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The Kinks, an English rock band, were active for over three decades, from 1963 to 1996, releasing 26 studio albums and four live albums. [1] The first two albums are differently released in the UK and the US, partly due to the difference in popularity of the extended play format (the UK market liked it, the US market did not, so US albums had the EP releases bundled onto them), and partly due ...
The next Kinks album, Give the People What They Want, was released in late 1981 and reached number 15 in the US. [134] The record attained gold status and featured the UK hit single "Better Things" as well as "Destroyer", a major Mainstream Rock hit for the group.
Everybody’s in Show-Biz was a hybrid double album, with new studio songs on one LP and a live recording of the Kinks at Carnegie Hall on the other. Ray wrote songs about fame and performing to ...
Schoolboys in Disgrace, or The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace, is a 1975 concept album by the Kinks. Their 15th studio album, it was considered by critics to be the last album in what they dubbed the group's "theatrical" period, and their final release for RCA Records. The album is rooted in 1950s rock and roll, [2] and also includes ...
The Ultimate Collection is a compilation of singles by British rock band the Kinks. It was released on Sanctuary Records on 27 May 2002 in the UK and 23 September 2003 in the United States. In June 2002, it reached no. 32 on the UK Albums Chart , and in August 2007, no. 1 on the UK Indie albums chart.
In his album review, Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic called the song one of "three of [Ray Davies's] best melancholy ballads" on Lola Versus Powerman (the other two being "Get Back in Line" and "A Long Way From Home".) [3] Andrew Hickey said in his book, Preservation: The Kinks' Music 1964–1974, that the song is "one of the most affecting ...
Two lineups of the Kinks in 1965 (top) and 1970 (bottom). The Kinks are an English rock band from Muswell Hill, London. Formed in January 1963, the group originally comprised the Davies brothers Ray (lead vocals, rhythm guitar) and Dave (lead guitar, vocals), Pete Quaife (bass, backing vocals), and Mick Avory (drums). Quaife left the band for five months from June to November 1966, during ...
Muswell Hillbillies is the tenth studio album by the English rock group the Kinks. Released on 24 November 1971, it was the band's first album released through RCA Records. The album is named after the Muswell Hill area of North London, where band leader Ray Davies and guitarist Dave Davies grew up and the band formed in the early 1960s. [3]