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Post by HollyH on Sept 15, 2009 11:25:12 GMT -5
It would be great if you could send me stuff like this in a PM, Frank, so I can include it on the date in question!
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Post by HollyH on Sept 15, 2009 11:38:04 GMT -5
September 15, 1967-- The album Something Else is released in the UK. The Kinks' sixth studio album in the UK, it is also the first not to reach a Top Ten chart position. In fact, despite a rave Melody Maker review, it fails to chart at all, though it includes two previous hit singles, "Death of a Clown" and "Waterloo Sunset."
It will be followed, however, 2 months later with the budget-priced Sunny Afternoon LP -- composed entirely of previously released single and EP tracks -- which does reach #9 in the UK charts. Sales of Sunny Afternoon probably cannibalize Something Else sales, a marketing decision by Pye which reinforces public perception of the Kinks as a singles band when the band itself is shifting attention more to LPs.
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Post by Smiley on Sept 15, 2009 13:29:47 GMT -5
Love this Thread. Thanks again HH!!
What a shame.. this SHOULD have been their biggest selling LP to date! On some Kinks fans (many I know) top 5 list. ;D
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Post by Kinkcan on Sept 15, 2009 16:12:40 GMT -5
Very interesting. Keep it going Holly .
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Post by franklima on Sept 15, 2009 20:15:08 GMT -5
If anybody has a special date that they want to have included, shoot me a PM. Sorry I didn't see the pm part By the time December 2nd rolls around you can inlcude it and no one will remember it, including me, I promise I'll forget
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Post by HollyH on Sept 16, 2009 11:58:36 GMT -5
September 16, 1964-- With their new #1 single, "You Really Got Me," the Kinks appear for the fifth week in a row on BBC's Top of the Pops.
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Post by Kinkcan on Sept 16, 2009 12:04:49 GMT -5
Holly, was it also in the US charts at the same time ?
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Post by HollyH on Sept 16, 2009 20:33:32 GMT -5
Holly, was it also in the US charts at the same time ? YRGM wasn't released in the States until September, a month after the UK release. It eventually got to #7 in the States, but never hit #1. And Sharon, your magic date was Sept 2, 1980, at the MMA auditorium. Once again, all of this is taken from Doug Hinman's book, which every Kinks fan should have!
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Post by HollyH on Sept 17, 2009 11:38:40 GMT -5
September 17, 1965--The EP Kwyet Kinks is released in the UK, containing: "Wait Till the Summer Comes Along," "Such a Shame," "A Well-Respected Man," and "Don't You Fret." It will hit #1 on the UK EP chart.
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Post by Smiley on Sept 17, 2009 12:12:35 GMT -5
I have this somewhere in my Kollection -- but I didn't scan it into my photobucket. This one is in very nice shape! ;D PS.. Thanks HH, for the Date. Ya Know.. that's a date I SHOULD NEVER FORGET
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Post by HollyH on Sept 18, 2009 9:40:38 GMT -5
September 18, 1980-- Returning to Chicago's Uptown Theater for the fourth year in a row, the Kinks play the second night of a two-night stand on their One For the Road US Tour.
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Post by Smiley on Sept 18, 2009 15:52:52 GMT -5
WOW... that's right! What a great one-two punch that was. The second night we hung a full 20' banner from the balcony that read "GSTK!" Which got a great response from Ray that night! I'm sure Uncleson was there too. (Do you remember it???) ;D
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Post by HollyH on Sept 19, 2009 11:17:06 GMT -5
September 19, 1981-- As the next-to-last stop on their Give The People What They Want tour, the Kinks play the second night of a two-night stand at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. Joe Ely is the opening act. The 4,400-seat venue is sold out.
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Post by HollyH on Sept 20, 2009 12:53:19 GMT -5
September 20, 1990-- Ray Davies takes a break from mixing the Kinks album Phobia to go teach a five-day songwriting workshop at the writers retreat Fen Farm, near the Norfolk/Suffolk border. This annual commitment to nurturing new talent will continue for many years.
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Post by HollyH on Sept 21, 2009 9:35:50 GMT -5
September 21, 1985--At the tail end of their disappointing Under the Skies US tour, the Kinks -- trying to sign to a new label after Arista, and over-optimistically booked into large venues they can't fill -- appear at the United State Military Academy at West Point, New York. The stress of the tour has exacerbated tensions between the Davies brothers to the breaking point. As Ray is singing the ballad "Celluloid Heroes," Dave makes a farting noise with his guitar. Ray, infuriated, drops his trousers on stage and moons the audience.
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