The Kinks were an English pop/rock group formed in 1963, and categorised as a British Invasion band, along with the other members of the so-called Big Four (The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Who). London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music Pye Records is a British Record label. In its first incarnation Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956-69 Petula Clark (1957-71 Reprise Records is an American Record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra, which is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the London Records is a Record label headquartered in the United Kingdom, originally marketing records in the United States, Canada and Latin Ray Davies CBE (born Raymond Douglas Davies, 21 June 1944, Fortis Green, London) is an English rock This is about the English musician for others see Dave Davies (disambiguation. Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (born December 31, 1943) is an English Musician artist and writer Michael Charles Avory (born 15 February 1944 in East Molesey, Surrey, England) is an English musician best known as the John Dalton (born 21 May 1943, Edgware, Middlesex) is probably best known as The Kinks regular Bass guitarist from 1969 John Gosling (born 6 February 1948, in Paignton, South Devon) is a classically trained organist and pianist. Jim Rodford (born James Rodford 7 July, 1941, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) is a Musician who played with The Ian Gibbons is an English keyboardist who has played with many bands most notably The Kinks. Robert "Bob" Henrit (born 2 May 1944, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire) is an English Drummer who has been a member England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Pop music as a genre features a noticeable rhythmic element catchy melodies and hooks, a mainstream style and conventional structure Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Despite being less commercially successful than these three contemporaries, mostly because of a four-year ban from the United States in the mid-to-late 1960s, the Kinks are cited among them as one of the most important and influential rock bands of all time. ^[1]

The band's early hard-driving singles set a standard in the mid-1960s for rock and roll, while albums such as Face to Face,^[2] Something Else, The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur and Muswell Hillbillies are highly regarded by fans, critics, and peers, and are considered amongst the most influential recordings of the era. Rock and roll (also known as rock 'n' roll) is a form of Music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s with roots in mostly African Face to Face is an album released by The Kinks in 1966 on Pye Records in the United Kingdom and on Reprise Records in the United States Something Else by the Kinks, often referred to as just Something Else, is an album by the English rock group The Kinks The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is a pop-rock album released by the British music group The Kinks on 22 November Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire is a Concept album by the English rock band The Kinks, released in late 1969 Muswell Hillbillies is an album by the English rock group The Kinks, released in November 1971 ^[3]

Overview

The Kinks first gained prominence in 1964 with their third single, the hit "You Really Got Me", written by Ray Davies. " You Really Got Me " is a rock Song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band The Kinks. The band's name came from their "kinky" dress sense of leather capes and boots worn on stage. ^[3] The group's original line-up consisted of Ray Davies on lead vocals/rhythm guitar/keyboards, Dave Davies on lead guitar/vocals, Pete Quaife on backing vocals/bass guitar, and Mick Avory on drums and percussion. Ray Davies CBE (born Raymond Douglas Davies, 21 June 1944, Fortis Green, London) is an English rock Rhythm guitar is the use of a Guitar to provide Rhythmic chordal Accompaniment for a singer or other instruments in a Musical ensemble A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. This is about the English musician for others see Dave Davies (disambiguation. Lead guitar refers to the use of a Guitar to perform Melody lines instrumental fill passages, and Guitar solos within a song structure Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, which is often contrasted with Speech. Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (born December 31, 1943) is an English Musician artist and writer A backing vocalist or backing singer (or especially in the US The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the Michael Charles Avory (born 15 February 1944 in East Molesey, Surrey, England) is an English musician best known as the A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells Following Quaife's departure in 1969, the band centred around the three remaining original members and frequently changed bassists and keyboardists. In 1984, friction between Dave Davies and Mick Avory resulted in the latter's departure, leaving only the brothers from the original line-up. However, the increasingly deteriorating relationship between the Davies brothers, with a string of unsuccessful records, led to the break-up of the band in the mid-90s. Rumours of Kinks reunion are vague and bandmembers have since embarked on solo careers.

