The recently released sanctuary kinks albums were mastered by kevin gray from the original pye master tapes. Rock, classic rock the kinks collection albums 1964. First uk pye pressings of all of the albums were used in comparison to tapes to insure period accuracy with level, track spacing and artwork. The bands sixth studio album was originally issued in november 68 and would be the last album by the original lineup bass player pete quaife departed in early 1969. Any fan can tell you the kinks record releases from the 1960s are a mess. Situations vacant is a great track musically and lyrically shame the song fades as it starts to go into heavier territory and a bit psychetinged. It serves as a history of the kinks on record to date, and was originally planned to include a book by ray chronicling the bands career. The bands contract with pyereprise expired in early 1971, leaving the kinks free to pursue a new record contract. The kinks were purveyors of the melodic miniature, but with a much stronger emphasis on the riff than the beatles ever dreamed of.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from the kinks. Despite the circumstances they were in, they still managed to revolutionize rock music with this album. Something else by the kinks, often referred to as just something else, is the fifth uk studio album by the kinks, released in september 1967. When i saw this box i thought, this looks like fun all 10 original pye albums by the kinks in one box with different covers from different countries. Talmy helped the band land a contract with pye in 1964. The kinks were an english rock band formed in muswell hill, north london, by brothers ray and dave davies in 1964. If you go to for instance and look up kinks albums you will see so many reissues on vinyl and. This page is only complete for the kinks initial, pye records period through 1972 because i simply dont have a solid collection of the later material, some of which is quite good e.
The kinks 1960s discography is messy, with a lot of uncollected single and ep. Apr 08, 2007 be aware that the village green preservation society disc is the original stereo 12 track version, not the standard 15 track version. On arista, the band refashioned themselves as a hard rock band. Bmg will issue a 50th anniversary edition of the kinks 1968 album the kinks are the village green preservation society in october.
Lp 1965 pye records the kinks story dvd 1 dvd 2010 the kinks story dvd 2 dvd 2010. Find the kinks discography, albums and singles on allmusic. The kinks mono collection vinyl box superdeluxeedition. Pye vinyl albums label discography uk vinyl albums 45worlds. The bands contract with pye reprise expired in early 1971, leaving the kinks free to pursue a new record contract. The kinks album, single, compilation and other discography. The first song they recorded, rays i took my baby home was sent to pye records in late 63 and they were signed to a contract in 64. Eventually, their demo tape reached shel talmy, an american record producer who was under contract to pye records.
The kinks were active for over three decades between 1964 and 1997, releasing 24 studio and. Well, the reality is that, yes it is fun and, a really mixed bag in terms of what is inside. Before signing to the label, the ravens replaced drummer willet with mick avory. During 1976, the kinks left rca and signed with arista records. I realise that a lot of the singles were released by the kinks outside of albums which makes the inclusion of you really got me and the conequent exclusion of all day and all of the night really awkward and strange but having just as many bonus tracks in the cd as there were tracks in the original album release makes the whole thing feel like. The kinks early pye recordings coincide with the rise of the record producer as an auteur, the phil spector sort of thing, and. And the cover is a kind of hybrid, recreating a japanese cover for the album with all songs listed in japanese, and using the title kinks on the spine but kinkssize on the front cover. Many of the recordings feature the keyboard work of nicky hopkins and the backing vocals of rays wife, rasa. Ray was the lead singer and sometimes played guitar, dave was the lead guitarist. The kinks were probably the most original british band of their time with the rolling stones and the who. By the summer of 1963, the group had decided to call itself the ravens and had recruited a new drummer, mickey willet. The tracks from the rca and arista periods are as excellent as the pye tracks.
It was lucky for the kinks, because it was the last single of the three on their contract with pye. This reissue was itself reissued in 2004 on the sanctuary label. It marks the final involvement of american producer shel talmy in the kinks 1960s studio recordings. Be aware that the village green preservation society disc is the original stereo 12 track version, not the standard 15 track version. Feb 02, 20 during 1976, the kinks left rca and signed with arista records. Ive just recently gotten into the kinks and the pye albums was the first set i got thinking it would be a nice way to get all of their early stuff fairly cheap. Rock, classic rock the kinks collection albums 19641984. For all unofficial bootleg copies of this label please use pye records 2 pye records was a british record label whose best known artists included the kinks, the searchers, donovan, sandie shaw, and petula clark. Its also worth pointing out that the version of the village green preservation society featured here. The kinks discography vinyl albums uk vinyl albums 45worlds. The kinks were active for over three decades between 1964 and 1997, releasing 24 studio and 4 live albums.
