THE KINKS — Kinks

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Album · 1964

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By THE KINKS

Tracklist

1. Beautiful Delilah (2:07)
2. So Mystifying (2:53)
3. Just Can't Go To Sleep (1:58)
4. Long Tall Shorty (2:50)
5. I Took My Baby Home (1:48)
6. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (2:03)
7. You Really Got Me (2:13)
8. Cadillac (2:44)
9. Bald Headed Woman (2:41)
10. Revenge (1:29)
11. Too Much Monkey Business (2:16)
12. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain (2:01)
13. Stop Your Sobbing (2:06)
14. Got Love If You Want It (3:46)

Total Time 32:55

Line-up/Musicians

- Ray Davies / rhythm guitar, harmonica, keyboards, lead vocals
- Dave Davies / lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals
- Pete Quaife / bass guitar, backing vocals
- Mick Avory / tambourine, drums

- Jimmy Page / twelve string guitar, acoustic guitar
- Jon Lord / piano
- Bobby Graham / drums
- Rasa Didzpetris-Davies / backing vocals (track 13)

About this release

2 October 1964
Pye (UK)
November, 1964
Reprise (US)

Released in the US under the title You Really Got Me with the following tracklist:

1. Beautiful Delilah (2:07)
2. So Mystifying (2:53)
3. Just Can't Go To Sleep (1:58)
4. Long Tall Shorty (2:50)
5. You Really Got Me (2:13)
6. Cadillac (2:45)
7. Bald Headed Woman (2:41)
8. Too Much Monkey Business (2:15)
9. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain (2:01)
10. Stop Your Sobbing (2:10)
11. Got Love If You Want It (3:45)

Total Time 27:38

Remastered and reissued in 1998 by Castle and Victor with the following bonus tracks:

15. Long Tall Sally (2:12)
16. You Still Want Me (1:59)
17. You Do Something To Me (2:24)
18. It's Alright (2:37)
19. All Day And All Of The Night (2:23)
20. I Gotta Move (2:22)
21. Louie, Louie (2:57)
22. I Gotta Go Now (2:53)
23. Things Are Getting Better (1:52)
24. I've Got That Feeling (2:43)
25. Too Much Monkey Business (2:10)
26. I Don't Need You Any More (2:10)

Remastered and reissued in 2011 by Sanctuary as Deluxe Edition with the following tracklist:

Disc One: Original Stereo Album

1. Beautiful Delilah (2:06)
2. So Mystifying (2:55)
3. Just Can't Go To Sleep (1:57)
4. Long Tall Shorty (2:51)
5. I Took My Baby Home (1:47)
6. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (2:05)
7. You Really Got Me (Alternate Mono Mix) (2:14)
8. Cadillac (2:44)
9. Bald Headed Woman (2:42)
10. Revenge (1:30)
11. Too Much Monkey Business (2:15)
12. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain (2:07)
13. Stop Your Sobbing (2:05)
14. Got Love If You Want It (3:45)

Bonus Tracks:

15. I Believed You (1:56)
16. I'm A Hog For You Baby (1:38)
17. I Don't Need You Anymore (2:12)
18. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy (2:21)
19. Long Tall Sally (2:11)
20. You Still Want Me (1:58)
21. You Do Something To Me (2:23)
22. It's Alright (2:36)
23. All Day And All Of The Night (2:22)
24. I Gotta Move (2:23)
25. Louie, Louie (2:57)
26. I've Got That Feeling (2:42)
27. I Gotta Go Now (2:53)
28. Things Are Getting Better (1:54)

Disc Two: Original Mono Album

1. Beautiful Delilah (2:05)
2. So Mystifying (2:53)
3. Just Can't Go To Sleep (1:58)
4. Long Tall Shorty (2:49)
5. I Took My Baby Home (1:47)
6. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (2:03)
7. You Really Got Me (2:13)
8. Cadillac (2:44)
9. Bald Headed Woman (2:41)
10. Revenge (1:29)
11. Too Much Monkey Business (2:15)
12. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain (2:02)
13. Stop Your Sobbing (2:05)
14. Got Love If You Want It (3:46)

Bonus Tracks:

15. Don't Ever Let Me Go (2:17)
16. I Don't Need You Anymore (2:08)
17. Bald Headed Woman (Us Mono Mix (2:39)
18. Too Much Monkey Business (Alternate Take (2:07)
19. Got Love If You Want It (Alternate Take (3:33)
20. Meet The Kinks (Bbc Introduction) (0:33)
21. Cadillac (Bbc Performance (2:35)
22. Ray Talks About 'You Really Got Me' (On The Bbc) (0:13)
23. You Really Got Me (Bbc Performance (2:08)
24. Little Queenie (Bbc Performance (1:48)
25. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (Bbc Performance (2:11)
26. All Day And All Of The Night (Bbc Performance (2:18)
27. Ray Talks About The Usa (Bbc Interview) (0:39)
28. I've Got That Feeling (Bbc Performance (2:45)

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The debut album by THE KINKS happens to be the very 1st album chronologically here at MMA!

Although overshadowed by The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who, THE KINKS were very much a part of the original British Invasion of rock ’n’ roll that took the US by storm in the early 60s. The band was started by the two brothers Ray and Dave Davies and original bassist Pete Quaife in 1963 in the London suburb of Muswell Hill. The three played under myriad monikers before finally settling on THE KINKS and wasted no time garnering enough attention to release their first full album only a year later and riding the musical tsunami that The Beatles set in motion.

I pretty much agree with the critics of the day regarding this eponymous (minus the “THE”) debut album. It is highly inconsistent. The album is roughly half covers and half originals. The covers are the weakest part of this album as it sounds like they are trying to be The Beatles but it’s obviously not in their DNA to pull it off. Where this album really shines and what makes it so terribly influential in the harder edged music that would evolve into hard rock, metal and punk is in the upbeat tracks like the one they burrowed into the future and stole from Van Halen :P, you know which one.

“You Really Got Me” got them REALLY noticed and it went all to #1 on the UK singles chart. This track is really ground zero for highly distorted music which all stemmed from Ray Davies’ frustration from his amp. The track was actually written on the piano believe it or not but somehow it evolved into a raucous rocker that put emphasis on power chords and distortion which Ray created by slicing the speaker cone of his amp with a razor blade. This impromptu act reverberated into gargantuan and unforeseen ways into the wonderful world of extremely distorted guitar music that we all love and can’t get enough of today.

Unfortunately this is not an album of tracks like “You Really Got Me.” This sounds more like a record company milking a band’s talents to pump out radio friendly songs to put out on as many markets as possible. While some of these covers are a bit underwhelming, THE KINKS do throw in some excellent originals like “Revenge,” “I Took My Baby Home,” “I Just Can’t Go To Sleep” and “Stop Your Sobbing.” Despite this eclectic array of hits and misses, THE KINKS debut album is a testament to the origins of distorted amplified music that was the much needed spark to fuel the massive inferno of creativity that followed. Probably not essential since “You Really Got Me” can be found on every compilation THE KINKS have every released but certainly not a bad album in its own right despite sounding a bit wonky at times.

The album was released as KINKS in the UK and in the US it was released as “You Really Got Me” which omitted three tracks from the UK version. These days it has been remastered and appears in its UK form with bonus tracks.

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