The Kinks' most recent appearance on a record was in The Darjeeling Limited (Original Soundtrack), an independent film soundtrack from 2007. The Darjeeling Limited is a 2007 Drama-comedy film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody Original Soundtrack The Darjeeling Limited is the soundtrack album for the Wes Anderson film The Darjeeling Limited. The album included three Kinks songs: "This Time Tomorrow", "Powerman", and "Strangers", all from the 1970 album, Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One. ^[4]

Their influence on emerging artists has been a constant. During the New Wave era, groups such as The Jam, The Knack, and The Pretenders covered Kinks songs^[3] and Britpop acts such as Blur, Oasis and Supergrass have cited them as a major influence. New Wave is a Rock music genre that existed during the late 1970s and the 1980s The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The Knack are a Los Angeles -based rock band that rose to fame with their first single " My Sharona " an international hit in 1979 (see The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Supergrass are an English Alternative rock band from Oxford. The band consists of brothers Gaz ( Guitar and Lead vocals ^[1] Many modern bands such as The Killers, The Libertines, and Franz Ferdinand also acknowledge The Kinks and Ray Davies' expert songwriting skills. The Killers are an American rock band from Las Vegas Nevada. Formed in 2002 the group consists of Brandon Flowers ( vocals, keyboards The Libertines were an English Indie rock band Formed in London in 1997 by frontmen Pete Doherty (vocals/rhythm guitar and Carl Barât (vocals/lead Franz Ferdinand is a rock band that formed in Glasgow, Scotland in 2001

As self-professed Kinks fan Pete Townshend said for The History of Rock 'n' Roll: "The Kinks were much more quintessentially English. Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer, I always think that Ray Davies should one day be Poet Laureate. A Poet Laureate is a Poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for State occasions and other government events He invented a new kind of poetry and a new kind of language for pop writing that influenced me from the very, very, very beginning. "

History

Formation and first years: 1963 – 1966

The Davies brothers were born at 6 Denmark Terrace, Fortis Green, North London. Fortis Green is a ward of the London Borough of Haringey, North London. North London is the northern part of London, England. The area it covers is defined differently for a range of purposes Ray Davies (b. Raymond Douglas Davies, 21 June 1944; vocals/guitar/piano) studied to be a theatre director at Hornsey College of Art and gained experience in music as a guitarist with the Soho-based Dave Hunt Band in 1963. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hornsey College of Art is a former college centred in Crouch End, London, now part of Middlesex University. ^[3] Ray and his brother Dave (b. David Russell Gordon Davies, 3 February 1947; guitar/vocals) had been playing skiffle and rock and roll together. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Skiffle is a type of Folk music with Jazz, Blues and Country influences usually using homemade or improvised instruments such as the Washboard Both Brothers attended William Grimshaw Secondary Modern School, now known as Fortismere School. Fortismere School is a mixed community Foundation School Secondary school in Muswell Hill, London, United Kingdom. Ray's friend and schoolmate Pete Quaife (b. Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife, 31 December 1943, Tavistock, Devon, England; bass/vocals) joined them and they formed a band, with Quaife's friend John Start on drums. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[1] The band went through a series of lead vocalists at this time, the most notable being Rod Stewart. Roderick "Rod" David Stewart, CBE (born 10 January 1945 is a Singer and Songwriter born and raised in London England and currently Stewart performed with the group on at least one occasion in the spring of 1962 (when they were called The Ray Davies Quartet), but was soon dropped due to complaints about his voice from then-drummer John Start's mother as well as musical and personality differences with the rest of the band. Year 1962 ( MCMLXII) was a Common year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1962 calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

The band went under many names between 1962 and 1963 including "The Ray Davies Quartet," "The Pete Quaife Band," "The Bo-Weevils," and "The Ramrods," before the band settled on "The Ravens" in the summer of 1963 and recruited drummer Mickey Willet. A December 1963 audition with Philips Records ended in rejection, but eventually a demo tape landed in the hands of American record producer Shel Talmy, who helped them land a contract with Pye Records in early 1964. Philips Records is a Record label that was founded by Dutch electronics giant Philips. Shel Talmy (born August 11 1937 in Chicago, Illinois United States is an American record producer best known for his work in 1960s London with The Who and Pye Records is a British Record label. In its first incarnation Pye's best known artists were Lonnie Donegan (1956-69 Petula Clark (1957-71 It was during this time that The Ravens changed their name to The Kinks. ^[1]

Before signing to the label, drummer Willet left the band. The Kinks invited drummer Mick Avory (b. Michael Charles Avory, February 15, 1944, in East Molesey, Surrey), to join the band after seeing his advertisement in the magazine Melody Maker. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor Year 1944 ( MCMXLIV) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Molesey is a place in the Elmbridge district of Surrey. Situated in the commuter-belt of London it is a typical suburban area Surrey is a county in the South East of England and is one of the Home Counties. Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly Music Newspaper Moreover, Ray knew Mick as the two grew up together in the same neighbourhood. Avory's previous experience included one gig with the fledgling Rolling Stones,^[5] but his background was in jazz drumming. ^[6]

