What compilation album from The Kinks do I want?

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.

@bdp24 

I strongly agree with you. Those other bands do pale in comparison to The Kinks.i also want to extend my condolences to you regarding the passing of Garth Hudson.

@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.

The Kink Kronikles is a great compilation that has Lola and Apeman (of your 4). It also has stuff you may have never heard along with great notes by longtime Kronicler John Mendelssohn. 

In a review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine at AllMusic, he said, in part:

"Apart from the hits -- the lazy, sardonic "Sunny Afternoon" and the gorgeous "Waterloo Sunset," and the 1970 comeback hits "Lola" and "Apeman" -- there is a wealth of music that ranks among their very best material that isn't available on any other album."

https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-kink-kronikles-mw0000197930#:~:text=The%20Kink%20Kronikles%20Review%20by%20Stephen%20Thomas%20Erlewine&text=Apart%20from%20the%20hits%20%2D%2D,available%20on%20any%20other%20album. 

Most of the Kinks albums are also available on SACD - including a greatest hits compilation called Come Dancing with the Kinks. Check that other auction site for availability.