The Essential Kinks, 2CD, Released today (Oct. 14th)

[bamajohn1]

I just saw that the latest Kink komp was released today and it looks almost perfect from a track listing perspective in relation to the limits of a 2CD komp. The only problem I see is the inclusion of some early tunes, including Till The End of the Day and Lola in later live versions.

The 1964-1971 box will be released next month and I look forward to see it's track list!

Take a look for yourself!

Disc One
1. You Really Got Me (from You Really Got Me, 1964)
2. Stop Your Sobbing (from You Really Got Me, 1964)
3. All Day and All of the Night (from Kinks-Size, 1965)
4. Tired of Waiting For You (from Kinks-Size, 1965)
5. Nothin' In This World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl (from Kinda Kinks, 1965)
6. Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy (from Kinda Kinks, 1965)
7. A Well Respected Man (from Kinkdom, 1965)
8. Dedicated Follower of Fashion (single, 1966)
9. Who'll Be The Next In Line (from Kinkdom, 1965)
10. Set Me Free (single, 1965)
11. See My Friends (from Kinkdom, 1965)
12. Sunny Afternoon (from Face to Face, 1966)
13. Dead End Street (single, 1966)
14. Death Of A Clown (from Something Else, 1967)
15. Autumn Almanac (single, 1967)
16. David Watts (from Something Else, 1967)
17. Waterloo Sunset (from Something Else, 1967)
18. Days (from the Europe and New Zealand editions of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968)
19. The Village Green Preservation Society (from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968)
20. Do You Remember Walter? (from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968)
21. Picture Book (from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968)
22. Victoria (from Arthur: or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1969)
23. Apeman (from Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, 1970)
24. Strangers (from Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, 1970)
25. 20th Century Man (from Muswell Hillbillies, 1971)
26. Supersonic Rocket Ship (from Everybody's In Show-Biz, 1972)
27. Celluloid Heroes (U.S. Single Version) (from Everybody's in Show-Biz, 1972)

Disc Two
1. Here Comes Another Day (from Everybody's In Show-Biz, 1972)
2. You Don't Know My Name (from Everybody's In Show-Biz, 1972)
3. Till The End of the Day (live 1972)
4. One of the Survivors (from Preservation Act 1, 1973)
5. Sweet Lady Genevieve (from Preservation Act 1, 1973)
6. Everybody's A Star (Starmaker) (from Soap Opera, 1975)
7. Life On the Road (from Sleepwalker, 1977)
8. Sleepwalker (from Sleepwalker, 1977)
9. Life Goes On (from Sleepwalker, 1977)
10. A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (single version) (from Misfits, 1978)
11. Father Christmas (single, 1977)
12. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (from Low Budget, 1979)
13. Lola (live 1979) (from One For the Road, 1980)
14. Where Have All the Good Times Gone (live 1979) (from One For the Road, 1980)
15. Better Things (single version) (from Give The People What They Want, 1981)
16. Destroyer (from Give The People What They Want, 1981)
17. Come Dancing (from State of Confusion, 1983)
18. Don't Forget To Dance from State of Confusion, 1983)
19. Do It Again (from Word of Mouth, 1984)
20. Living On A Thin Line (from Word of Mouth, 1984)
21. Scattered (from Phobia, 1993)

[bamajohn1]

I wrote this comment in response to a great review of this set on amazon.com.


Excellent review! My only qualm with this is the inclusion of live versions of hits such as Till The End of the Day, Lola, and an early & very influential album cut 'Where Have All The Good Times Gone' at the expense of the originals. The track listing is almost impeccable for the limits that a 2cd 'kompilation' gives a 'kompiler', and as great as the live versions of the hits are, they should have been left on the cutting floor and saved for the 2.0 version's (wink) 3rd disc!

It's still a stellar 'kollection' and I'll have to take a look at the earlier Ultimate Collection to try to determine what is the best 2cd Kinks 'kompilation'!

PS: I do wish they could have squeezed in a personal favorite of mine from Village Green Preservation Society; 'Animal Farm'!