The first single from The Kinks, "Long Tall Sally", was a cover of a Little Richard song, but because The Beatles had also covered it with enormous success, The Kinks' version was overlooked. " Long Tall Sally " is a Rock and roll 12-bar blues song written by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell, Enotris Johnson and Richard Penniman Rev Richard Wayne Penniman (born December 5 1932 better known by the Stage name Little Richard, is an American Singer, Songwriter The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Nevertheless, the band received a lot of publicity through the efforts of their managers Robert Wace, Grenville Collins, and ex-1950s showbiz star Larry Page. Larry Page (born Leonard Davies c 1938 Hayes Middlesex) is an English former pop Singer of the late 1950s and early 1960s Their second single, "You Still Want Me", also failed, while ignominiously shifting a minuscule number of units. ^[3]

The third single, "You Really Got Me", entered the charts at No. " You Really Got Me " is a rock Song written by Ray Davies and performed by his band The Kinks. 1 in the United Kingdom and made the top 10 in the United States, boosted by a performance on the U. K. television show Ready Steady Go!. This article referes to the TV show For the song go to READY STEADY GO (Song: Ready Steady Go! or simply RSG! was With a loud, distorted guitar riff — achieved by Dave's slicing of the speaker cones in his Elpico amplifier (referred to by the band as the "little green amp") — gave the song its signature, grittier guitar sound. "You Really Got Me" provided a blueprint for hard rock, and served as template for heavy metal. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock The group's fourth single, "All Day and All of the Night", another hard rock tune, was released in late 1964. " All Day and All of the Night " is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1964 It rose to No. 2 in the United Kingdom, and hit No. 7 in the United States. ^[3] In 1965, The Kinks recorded "Set Me Free" and "Tired of Waiting for You", which both featured a repeated bass guitar riff. " Tired of Waiting for You " was a hit 1965 rock song by the British Invasion band The Kinks.

The group released three albums and several EPs in the next two years. An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify They also performed and toured relentlessly, which caused tension within the band. ^[1] Some legendary on-stage fights erupted during this time as well. In the most notorious incident at The Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales in 1965, the normally placid drummer Avory hit Dave Davies with his hi-hat pedal and assaulted him on stage. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. ^[3]Avory later claimed that it was part of a new act in which the band members would hurl their instruments at each other.

Following the summer 1965 American tour, the American Federation of Musicians refused permits for the group to appear in concerts in America for the next four years, cutting the Kinks off from the main market for rock music at the height of the British Invasion. The American Federation of Musicians ( AFM / AFofM) is a labor union of Professional Musicians in the United States and The British Invasion was the term applied by the news media — and subsequently by consumers — to the influx of Rock and roll, beat and pop performers ^[7] Although neither the Kinks nor the union gave a specific reason for the ban, at the time it was widely attributed to their rowdy on-stage behaviour. ^[8]

The group made its first tour of Australia and New Zealand in January 1965 as part of a "package" bill that included Manfred Mann and The Honeycombs. This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician. The Honeycombs were an English Beat / pop group of the 1960s Their most distinguishing mark was their female Drummer, Honey Lantree A stopover in Bombay, India on the way to Australia led Davies to write the song "See My Friends" (released as a single in July 1965). Mumbai ( Marathi:,, IPA: formerly Bombay, is the capital of the Indian state of Maharashtra and the financial This was a prominent early example of crossover music, and along with The Beatles' "Norwegian Wood", was one of the first pop songs of this period to display a direct influence from the traditional music of the Indian subcontinent. Crossover is a term applied to Musical works or performers appearing on two or more of the Record charts which track differing musical tastes or genres " Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown " is a song by The Beatles which first appeared on the 1965 album Rubber Soul. According to Ray Davies' book X-Ray, he was inspired to write "See My Friends" after hearing the songs of local fishermen during an early morning walk.

