was the first album of the Kinks' new era. Ironically, it was also this album that contained their last big international hit of the '60's --"Sunny Afternoon." Although it contained a couple of their simple love songs from their earlier era, likely put there to ...
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Lola versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round, Part One
The Kinks
Reprise / Wea, 1990
Along with Who's Next, Best Album ever made
The Kinks "1965-1970" period is, in my opinion, matched only by the Stones 4 album stretch encompassing Let It Bleed through Exile On Main Street. And this specific album is matched only by Who's Next - there isn't a weak track on the entire album and brother Dave ...
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Arthur - Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire
The Kinks
Reprise / Wea, 1969
For A Few Dollars More
I know this isn't a spaghetti western but this Sanctuary version of "Arthur" is definitely worth more than the readily available Reprise version that's been around for years.
Having owned both copies I can tell you first hand that this version has a much clearer ...
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Something Else by the Kinks
The Kinks
Sanctuary UK, 2004
To counterbalance the previous review
The previous reviewer's remark about Sanctuary "blowing it" is worth noting. But I think it is important, for anyone approaching the Kinks' catalog, to realize that this is probably the band's single best album---and that is saying something. And whatever its ...
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The Singles Collection
The Kinks
Sanctuary UK, 2004
Great overview of the Kinks' tenure on Pye
"The Singles Collection" is a great survey of the Kinks' singles on Pye Records, including initial Beatles facsimiles (including awkward "woo!" falsetto), successful forays into hard rock ("You Really Got Me" has been called the first heavy metal song) and psychedelia ...
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The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society
The Kinks
Reprise / Wea, 1990
Journey Through the Past
The Who's Pete Townsend once said that Ray Davies of the Kinks should be a poet laureate of England. Strong words of praise, but "The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society" is strong enough on its own to make me agree.
During their heyday, the Kinks ...
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The Darjeeling Limited
Satyajit Ray, Shankar Jaikishan, ...
Abkco, 2007
Where do you go to my lovely?
I have to admit that I haven't seen THE DARJEELING LIMITED. The reason I have picked up the soundtrack is for the music, especially by Sathajit Ray. I am fascinated by Indian music and that fascination is what led me to pick up THE DARJEELING LIMITED. I love how the ...
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Low Budget
The Kinks
Velvel Records, 2006
Excellent album
Great music from a relatively little-known album. Brings back lots of memories. I love it. I think it's some of the Kinks best.
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Muswell Hillbillies
The Kinks
Velvel Records, 2004
The Kinks best album
After I discovered Ray Davies' two recent solo albums, I've done a lot of digging in the Kinks catalog. Muswell Hillbillies is the most consistently good Kinks album I've found. Most albums by the Kinks seem to have 2 or 3 strong tracks, this one has 10 truly excellent ...
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Kinks
The Kinks
Sanctuary UK, 2004
A Great Debut of Brit R&B
The Kinks' explosive debut album is a great album but don't expect the legendary Davies tunesmithing. Instead, this album is far closer to something like the Rolling Stones' England's Newest Hitmakers album: a rollicking collection of R&B covers that comprised much of ...
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Kinda Kinks
The Kinks
Sanctuary UK, 2004
Don't you ever change now...
'Kinda Kinks', released in March 1965 is often unfairly slagged for its rushed production and supposed mediocre songwriting. I feel this is unfair, though some of the songs are definitely far below the quality of subsequent Kinks releases. This is where the REAL Ray ...
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The Kink Kontroversy
The Kinks
Sanctuary Records, 2001
No Longer a Singles Band
I bought this one as a teenager the day it came out, and played the grooves off of it, as I did ever other Kinks LP until 1970. The difference with 'Kontroversy' is that the non-single cuts, which were for the most part quickly tossed together afterthoughts on the ...
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