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La chaîne publique de radiodiffusion britannique ne se contente pas d’avoir des archives ou de pouvoir jouir de celles des autres : elle entend également en faire profiter le commun des mortels. Pour preuve cette pierre angulaire de la pop anglaise des sixties, disponible en format exhaustif (un coffret en six volets dont un DVD qui recouvre trente années de relation, de 1964 à 1994) et un plus modeste double album néanmoins incarnation d’un très savoureux Greatest Hits en live.
On dira : le reste appartient à l’histoire. L’histoire en fait d’un groupe porté sur les fonds baptismaux du rock garage le plus âpre mais riche d’un compositeur de génie (Ray Davies) qui saura le faire évoluer en petits princes pop aux textes acides dignes des Lettres persanes (Montesquieu). C’est à ce prix – un rythme de créations frénétique – qu’on passe de « You Really Got Me » et « All Day and All of the Night » (deux hymnes) à « Tired of Waiting for You » (fragile porcelaine de Saxe en son temps reprise par le violon virtuose de Jerry Goodman avec son groupe américain Flock) à ce qui, d’une certaine manière, allait dérouler le tapis rouge à quelques incunables absolus (« David Watts », un « Waterloo Sunset » récemment interprété lors de la cérémonie de clôture des Jeux Olympiques de Londres 2012 ou « Sunny Afternoon » et sa mythique descente de basse).
Cette célébration mutuelle (celle d’un groupe à la carrière inimaginable, et celle d’une radio à l’action unique dans le monde) se poursuit par l’évocation des temps très délicats où The Kinks, moins souverains plénipotentiaires des charts, n’en offraient pas moins de sublimes merveilles (« Village Green Preservation Society »)...pour certaines sauvées des poubelles de l’histoire par les auditeurs eux-mêmes, enregistreurs d’émissions forcenés, dans une BBC qui n’eut longtemps aucune politique de conservation de ses propres enregistrements ! Le DVD, enfin, renvoie à la période la plus vitaminée et donc la plus discutable, des eighties.
On aura rarement croisé un groupe capable à ce point de synthétiser une époque, une culture et un élan. Moins lumineux que The Beatles, moins sauvages que The Rolling Stones, moins arty que The Who, The Kinks démontrent ici que leur aptitude à embrasser en trois minutes l’univers irrévérencieux, mutin, trouble et ambigu de la chanson populaire (« Lola ») les autorise définitivement à planer au firmament de la pop.
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Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
ELLAS MCDANIEL, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Chuck Berry, Composer, Writer - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Ray Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jay Miller, Composer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Piano, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, Composer, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Piano, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Keith Bateson, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Keith Bateson, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Keith Bateson, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - SLEEPY JOHN ESTES, Composer - Jimmy Grant, Producer - Brian Wiley, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jimmy Grant, Producer - Brian Wiley, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Piano, Vocals - The Kinks, Composer, MainArtist - Jimmy Grant, Producer - Brian Wiley, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jimmy Grant, Producer - Brian Wiley, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jimmy Grant, Producer - Brian Wiley, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jimmy Grant, Producer - Brian Wiley, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1965 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Composer, Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Bill Bebb, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar - Rasa Davies, Vocals
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - The Kinks, MainArtist - Bill Bebb, Producer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, Composer, MainArtist - Bev Phillips, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar - Rasa Davies, Vocals
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - Ray Davies, Composer, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Bev Phillips, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Bev Phillips, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Composer, Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Bev Phillips, Producer - Nick Hopkins, Piano - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Bev Phillips, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar - Rasa Davies, Vocals
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1967 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards, Organ - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bernie Andrews, Producer - The Kinks, Composer, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar - Rasa Davies, Vocals
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards, Organ - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, Composer, MainArtist - Bill Bebb, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar - Rasa Davies, Vocals
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Composer, Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Keith Bateson, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Nicky Hopkins, Keyboards - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Keith Bateson, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - The Kinks, MainArtist - Bill Bebb, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1968 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 BBC. Licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Piano, Vocals - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1969 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Dave Davies, Composer, Vocals, Writer, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Paul Williams, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1970 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
DISQUE 2