The band's stylistic changes were first evident in late 1965, with the appearance of singles like "A Well Respected Man", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion", and their third album The Kink Kontroversy. " A Well Respected Man " is a song by the British band The Kinks from 1966 (see 1966 in music) " Dedicated Follower of Fashion " is a 1966 single by British band The Kinks. The Kink Kontroversy is a Rock and roll album by the English band The Kinks, released in 1965 These demonstrated the progression in Davies's songwriting, from hard-driving rock numbers towards social commentary, observation, and idiosyncratic character study, all with a uniquely English flavour. The satiric single "Sunny Afternoon" was the biggest U. K. hit of summer 1966, topping the charts. ^[3][1]

Prior to the release of The Kink Kontroversy, Ray Davies suffered a nervous and physical breakdown from the pressures of touring, writing, and ongoing legal squabbles. He spent several months recuperating, during which he wrote several new songs and pondered about the band's direction. Quaife also left the band for much of 1966 after an automobile accident. After he recovered, he decided to step back from the band. Mick Avory's friend John Dalton replaced Quaife, but Quaife decided to return at the end of the year. John Dalton (born 21 May 1943, Edgware, Middlesex) is probably best known as The Kinks regular Bass guitarist from 1969 This caused a little tension as Avory was more used to Dalton's style of playing. ^[9]

"Sunny Afternoon" was a dry run for the band's Face to Face, which displayed Davies' growing skill at crafting gentle yet cutting narrative songs about everyday life and people. Face to Face is an album released by The Kinks in 1966 on Pye Records in the United Kingdom and on Reprise Records in the United States One of the songs from the album, "Session Man", was written about notable session musician Nicky Hopkins, who often joined the band in the studio playing keyboards, mellotron, and harpsichord. Session musicians are musicians available for hire as opposed to musicians who are either permanent members of a musical outfit or who have acquired fame in their own right Nicky Hopkins (born Nicholas Christian Hopkins ( February 24, 1944 in Harlesden, North London, England; died A keyboard instrument is any musical instrument played using a Musical keyboard. The Mellotron is an electro-mechanical polyphonic keyboard originally developed and built in Birmingham, England in the early 1960s A harpsichord is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. Hopkins had first played with the band during The Kinks Kontroversy sessions the year before. He would play on the band's next two studio albums and would also be featured on numerous live BBC recordings with the band, before joining The Jeff Beck Group in 1968. The Jeff Beck Group were an English Rock band formed in London in February 1967 by ex- Yardbirds guitarist Jeff Beck.

The great social commentary single, "Dead End Street", was released at the time of Face to Face, and became another big U. K. hit. It failed commercially in the United States, only reaching No. 73 in the Billboard charts.

'Golden age': 1967 – 1972

In May 1967, The Kinks returned with "Waterloo Sunset" (which reached No. " Waterloo Sunset " is a Song released as a single by The Kinks in 1967, and featured on their Album Something Else by 2 on the U. K. charts), an emotional single with the melancholic observer spying two lovers meeting and crossing over Waterloo Bridge in London. The song was rumoured to have been inspired by the romance between two British celebrities of the time — actors Terence Stamp and Julie Christie — though Ray Davies denied this in his autobiography. Terence Henry Stamp (born July 22, 1939) is an Academy Award -nominated English Actor. Julie Frances Christie (born April 14, 1941) is a British actress. The songs on their enduring 1967 album Something Else By The Kinks expanded the musical progressions of Face to Face, adding English music hall influences to the band's sound. Something Else by the Kinks, often referred to as just Something Else, is an album by the English rock group The Kinks Music hall is a form of British theatrical Entertainment which was popular between 1850 and 1960 Dave Davies scored a major chart success with "Death of a Clown", co-written with Ray and recorded by The Kinks, but released as a Davies solo single (although confusingly also released on the Something Else LP). Later, the Rolling Stones would remark that Face to Face and Something Else were both serious influences on their own albums of the late 1960s.

After a disappointing commercial reception for Something Else, The Kinks rushed out a new single, "Autumn Almanac", which became another U. Autumn Almanac is a pop song, written by Ray Davies and recorded by the musical group The Kinks in 1967. K. hit. But their next single, "Wonderboy", released in the spring of 1968, stalled at No. 36 and would be the band's first single not to make the Top Ten since their early covers.

Throughout 1968, Davies continued to pursue his deeply personal songwriting style, while at the same time rebelling against the heavy demands placed on him to keep producing commercial hits. At the end of June, The Kinks released the single "Days", which made #12 in the United Kingdom. It was a Top 20 hit in several other countries in the summer of 1968 — although it did not chart in the United States — and it is also notable as the last recording made by the original lineup of the group.

