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The Kinks in Mono Boxset

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Following on from the remastered double CDs of classic Kinks albums that have been released recently, Sanctuary Records have put out the first seven albums (Kinks, Kinda Kinks, The Kink Kontroversy, Face to Face, Something Else, The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society, and Arthur, or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) in a stunning boxset of individual digipaks in a “Dansette”, accompanied by a 32-page booklet in the style of a classic pop annual. As a plus, disc 8 features 4 EPs, while discs 9 and 10 contain rarities.

Having had a chance to listen to a selection of the remastered tracks, they don’t disappoint. Keeping the recordings mono allows a lot of the raw strength of the analogue recordings to shine through. The collection shows the Kinks as the pioneers they really were, from the R&B covers and raw power of Kinks to the satirical pop of Arthur…

The full track listing is

CD 1: Kinks (Pye NPL-18096, 1964)

  1. Beautiful Delilah
  2. So Mystifying
  3. Just Can’t Go To Sleep
  4. Long Tall Shorty
  5. I Took My Baby Home
  6. I’m A Lover Not A Fighter
  7. You Really Got Me
  8. Cadillac
  9. Bald Headed Woman
  10. Revenge
  11. Too Much Monkey Business
  12. I’ve Been Driving On Bald Mountain
  13. Stop Your Sobbing
  14. Got Love If You Want It

CD 2: Kinda Kinks (Pye NPL-18112, 1965)

  1. Look For Me Baby
  2. Got My Feet On The Ground
  3. Nothin’ In The World Can Stop Me Worryin’ ‘Bout That Girl
  4. Naggin’ Woman
  5. I Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
  6. Tired Of Waiting For You
  7. Dancing In The Street
  8. Don’t Ever Change
  9. Come On Now
  10. So Long
  11. You Shouldn’t Be Sad
  12. Something Better Beginning

CD 3: The Kink Kontroversy (Pye NPL-18131, 1965)

  1. Milk Cow Blues
  2. Ring The Bells
  3. Gotta Get The First Plane Home
  4. When I See That Girl Of Mine
  5. I Am Free
  6. Till The End Of The Day
  7. The World Keeps Going Round
  8. I’m On An Island
  9. Where Have All The Good Times Gone
  10. It’s Too Late
  11. What’s In Store For Me
  12. You Can’t Win

CD 4: Face to Face (Pye NPL-18149, 1966)

  1. Party Line
  2. Rosie Won’t You Please Come Home
  3. Dandy
  4. Too Much On My Mind
  5. Session Man
  6. Rainy Day In June
  7. A House In The Country
  8. Holiday In Waikiki
  9. Most Exclusive Residence For Sale
  10. Fancy
  11. Little Miss Queen Of Darkness
  12. You’re Looking Fine
  13. Sunny Afternoon
  14. I’ll Remember

CD 5: Something Else by the Kinks (Pye NPL-18193, 1967)

  1. David Watts
  2. Death Of A Clown
  3. Two Sisters
  4. No Return
  5. Harry Rag
  6. Tin Soldier Man
  7. Situation Vacant
  8. Love Me Till The Sun Shines
  9. Lazy Old Sun
  10. Afternoon Tea
  11. Funny Face
  12. End Of The Season
  13. Waterloo Sunset

Disc 6: The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society (Pye NPL-18233, 1968)

  1. The Village Green Preservation Society
  2. Do You Remember Walter Mono
  3. Picture Book
  4. Johnny Thunder
  5. Last Of The Steam Powered Trains
  6. Big Sky
  7. Sitting By The Riverside
  8. Animal Farm
  9. Village Green
  10. Starstruck
  11. Phenomenal Cat
  12. All Of My Friends Were There
  13. Wicked Annabella
  14. Monica
  15. People Take Pictures Of Each Other

CD 7: Arthur, or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire (Pye NPL-18317, 1969)

  1. Victoria
  2. Yes Sir, No Sir
  3. Some Mother’s Son
  4. Drivin’
  5. Brainwashed
  6. Australia
  7. Shangri-La
  8. Mr. Churchill Says
  9. She’s Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina
  10. Young And Innocent Days
  11. Nothing To Say
  12. Arthur

CD 8: The EPs (Kinksize Session – Pye NEP 24200, 1964, Kinksize Hits– Pye NEP 24203, 1964, Kwyet Kinks – Pye NEP 24221, 1965, Dedicated Kinks – Pye NEP 24258, 1966)

  1. Louie Louie
  2. I Gotta Go Now
  3. Things Are Getting Better
  4. I’ve Got That Feeling
  5. You Really Got Me
  6. It’s Alright
  7. All Day And All Of The Night
  8. I Gotta Move
  9. Wait Till The Summer Comes Along
  10. Such A Shame
  11. A Well Respected Man
  12. Don’t You Fret
  13. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
  14. Till The End Of The Day
  15. See My Friends
  16. Set Me Free

CD 9: Mono Kollectables, Disc One

  1. Long Tall Sally
  2. You Still Want Me
  3. You Do Something To Me
  4. Beautiful Delilah (Alternate Mono Mix)
  5. I’m A Lover Not A Fighter (Alternate Mono Mix)
  6. Bald Headed Woman (US Mono Mix)
  7. Ev’rybody’s Gonna Be Happy
  8. Who’ll Be The Next In Line
  9. I Need You
  10. Never Met A Girl Like You Before
  11. Sittin’ On My Sofa
  12. I’m Not Like Everybody Else
  13. Dead End Street
  14. Big Black Smoke
  15. Act Nice And Gentle
  16. Autumn Almanac

CD 10: Mono Kollectables, Disc Two

  1. Afternoon Tea (Canadian Mono Mix)
  2. Susannah’s Still Alive
  3. Wonderboy
  4. Polly
  5. Lincoln County
  6. There’s No Life Without Love
  7. Days
  8. She’s Got Everything
  9. Hold My Hand
  10. Creeping Jean
  11. Plastic Man
  12. King Kong
  13. Mindless Child Of Motherhood
  14. This Man He Weeps Tonight
  15. Australia (Australian Single Version)
  16. Lola
  17. Berkeley Mews
  18. Apeman
  19. Rats
  20. Apeman (European Single Version)