Sony are to issue the mono collection, a 10lp kinks vinyl box set that packages the bands first eight albums in mono and comes complete with a bonus double lp this set includes live at kelvin hall aka live kinks album and comes with a bonus double lp compilation the kinks aka the black album which adds up to ten vinyl records. The illustrated kinks uk discography rate your music. Sep 28, 2016 the 1970 compilation album, the kinks black album, was recompiled from flat digital transfers of original analog masters, and was cut to match the original lp. Uk 45s id love to own 211 records list by ryanjc1995. Sleepwalker, the kinks first album for arista, became a major hit in the u. Oct 22, 2012 set me free by the kinks was written by ray davies and released in 1965 in the uk on pye 7n 15854 and in the usa on reprise 0379 as a 7 single. And when i used to make records for pye, number two was a nice room because it was a small control room and i judged the power in my. Complete singles cs does what it says, with the a and bsides of the kinks 22 pye singles. Vinyl lp, compilation, stereo, mono gatefold country. This page is only complete for the kinks initial, pye records period through. Full cd 1989 rhino records, wea international the kinks in germany. Mar 16, 2018 by the summer of 1963, the group had decided to call itself the ravens and had recruited a new drummer, mickey willet. Aside is a little richard cover, the only song on a regular kinks single not written by ray or dave davies.
The kinks album, singles, compilations and other discography. Oct 05, 2010 the kinks commonly known as the black album was released in the uk in february 1970, in mono only. By the end of 1971, the kinks had secured a fivealbum deal with rca records, which brought them a million dollar advance. The kinks are the village green preservation society super. The kinks are an english rock band formed in muswell hill, north london, in 1964 by brothers ray and dave davies, mick avory and pete quaife. An illustrated world discography of the kinks, 19641993 and is used with kind permision of the author, doug hinman. Situations vacant is a great track musically and lyrically shame the song fades as it starts to go into heavier territory and a. Categorised in the united states as a british invasion band, the kinks are recognised as one of the most important and influential rock groups of the era. The kinks arthur, or the decline and fall of the british empire.
It was released with three tracks omitted as you really got me in the united states the album was rereleased in 1998 in the uk on castle records with twelve bonus tracks. To date i have unearthed two interesting lps that carry the pye logo on the jackets while one lp also features the pye logo on the label. The kinks are the village green preservation society. The kinks big black smoke 1966 pye records youtube. The riaa has certified four of the kinks albums as gold records. Its best known artists were lonnie donegan 19561969, petula clark 19571971, the searchers 19631967, the kinks 19641971, sandie shaw 19641971. Apeman, single, 1970, pye records, reprise records. The pye company originally sold televisions and radios and entered the record business when it bought nixa 2 records in 1953. However, i do discuss several other albums from the 70s, 80s, and 90s, and at least list all the other standard, noncompilation albums. I dont even want to start to count the hundreds of garage bands that were inspired by the kinks, and pete townshend probably wouldnt have ventured. Billed as the pye album collection, it contains ten nicely packaged minilp sleeves each with an appropriate inner sleeve to protect the cd are you listening, sony classical, rhino handmade, and hipo select.
Enormous 11disc super deluxe edition 2018 remasters 174 tracks. The kinks the kinks the black album pye 1970 24bit. Their music was influenced by a wide range of genres, including rhythm and blues, british music hall, folk and country. Official charts top 10 1966 109 records list by vinyl89. The capitol 6000 website the canadian pye 45 discography. The second and third kinks albums kinda kinks and the kink kontroversy were recorded on a 1track machineas were many of their early singles so a true stereo mix is impossible hence they are the same mono versions as previously issued.
Bassist john dalton left the group near the completion of their debut arista album. Pye, uk, npl 18096, mono lp, 2 oct 1964, 3 comments, rated 8. Set me free by the kinks was written by ray davies and released in 1965 in the uk on pye 7n 15854 and in the usa on reprise 0379 as a 7 single. The production of the kinks records was seldom up to george martin standards. Aug 17, 2018 bmg will issue a 50th anniversary edition of the kinks 1968 album the kinks are the village green preservation society in october. Kinks discography most of the data presented here is from the book you really got me. Artist hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music downloads. Even then, when they were dissatisfied with the results, the label would not let them rerecord it until their manager offered to pay for the session. Pye records the kinks are well respected men disk2 full cd 1987 pye records the kinks greatest hits. Of course an international hit single called for an album, and this is where the problems begin. Albums include the kinks are the village green preservation society, something else by the kinks, and arthur or the decline and fall of the british empire.
Some of the albums sound better than ever like the 1st. The kinks pye 32 records list by cameron mcmenemy uk eps 211 records list by mr. The band landed a contract with pye records, and after a pair of singles that flopped, the kinks found their sound in august 1964 with you really got me, which was powered by daves distorted lead guitar and a simple but muscular guitar riff. Pye kinks cds in monostereo steve hoffman music forums. The first 2 albums are differently released in uk and us partly due to difference in popularity of the extended play format the uk market liked it, the us market didnt, so us albums had the ep releases bundled onto them, and partly due to the us albums including the hit singles, and. The kinks the pye history of british pop music 1975. And the cover is a kind of hybrid, recreating a japanese cover for the album with all songs listed in japanese, and using the title kinks on the spine but kinks size on the front cover. Rays friend peter quaife join then and played bass and the drummer was mickey willett. Quality records limited, based in toronto, issued some very early pye releases in the late 1950s probably just before astral began issuing pye product in canada. Its best known artists were lonnie donegan 195669, petula clark 195771, the searchers 196367, the kinks 196471, sandie shaw 196471, status quo 196871 and brotherhood of man 197579. Kinks is the selftitled debut album by english rock band the kinks, released in 1964.
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