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Their next album, released in the autumn of 1968, is now widely regarded as a masterpiece, but at the time The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society failed to sell strongly. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society is a pop-rock album released by the British music group The Kinks on 22 November A collection of thematic vignettes of town life, it was assembled from songs written and recorded over the previous two years, but the album's deliberately understated production contrasted with the extravagant style then in vogue, and it did not have a popular single ("Starstruck" was released as a single in North America and continental Europe, but failed to chart anywhere but the Netherlands). Although it was commercially unsuccessful, Village Green was embraced by the new underground rock press, particularly in the United States, where The Kinks' status as a cult band began to grow. Village Green is now widely considered one of the best rock records of the era. An album track, "Picture Book", was featured in a popular Hewlett-Packard television commercial in 2004.

Original bassist Peter Quaife resigned in March 1969 to form his own band, Mapleoak, and was swiftly replaced by John Dalton. Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (born December 31, 1943) is an English Musician artist and writer John Dalton (born 21 May 1943, Edgware, Middlesex) is probably best known as The Kinks regular Bass guitarist from 1969 The American ban upon the band was finally removed that same year. Yet the band had to now adapt to an American concert scene that had changed radically in their absence; when The Kinks returned to the United States, their shows were at first held in smaller venues such as the Fillmore East. It would take several years of extensive U. S. touring between 1969 and 1972 before the band developed a disciplined stage act that would generate positive reviews and draw crowds to larger concert venues.

Before their return to the United States, The Kinks recorded another album, Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire). Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire is a Concept album by the English rock band The Kinks, released in late 1969 As with the previous two albums, Arthur was soaked with British lyrical and musical hooks, having been conceived as the score for a proposed but never realised television drama. It was a modest commercial success and was particularly well received by music critics in America, where it was favourably compared to the rock opera Tommy by The Who. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Much of the album was inspired by Ray and Dave's beloved sister Rosie, who had migrated to Australia in the early 1960s with her husband. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Rosie was a significant musical influence on the brothers in their youth, and she inspired numerous Kinks songs, including "Australia", "Rosie Won't You Please Come Home" and "Come Dancing".

The band added keyboardist John Gosling to their permanent line-up while recording the follow-up to Arthur. John Gosling (born 6 February 1948, in Paignton, South Devon) is a classically trained organist and pianist. Before that, veteran keyboardist Nicky Hopkins, along with Ray, had done most of the session work. Nicky Hopkins (born Nicholas Christian Hopkins ( February 24, 1944 in Harlesden, North London, England; died Gosling debuted with The Kinks on "Lola" (1970), a clever account of a confused romantic encounter with a transvestite that became both a U. " Lola " is a song written by Ray Davies and performed by The Kinks which details a romantic encounter between a young man (presumably in his late teen This article deals with the history of the word 'transvestite' K. and U. S. hit. The song originally contained a reference to "Coca Cola", but the BBC refused to play it as this was considered a violation of their advertising policy. Coca-Cola is a carbonated Soft drink sold in stores restaurants and Vending machines in more than 200 countries The single then had to be hastily re-recorded with the offending line changed to "cherry cola". The album Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One was their most successful since the mid-1960s. Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround Part One is an album by the English rock band The Kinks, recorded and released in 1970 The album also featured the group's final U. K. Top 10 hit, "Apeman. "

In 1971, the band released Percy, a soundtrack album to a film of the same name about a penis transplant. Percy is a 1971 film soundtrack by English rock group The Kinks, made for the British comedy film Percy. Percy ( 1971) is an British Comedy film directed by Ralph Thomas starring Hywel Bennett, Denholm Elliott, Elke It is generally regarded as a lesser effort. The band's U. S. label, Reprise, declined to release it in America, precipitating a major dispute that contributed to the band's departure from that label.

In 1971, the band's contracts with Pye and Reprise expired. Before the end of the year, The Kinks signed a five-album deal with RCA Records and received a million dollar advance. This helped fund the construction of their own recording studio, Konk. Their debut for RCA, Muswell Hillbillies, was soaked with country influence and is often hailed as their last great record, though it failed commercially. Muswell Hillbillies is an album by the English rock group The Kinks, released in November 1971 A few months after the release of Muswell Hillbillies, Reprise released the double-album compilation The Kink Kronikles, which actually outsold Muswell Hillbillies.

