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The Kinks, an English rock band, were active for over three decades, from 1963 to 1996, releasing 26 studio albums and four live albums. [1] The first two albums are differently released in the UK and the US, partly due to the difference in popularity of the extended play format (the UK market liked it, the US market did not, so US albums had the EP releases bundled onto them), and partly due ...
The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies.They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. [3] [4] 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.
As the producer of most of the Kinks’ albums, Ray managed to steer clear of most of the excesses of ‘80s rock production trends. UK Jive, unfortunately, sounds like it was made in 1989 in all ...
All the tracks were recorded at Pye or IBC Studios in London and were produced by Shel Talmy. [7] "Something Better Beginning" is the only non-single on the album, first issued on Kinda Kinks (1965). [8] The album's liner notes include one of the earliest instances of Ray Davies, the Kinks' principal songwriter, being characterised as a genius. [9]
The second disc contains songs that either were released as B-sides or singles that did not chart in the UK and/or charted as singles in the North American and European markets, with the following exceptions: "Stop Your Sobbing" from the band's debut album and covered in 1979 as the debut single by The Pretenders; "Celluloid Heroes", taken from ...
Ryan Kearney of Pitchfork Media rated this album a 6.5 out of 10, praising many early tracks, but criticizing several of the latter ones and also omissions of key Kinks songs, summing up that this is "mildly interesting" and "must be deemed worthwhile for completists only". [4]
Muswell Hillbillies is the tenth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks. Released on 24 November 1971, it was the band's first album released through RCA Records . The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London , where band leader Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies grew up and the band formed in the early 1960s.