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Post by HollyH on Oct 12, 2009 10:44:50 GMT -5
October 12, 1976--Holed up at Konk Studios in North London, Ray and Dave Davies, along with John Gosling, are polishing off the final work on their upcoming Sleepwalker album. Today they record backing vocals for "Stormy Sky" and "Full Moon."
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Post by HollyH on Oct 13, 2009 9:12:56 GMT -5
October 13, 1967--The Kinks' newest single -- "Autumn Almanac" on the A side, "Mr. Pleasant" on the B side -- is released in the UK. Guest starring Nicky Hopkins on piano and mellotron, with Rasa Davies adding backing vocals, the single will climb to #5 on the UK charts. A stellar example of the Kinks' English satirical phase, it will be released in the US in late November with "David Watts" substituted on the B side, but won't register even a ripple on the US charts.
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Post by Smiley on Oct 13, 2009 12:29:00 GMT -5
I love this thread -- thanks again HH! ;D
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Post by HollyH on Oct 13, 2009 14:40:53 GMT -5
My pleasure! ;D (This is a fun project to do.) And may I remind all of you folks to PM me with the date of your first-ever Kinks concert so that we can commemorate it!
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Post by HollyH on Oct 14, 2009 9:09:31 GMT -5
October 14, 1983--On the last day of shooting on location in Wimbledon, Guildford, and London, financing finally comes through from Channel 4 for Ray Davies' film Return to Waterloo. Meanwhile, the Kinks instigate legal proceedings against PRT (the corporation that now owns Pye Records) for releasing a new 10-inch LP The Kinks Greatest -- Dead End Street, which has illegally raided Pye's vaults to offer to the world previously unreleased tracks such as "Misty Water," "Pictures in the Sand," "Spotty Grotty Anna," "Groovy Movies," "Time Will Tell," and "Rosemary Rose."
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Post by HollyH on Oct 15, 2009 8:38:22 GMT -5
October 15, 1970--BBC-1 broadcasts tonight, as part of its Play For Today series, the television play "The Long Distance Piano Player," starring Ray Davies and Lois Dane. In these pre-VCR days, however, the rest of the Kinks do not get to see Ray's acting debut because Ray just happened to book studio time tonight to work on recording the album Percy.
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Post by HollyH on Oct 16, 2009 10:21:54 GMT -5
October 16, 1981--As the Kinks wind up their Give The People What They Want US tour, Dave Davies' second solo album, Glamour, is released in the UK. A true solo effort -- Dave played all the instruments on it except for Bob Henrit's help on drums -- it hit #152 on the US charts when it was released there three and a half months ago. It will fare less well in the UK.
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Post by HollyH on Oct 17, 2009 8:54:32 GMT -5
October 17, 1969 – After several months of being mysteriously banned from performing in the US, just as mysteriously the Kinks have received visas again, and they quickly throw together a 17-city US tour to make up for lost time. They begin tonight, the first evening of a two-night stand at the Fillmore East in New York City, where they and the Bonzo Dog Band open for the headline act, Spirit.
Rusty and unsure of themselves, the Kinks deliver a less-than-stellar performance, but at least one fan in the audience – 16-year-old Frank Lima from Valley Stream, New York – is transformed for life by his first-ever Kinks show.
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Post by Iñakink on Oct 17, 2009 15:51:51 GMT -5
;D
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Post by franklima on Oct 17, 2009 22:51:12 GMT -5
October 17, 1969 – After several months of being mysteriously banned from performing in the US, just as mysteriously the Kinks have received visas again, and they quickly throw together a 17-city US tour to make up for lost time. They begin tonight, the first evening of a two-night stand at the Fillmore East in New York City, where they and the Bonzo Dog Band open for the headline act, Spirit. Rusty and unsure of themselves, the Kinks deliver a less-than-stellar performance, but at least one fan in the audience – 16-year-old Frank Lima from Valley Stream, New York – is transformed for life by his first-ever Kinks show. ;D ;D Was at all 4 shows that weekend early and late shows both nights.
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Post by HollyH on Oct 18, 2009 8:30:04 GMT -5
;D And so the pattern was established....
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Post by HollyH on Oct 18, 2009 8:30:49 GMT -5
October 18, 1974 – The single “Holiday Romance / “Shepherds of the Nation” is released in the UK. The NME review will describe it as “unbearably twee and altogether tiresome in the extreme.”
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Post by HollyH on Oct 19, 2009 10:01:34 GMT -5
October 19, 1963 -- At Regent Sound Studios in central London, a young North London band that call themselves the Boll-Weevils record their first demo: "I Believed You" / "I'm A Hog For You Baby." While "I'm a Hog" is a Lieber & Stoller standard, "I Believed You" was written by two band members, Raymond Douglas Davies and his brother Dave.
The band's as-yet-uncontracted managers, Robert Wace and Grenville Collins, shop the acetate around to various record companies on Denmark Street, none of whom display any interest.
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Post by Smiley on Oct 19, 2009 11:57:36 GMT -5
October 18, 1974 – The single “Holiday Romance / “Shepherds of the Nation” is released in the UK. The NME review will describe it as “unbearably twee and altogether tiresome in the extreme.” But these songs are from two separate effortsHoliday Romance from Soap Opera & Shepards... from PAII ?? What the.... The US single was Starmaker (a much better choice in my opinion.) Thanks again HH. I love my daily dose!
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Post by HollyH on Oct 20, 2009 9:24:05 GMT -5
October 18, 1974 – The single “Holiday Romance / “Shepherds of the Nation” is released in the UK. The NME review will describe it as “unbearably twee and altogether tiresome in the extreme.” But these songs are from two separate effortsHoliday Romance from Soap Opera & Shepards... from PAII ?? What the.... The US single was Starmaker (a much better choice in my opinion.) Agreed -- an odd pairing! I guess Ray had already mentally moved on from Preservation and was immersed in the Starmaker show. In the US the Preservation single would be Preservation/Salvation Road, which makes a lot more sense. Then the US Soap Opera single was Starmaker/Ordinary People (nice pairing) while the UK one was Ducks on the Wall/Rush Hour blues. Not only is this one an odd pairing, both songs IMO were strange choices for a single -- practically novelty songs, really.
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