Kinks line-up from 1970-1976, from left to right: Dave Davies, John Gosling, John Dalton, Mick Avory, Ray Davies

1972's double album Everybody's in Show-Biz consisted of half studio tracks and half live tracks recorded during a two-night stand in New York's Carnegie Hall stand. Everybody's in Show-Biz is a 1972 double album released by the English rock group The Kinks. The record featured the ballad "Celluloid Heroes" and the catchy "Supersonic Rocket Ship", their last U. " Celluloid Heroes " is a song performed by The Kinks and featured on their 1972 album Everybody's in Show-Biz. K. Top 20 hit for more than a decade. "Celluloid Heroes" was a bittersweet rumination on dead Hollywood stars in which Ray Davies admits that he wishes his life were like a movie, "because celluloid heroes never feel any pain/And celluloid heroes never really die. " The album was a commercial failure in the United Kingdom, but more successful in the United States. The record was a transitional piece between the band's early 1970s rock material and the theatrical incarnation in which they would immerse themselves over the next four years.

Theatrical incarnation: 1973 – 1976

In 1973, Ray Davies dived headlong into the theatrical style, beginning with the rock opera Preservation, a sprawling chronicle of social revolution, and a more ambitious — if less successful — outgrowth of the earlier Village Green Preservation Society ethos. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. In conjunction with the Preservation project, Davies expanded The Kinks' lineup to include a horn section and female backup singers, essentially reforming the group as a theatrical troupe. Preservation: Act 2 was the first project recorded at Konk Studio. From this point forward, virtually every Kinks studio recording would be produced by Ray Davies at Konk.

Ray's marital problems during this period would prove to adversely affect the band. Coupled with the band's abuse of drugs and alcohol and some members' antipathy for their new theatrical incarnation, the band's output remained uneven and their already wobbling popularity eroded further. Notable songs from this period include "Daylight", "Where Are They Now?", and "Sweet Lady Genevieve", as well as the more rock-oriented "Money Talks".

Preservation: Act 1, closer in spirit to vaudeville than to rock opera, was released in late 1973 amid generally poor reviews, although its live performances fared better with the critics. Preservation Act 1 and Preservation Act 2 are 1973 concept albums (Originally a single rock opera but the idea was scratched released as separate Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Preservation: Act 2 appeared in the summer of 1974 to a similar reception. Preservation Act 1 and Preservation Act 2 are 1973 concept albums (Originally a single rock opera but the idea was scratched released as separate Davies soon began another musical, Starmaker, this time for the Britain's Granada Television. After a broadcast with Ray Davies in the starring role and The Kinks as both back-up band and ancillary characters, the project eventually morphed into the thematically complex if uneven concept album The Kinks present A Soap Opera, released in the spring of 1975, in which Ray Davies fantasised about what would happen if a rock star traded places with a "normal Norman" and took a 9-5 job. Soap Opera or The Kinks Present A Soap Opera is a 1975 album by The Kinks. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

In 1975, The Kinks recorded their final theatrical work, Schoolboys in Disgrace, a backstory biography of Preservation's capitalist overlord Mr. Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Schoolboys in Disgrace or The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace is a 1975 album by the English rock group The Kinks Flash. Compared with the previous three albums, the songs on Schoolboys were more independent from the album's concept and featured a harder rock sound. With its funky beginning and emotive lyrics, "No More Looking Back" was considered a stand-out track by fans, and the straight ahead rocker "The Hard Way" became a Kinks concert fixture for the following decade. Some of the songs were performed at the Dutch Pinkpop festival, where a blind-drunk Ray Davies raced through an embarrassing golden oldies set, to the amusement of the equally inebriated crowd.

The Kinks signed with Arista Records in 1976, reborn with the encouragement of Arista's management as an arena rock band, stripped back down to a five-man core group. Arista Records (ˈɛərɪstə is an American Record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the

Rock was also in a back-to-basics trend at this time, spearheaded by the Punk movement and the emergence of late 1970s "supergroups". One of the biggest bands of the time, Van Halen, achieved their breakthrough hit with an arena rock remake of "You Really Got Me", which in turn greatly boosted The Kinks' commercial resurgence. Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 The band soon reappeared on the record charts in what would prove to be their most successful commercial period.

Return to commercial success: 1977 – 1984

John Dalton left the band before finishing "Mr. Big Man" for their debut Arista album. Andy Pyle was brought in to complete the track and to play on the following tour. The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Sleepwalker featured the touching ballad "Brother" and the reflective rocker "Juke Box Music". Sleepwalker is a 1977 album by the English rock group The Kinks. The single "Father Christmas" followed in late 1977 and became a seasonal fixture on U. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays S. rock radio. The b-side "Prince of the Punks" was Ray Davies' satirical comment on his former protégé Tom Robinson of "2-4-6-8 Motorway" fame.

