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The Kinks - The Journey - Part 1

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The Kinks are one of the greatest ever British bands, and one of the most influential rock groups of all time, without whom many of the big rock acts that followed would not have existed. Their multi-award winning, legendary front man Sir Ray Davies is one of the greatest all-time British songwriters.

Celebrating the Kinks 60th anniversary and compiled by TheKinks, this is a new, high-profile, worldwide releasecombining the Pye and RCA catalogues. It is the first newKinks best of for many years, especially so on vinyl.

The Journey is a collection of tracks chosen by The KinksRay Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory that reflect thetrials and tribulations of their journey through life together asa band since 1963.

Contains: Hits, key album tracks, singles, band favourites andB-sides. All recordings remastered from original mastersources.Features 8 Top 20 Hits (of which 5 were top 3) including:Waterloo Sunset, You Really Got Me, Celluloid Heroes,Supersonic Rocket Ship, Dead End Street, Death Of AClown, All Day And All Of The Night.Tracks are taken from all the classic original Kinks albums,including: Kinda Kinks, Face To Face, Something Else andthe recently remastered 50th anniversary editions of VillageGreen Preservation Society, Lola, Muswell Hillbillies andEverybody's In Show-Biz.

Compiled by The Kinks.Booklets include band photos and personal track by tracknotes from Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory.

Side 1
Songs about becoming a man, the search for adventure, finding an identity and a girl:
1. You Really Got Me (UK#1, 1964)
2. All Day And All Of The Night (UK#2, 1964)
3. It's All Right (1964)
4. Who'll Be The Next In Line (1965)
5. Tired Of Waiting For You (UK#1, 1965)
6. She's Got Everything (1968)
7. Just Can't Go To Sleep (1964)
8. Stop Your Sobbing (1964)
9. Wait Till The Summer Comes Along (1965)
10. So Long (1965)

Side 2
Songs of ambition achieved, bitter taste of success, loss of friends, the past comes back and bites you in the back-side:
1. Dead End Street (UK#5, 1966)
2. Schooldays (1975)
3. The Hard Way (1975)
4. Mindless Child Of Motherhood (1969)
5. Supersonic Rocket Ship (UK#2, 1972)
6. I'm In Disgrace (1975)
7. Do You Remember Walter? (1968)

Side 3
Days and nights of a lost soul, songs of regret and reflection of happier times:
1. Too Much On My Mind (1966)
2. Nothin In The World Can Stop Me Worryin Bout That Girl (1965)
3. Days (UK#2, 1968)
4. Where Have All The Good Times Gone (1965)
5. Strangers (1970)
6. Its Too Late (1965)
7. Sitting In The Midday Sun (1973)

Side 4
A new start, a new love, but have you really changed? Still haunted by the quest and the girl:
1. Waterloo Sunset (UK#2, 1967)
2. No More Looking Back (1975)
3. Death Of A Clown (UK#3, 1967)
4. Celluloid Heroes (1972)
5. Act Nice And Gentle (1967)
6. This Is Where I Belong (1967)