there's an "ultimate collection" which has all the hits except for destroyer that is as comprehensive as any. tbh, the kinks are one of those bands whose deep tracks are as good as better as their hits, so i'd encourage you to get the classic original albums + "kink kronicles," which has a lot of non-album stuff.
What compilation album from The Kinks do I want?
I'm looking for a "greatest hits" type CD for The Kinks. I've looked at several on line but am having no luck finding a set that has all four songs that I really want.
The four songs are:
You Really Got Me
Lola
Apeman
Destroyer
If anybody knows of a CD compilation that has these all in a studio version that would be great. If there isn't a single set with these four songs, what would be the best CDs to get with minimum or no repetition? Many sets have 3 of the 4.
Thank you for any help and suggestions.
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The Kinks run of albums from 1966 through 1972 (Face To Face, Something Else By The Kinks, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur---Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire, Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround Part One, Muswell Hillbillies, and Everybody’s In Showbiz) is by far my favorite of the 60’s UK groups. The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, and The Yardbirds all pale in comparison (imo). The most British of them all! Another great Kinks anthology to get is The Kinks Kronikles, a 2-LP set released by Reprise Records in 1972. Rather than being a best of or greatest hits compilation, it contains a lot of deep cuts and obscurities.
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@roxy54: Another thing we agree about is the Kinks’ Village Green album. I would have a hard time choosing it over Face To Face or Something Else, loving all three in their own way. Luckily I don’t have to! I got myself the expanded boxset version of the Village Green album when it came out a few years back. It contains both mono and stereo remastered LP’s done by Kevin Gray at his Cohearant Audio studio, and a thick book containing five CD’s of the album in mono and stereo as well as alternate takes and live recordings. The book also houses three 7" 45 RPM singles, a bunch of photo prints, a poster, and a booklet with notes on the making of the album. Also in the box is a hardbound book containing a lot of pictures taken at the time of the album’s recording. All in all, the best album reissue I’ve ever seen!
Thanks for the condolences for Garth’s passing. I consider Garth to be the single most remarkable musician to ever make music in the field of Rock ’n’ Roll, the reasons for which are only partially revealed in the below video:
https://youtu.be/eLBux4PNvl8?si=_DNfvAoFoZIrSwSb
By the way, this video is a tribute to the entire Band, and is the best one I’ve ever seen. The feelings and opinions expressed by it’s maker are 100% in line with mine.
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