Ray Davies is one of the greatest songwriting talents that Britain has ever produced. From his earliest days with the Kinks he was tremendously prolific. His wry take on the British way of life was matched by uncanny melodic and commercial sensibilities, resulting in a body of work that remains unsurpassed. From You Really Got Me on, the Kinks popularity and influence across the globe has been huge, ably demonstrated by the many covers of Davies songs. Kinked! Kinks Songs & Sessions 1964-1971 is an alternative celebration of the Kinks first decade, via the songs that got away, when a surfeit of strong material was shopped by Davies then-publisher and management, both in the UK and overseas. These tunes include several signature items never officially recorded by the Kinks: I Go To Sleep, This Strange Effect, All Night Stand; or released well in advance of the Kinks own versions. The range of interpreters is wide, from pop-jazz chanteuse Peggy Lee and teen idol Bobby Rydell to Brit-girls the Orchids and Goldie & The Gingerbreads, UK mainstays Herman's Hermits and the Pretty Things, sessioneer Nicky Hopkins, satirist Barry Fantoni, US garage punk avatars the Chocolate Watchband and R&B veterans the Olympics. Several cuts are previously unissued alternate versions / mixes or recent vault discoveries. Kinked! also gathers together tracks which feature some or all of the Kinks as accompaniment, such as the obscure King Of The Whole Wide World. And as writer, Kinks guitar-slinger extraordinaire Dave Davies contributes one track, the rare beat pounder One Fine Day. Detailed liner notes provide a background to the artists and how they acquired the songs. Kinked! is a lovingly-compiled, great-sounding and long overdue definitive collection that is bound to satisfy the casual Kinks aficionado as much as the hardcore fan. Compilation and notes by Alec Palao.
A**R
Terry Meets Julie...Top Notch Compilation!
This is an excellent 26 track compilation of Kinks penned material that was either not recorded by them or recorded before their own versions (66.59 mins long). Ace Records have put together tracks spanning the years 1964 to 1971. Most of these tracks were released on either Decca, Pye or Fontana. There is a varied mix of artists on show from Peggy Lee to The Ugly's and everyone in between like, Pet Clark, Bobby Rydell and The Honeycombs. There are 2 unissued tracks one from Goldie & the Gingerbreads and one from The Olympics and 2 Alternate versions. There's 1 or 2 tracks that sound very Kinks in their delivery, notably 'King of the whole wide world' by Leapy Lee. My favourite tracks are 'Little bit of sunlight' by The Majority, the Joe Meek produced 'Emptiness' by The Honeycombs and an excellent track from Bobby Rydell 'When I see that girl of mine'. The Sound quality is excellent as always with an Ace records release with most tracks in Mono and 5 in Stereo. There is an excellent 20 page colour booklet which has track by track info with lots label shots and pics to keep you interested as well. Overall, there aren't any real negatives as I really enjoyed the eclectic mix of artists all singing beautifully crafted songs, slices of life written by Ray, Dave et al. Great stuff 9/10.
A**R
Especially liked Marianne Faithfull's version of 'Rosy Won't you Please Come
a really interesting album of Kinks songs. Especially liked Marianne Faithfull's version of 'Rosy Won't you Please Come Home'
B**B
Well worth a listen
Interesting collection of Kinks Kovers, some songs long forgotten and some I can't remember at all.
A**N
Kinked!Kinks songs And Sessions 1964-1971...
Great CD.Thanks!I love Ray Davies music!!
A**R
Five Stars
Great for the fans
M**T
Five Stars
Great!
C**S
Just Superb....!!!
This is quite simply a superb and well compiled cd...I bought this for two tracks mainly - 'cold turkey 'nobodys fool' - because it's the theme to the second series of LWT drama 'Budgie' and for 'Peggy Lee' - 'I go to sleep' - which I used to own years ago on 7" vinyl (where did it go??) ,but I have to say I've been playing this quite a lot recently as the songs and artists performing them are soooo good!!!Whoever compiles these cd's at 'ACE' records deserve a huge thumbs up!!!
C**D
Genyusha Zelkovicz !
This CD is a must have for me because I'm a big fan of The Kinks and : Genyusha Zelkovicz !Genyusha Zelkovicz = Goldie Zelkowitz = Genya Ravan !Genya Ravan was the voice of: " Ten Wheel Drive ""Ten Wheel Drive" known for the song : " Morning Much Better "On this CD track 2 : Look For Me Baby by Goldie & The Gingerbreads !
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