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Mike Cotton, Horn - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica - Barry Hammond, Engineer - John Walters, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Greg Jackman, Engineer - Mike Bobak, Engineer - Martin Levan, Engineer - John Gosling, Accordion, Keyboards, Harmonium - MIKE BUTCHER, Engineer - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Trombone, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Mike Cotton, Horn - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica - Barry Hammond, Engineer - John Walters, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Greg Jackman, Engineer - Mike Bobak, Engineer - Martin Levan, Engineer - John Gosling, Accordion, Keyboards, Harmonium - MIKE BUTCHER, Engineer - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Trombone, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Mike Cotton, Horn - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Harmonica - Barry Hammond, Engineer - John Walters, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Greg Jackman, Engineer - Mike Bobak, Engineer - Martin Levan, Engineer - John Gosling, Accordion, Keyboards, Harmonium - MIKE BUTCHER, Engineer - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Trombone, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bob Conduct, Engineer - John Walters, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Michael Rosen, Trumpet - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Trumpet - Alan Holmes, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1972 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Tony Wilson, Producer - Bill Aitken, Engineer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Maryann Price, Backing Vocals - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Trumpet - Alan Holmes, Tenor Saxophone - Laurie Brown, Trumpet - Pam Travis, Backing Vocals
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bob Conduct, Engineer - John Walters, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Michael Rosen, Trumpet - John Gosling, Keyboards - Maryann Price, Backing Vocals - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Trumpet - Alan Holmes, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Bob Conduct, Engineer - John Walters, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Michael Rosen, Trumpet - John Gosling, Keyboards - Maryann Price, Backing Vocals - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Trumpet - Alan Holmes, Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Claire Hamill, Backing Vocals - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet - Laurie Brown, Trumpet - Pam Travis, Backing Vocals - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Claire Hamill, Backing Vocals - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet - Laurie Brown, Trumpet - Pam Travis, Backing Vocals - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals, Writer - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Claire Hamill, Backing Vocals - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet - Laurie Brown, Trumpet - Pam Travis, Backing Vocals - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Claire Hamill, Backing Vocals - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet - Laurie Brown, Trumpet - Pam Travis, Backing Vocals - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Claire Hamill, Backing Vocals - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet - Laurie Brown, Trumpet - Pam Travis, Backing Vocals - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Claire Hamill, Backing Vocals - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Beecham, Tuba - Alan Holmes, Clarinet - Laurie Brown, Trumpet - Pam Travis, Backing Vocals - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Dalton, Bass Guitar - John Edgehill, Engineer
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1974 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Mike Cotton, Trumpet - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - Tony Wilson, Producer - Ray Cooper, Percussion - The Kinks, MainArtist - Kim Goody, Backing Vocals - Andy Pyle, Bass Guitar - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Beecham, Trombone - Debbi Doss, Backing Vocals - Nick Newall, Clarinet, Saxophone
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Vocals, Lead Guitar - Mike Cotton, Trumpet - Ray Davies, Guitar, Vocals - Jeff Griffin, Producer - Tony Wilson, Producer - Ray Cooper, Percussion - The Kinks, MainArtist - Kim Goody, Backing Vocals - Andy Pyle, Bass Guitar - John Gosling, Keyboards - Mick Avory, Drums - John Beecham, Trombone - Debbi Doss, Backing Vocals - Nick Newall, Clarinet, Saxophone
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1977 BBC licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide to Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG company
Chronique
La chaîne publique de radiodiffusion britannique ne se contente pas d’avoir des archives ou de pouvoir jouir de celles des autres : elle entend également en faire profiter le commun des mortels. Pour preuve cette pierre angulaire de la pop anglaise des sixties, disponible en format exhaustif (un coffret en six volets dont un DVD qui recouvre trente années de relation, de 1964 à 1994) et un plus modeste double album néanmoins incarnation d’un très savoureux Greatest Hits en live.
On dira : le reste appartient à l’histoire. L’histoire en fait d’un groupe porté sur les fonds baptismaux du rock garage le plus âpre mais riche d’un compositeur de génie (Ray Davies) qui saura le faire évoluer en petits princes pop aux textes acides dignes des Lettres persanes (Montesquieu). C’est à ce prix – un rythme de créations frénétique – qu’on passe de « You Really Got Me » et « All Day and All of the Night » (deux hymnes) à « Tired of Waiting for You » (fragile porcelaine de Saxe en son temps reprise par le violon virtuose de Jerry Goodman avec son groupe américain Flock) à ce qui, d’une certaine manière, allait dérouler le tapis rouge à quelques incunables absolus (« David Watts », un « Waterloo Sunset » récemment interprété lors de la cérémonie de clôture des Jeux Olympiques de Londres 2012 ou « Sunny Afternoon » et sa mythique descente de basse).
Cette célébration mutuelle (celle d’un groupe à la carrière inimaginable, et celle d’une radio à l’action unique dans le monde) se poursuit par l’évocation des temps très délicats où The Kinks, moins souverains plénipotentiaires des charts, n’en offraient pas moins de sublimes merveilles (« Village Green Preservation Society »)...pour certaines sauvées des poubelles de l’histoire par les auditeurs eux-mêmes, enregistreurs d’émissions forcenés, dans une BBC qui n’eut longtemps aucune politique de conservation de ses propres enregistrements ! Le DVD, enfin, renvoie à la période la plus vitaminée et donc la plus discutable, des eighties.
On aura rarement croisé un groupe capable à ce point de synthétiser une époque, une culture et un élan. Moins lumineux que The Beatles, moins sauvages que The Rolling Stones, moins arty que The Who, The Kinks démontrent ici que leur aptitude à embrasser en trois minutes l’univers irrévérencieux, mutin, trouble et ambigu de la chanson populaire (« Lola ») les autorise définitivement à planer au firmament de la pop.
©Copyright Music Story 2015
À propos
- 2 disque(s) - 54 piste(s)
- Durée totale : 02:38:09
- Artistes principaux : The Kinks
- Compositeur : Various Composers
- Label : Castle Communications
- Genre : Pop/Rock Rock
© 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 2012 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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