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Post by soulbrother40 on Jul 31, 2011 11:15:58 GMT -5
Hi!!
I've been a casual fan for years. I have a 2 disc best of but want to dig a bit deeper. I really enjoyed BBC4's recent Kinks Night.
I see that the original albums are being reissued this year so I guess it's the perfect time to start buying!
Can anyone recommend where to start?
Thanks
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Post by sleepwalker24 on Jul 31, 2011 12:29:53 GMT -5
Hello Soulbrother40 and welcome to the board  You probably have the same 2 disc set as me (The Ultimate Collection) Its a good comp in that it offers quite an important set of songs from the 60s, but barely touches on any of the great music that the Kinks put out afer that! This is just my opinion but perhaps a good place to start would be with The Kinks debut album, simply titled The Kinks. I also think the Picture Book boxset would be a great place for you to start if you want a pretty comprehensive overview of the Kinks whole career. It contains 6 discs and features songs from every decade of their career, from the 60s right up to the 90s. Here is a link if you feel like checking thgis set out - www.amazon.co.uk/Picture-Book-6CD-Kinks/dp/B001GJ5WHU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1312133240&sr=8-1Its quite pricey  but well worth the investment if you can afford it. Good luck in starting your Kinks kollection and we hope you'll decide to stick around |
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Post by soulbrother40 on Jul 31, 2011 14:22:44 GMT -5
Thanks sleepwalker24. That set looks awesome!
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Post by sleepwalker24 on Jul 31, 2011 18:46:48 GMT -5
You're very welcome Soulbrother, I'm sure whatever Kinks album or set you go for won't disappoint! |
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Post by soulbrother40 on Aug 3, 2011 7:52:13 GMT -5
I got Something Else Deluxe Edition.
I've listened twice now........ David Watts, Death Of A Clown, Situation Vacant, Love Me Till The Sun Shines and Waterloo Sunset are great. Will need to give the others another go.
Not keen on the "Deluxe Edition" sticker. Did this not used to be a plastic cover?
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Post by Mr Songbird on Aug 3, 2011 14:08:57 GMT -5
"Something Else" is a good choice, I started with "Village green preservation society" wich was good too !
I didn't buy the Deluxes yet but I got the '98 reissues wich are great !
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Post by HollyH on Aug 3, 2011 23:57:07 GMT -5
The trouble with buying Kinks compilations is that eventually you end up loving them so much you buy all the albums anyway! ;D
Something Else is a great place to start. I'd also recommend Face To Face -- IMO that's the album where the Kinks really become the Kinks, when Ray stopped listening to their handlers and just doing what he wanted to. Of course it's hard not to love Arthur and Lola V Powerman, but maybe you should wait until those reissues come out, which is supposed to be soon.
My favorite Kinks album is Muswell Hillbillies, but it's not really a typical Kinks sound-- it's a little more "country" than most Kinks records. I happen to love Everybody's in Show-Biz too -- and it gives you the bonus of a second disc that's a live performance, capturing the raucous spirit of those old Kinks shows.
Welcome to the board!
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Post by soulbrother40 on Aug 4, 2011 6:27:26 GMT -5
I'm getting into this album........ The only songs I'm not too keen on are No Return & Lazy Old Sun.
Gonna check out those BBC sessions now!
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Post by sleepwalker24 on Aug 4, 2011 12:18:05 GMT -5
I'm getting into this album........ The only songs I'm not too keen on are No Return & Lazy Old Sun. Gonna check out those BBC sessions now! I'm suprised to hear that! I love both those songs, especially Lazy Old Sun but I guess we all have our personal favourites I do hope you like Afternoon Tea, thats one of my favourites from Something Else! I agree with Holly's recommendation to get Face To Face, I think that album is generally regarded as the first Kinks album where Ray's songwriting talents really started to flourish and he starting to develop his own style of wriiting. The Village Geen Preservation Society is definately a must have! Not just my favourite Kinks album, bust the best album in the entire history of music in my opinion!   Anyway, its great to have you here and I hope you'll really enjoy discovering more new Kinks songs! |
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Post by Mr Songbird on Aug 4, 2011 19:50:25 GMT -5
"best album in the entire history of music" Wouaou ! You are a die hard Kinks fan, ain't you ? |
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Post by sleepwalker24 on Aug 5, 2011 7:02:34 GMT -5
"best album in the entire history of music" Wouaou ! You are a die hard Kinks fan, ain't you ? ;D I shall take that as a big compliment Mr Songbird! I just really love the VGPS album! |
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Post by Mr Songbird on Aug 5, 2011 18:30:55 GMT -5
I do too !
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Post by sleepwalker24 on Aug 5, 2011 19:01:01 GMT -5
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Post by soulbrother40 on Aug 6, 2011 11:06:01 GMT -5
I saw a 3 cd VGPS in HMV the other day. Is that one of the new remasters?
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Post by sleepwalker24 on Aug 6, 2011 16:15:27 GMT -5
I saw a 3 cd VGPS in HMV the other day. Is that one of the new remasters? No, I got this set 7 or 8 years ago - not sure exactly when it came out though  I think John has this set too, perhaps he knows when it came out? One disc is the VGPS album in mono, one disc is the album in stereo and the other disc is rareties (some of which appear on The Great Losts Kinks Album) Its definately worth getting! |
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but well worth the investment if you can afford it. 
