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Although the best of the Kinks' early work is among the best British Invasion music, their initial pair of albums was far less consistent than those of the Beatles, Stones, and Who. Aside from the great "You Really Got Me," this was a shabby, disappointing set with surprisingly thin production. As R&B cover artists, the Kinks weren't nearly as adept as the Stones and Yardbirds; Ray Davies' original tunes were, "You Really Got Me" aside, perfunctory Merseybeat-ish pastiches, and a couple of tunes that producer Shel Talmy penned for the group ("Bald Headed Woman," "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain") were simply abominable. The rave-up treatments of the R&B standards "Got Love If You Want It" and "Cadillac" were good, and the simple "Stop Your Sobbing" would eventually be covered by the Pretenders, but overall this is really patchy.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
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Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Chuck Berry, Composer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Don Covay, Composer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Herbert C. Abramson, Composer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Jay Miller, Composer - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
ELLAS MCDANIEL, Composer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Composer, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Larry Page, Composer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Chuck Berry, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Composer, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - James H. Moore, Composer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Enotris Johnson, Composer, Writer - Robert Blackwell, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Richard Penniman, Composer, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Writer, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer, Writer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Raymond Douglas Davies, Composer - Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Robert Plant, Composer - Jimmy Page, Composer - The Kinks, MainArtist - John Bonham, Composer - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Richard Berry, Composer - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - Chuck Berry, Composer, Lyricist, Writer - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Drums, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Dave Davies, Backing Vocals, Lead Guitar - Ray Davies, Composer, Keyboards, Vocals, Rhythm Guitar, Harmonica - The Kinks, MainArtist - Shel Talmy, Producer - Mick Avory, Percussion - Pete Quaife, Bass Guitar, Backing Vocals
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1964 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
Album review
Although the best of the Kinks' early work is among the best British Invasion music, their initial pair of albums was far less consistent than those of the Beatles, Stones, and Who. Aside from the great "You Really Got Me," this was a shabby, disappointing set with surprisingly thin production. As R&B cover artists, the Kinks weren't nearly as adept as the Stones and Yardbirds; Ray Davies' original tunes were, "You Really Got Me" aside, perfunctory Merseybeat-ish pastiches, and a couple of tunes that producer Shel Talmy penned for the group ("Bald Headed Woman," "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain") were simply abominable. The rave-up treatments of the R&B standards "Got Love If You Want It" and "Cadillac" were good, and the simple "Stop Your Sobbing" would eventually be covered by the Pretenders, but overall this is really patchy.
© Richie Unterberger /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 26 track(s)
- Total length: 01:01:28
- Main artists: The Kinks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Castle Communications
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock
© 2004 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company ℗ 1998 Sanctuary Records Group Ltd., a BMG Company
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