Andy Pyle and keyboardist John Gosling soon left the group to work together on a separate project. Dalton returned to complete the tour, and ex-The Pretty Things keyboardist Gordon Edwards joined the band. The Pretty Things are a Rock and roll band from London. They pioneered a raw approach to Rhythm and blues that influenced a number of key The Kinks' second Arista album Misfits, and their only album with Andy Pyle, was released in 1978 and included the minor hit "A Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy," mid-life crisis tribute to The Kinks' dedicated fanbase. Misfits is a 1978 album by the English rock group The Kinks, often hailed as the best album of their later career The album's title track was a commentary on the band's lack of commercial success. Misfits is often cited as one of the band's better later albums.

There were soon to be further line-up changes before The Kinks coalesced around a more stable line-up. Dalton left the band permanently after the end of their UK tour, with Gordon Edwards soon to follow. Ex-Argent bassist Jim Rodford joined the band, which recorded Low Budget with Ray Davies handling keyboard duties. Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by Keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. Jim Rodford (born James Rodford 7 July, 1941, St Albans, Hertfordshire, England) is a Musician who played with The Low Budget is a 1979 album by the English rock group The Kinks. Former Life keyboardist Ian Gibbons was drafted for the following tour and soon become a permanent member. Ian Gibbons is an English keyboardist who has played with many bands most notably The Kinks. Despite the personnel changes, the group's recording and concert success continued to grow.

During this time in the late 1970s, new wave bands like The Jam ("David Watts") and The Pretenders ("Stop Your Sobbing") and hard rock acts like Van Halen ("You Really Got Me") recorded successful covers of Kinks songs, boosting each band's fame. The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The Pretenders are a British rock band The original band consisted of group founder and main Songwriter Chrissie Hynde ( lead vocals Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Van Halen is a Hard rock band formed in in 1972 They enjoyed success from the release of their self titled debut album in 1978 At the same time, these cover versions helped fuel the commercial success of each new Kinks release. The hard and punk rock sounds of Low Budget (1979) helped make it the group's most successful album in America, peaking at No. Hard rock (also referred to as heavy rock) is a variation of Rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage and Psychedelic rock Low Budget is a 1979 album by the English rock group The Kinks. 11. Davies' crafted intelligent, polished, and commercially appealing songs like "Pressure", "A Gallon of Gas", "Catch Me Now I'm Falling", and the minor, disco-flavoured hit "(Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman". 1979 also saw The Kinks headline at Madison Square Garden for the first time. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Madison Square Garden, often abbreviated as MSG, and known colloquially as The Garden, has been the name of four Arenas in New York City.

A live album (their third) and video, both called "One for the Road", followed in 1980, bringing the group's concert drawing power to a peak between 1980 and 1983. One for the Road is a 1980 Live album by The Kinks. Track listing All tracks written by Ray Davies. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Dave Davies also took advantage of the group's improved commercial standing to fulfill his decade-long solo ambitions and released albums on his own, including the eponymous "Dave Davies" in 1980 (also known by its catalogue number "PL13603" owing to its striking cover art, which depicted Dave Davies as a leather-jacketed piece of price scanning barcode) and 1981's less successful "Glamour". This is about the English musician for others see Dave Davies (disambiguation. Glamour is a women's magazine published by Condé Nast Publications.

The next Kinks album, Give the People What They Want, was released in late 1981 and reached number 15 in the US. Give the People What They Want is an album by the English rock group The Kinks. The record attained gold status, and featured the optimistic pub-rocker "Better Things" (a rare UK hit single), as well as "Destroyer", tracks reminiscent in sound to the band's 1960s heyday. The Kinks spent the better part of 1982 touring. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) In spring 1983, the nostalgic "Come Dancing" became their biggest American hit (at number 6) since "Tired of Waiting for You". Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) " Tired of Waiting for You " was a hit 1965 rock song by the British Invasion band The Kinks. It also became the group's first top 20 hit in the UK since 1972, peaking at number 12 in the charts. The anthemic album State of Confusion followed and was another commercial success, going to number 12 in the US, but once again failing to chart in the UK, as had all previous albums since 1967. State of Confusion is a 1983 album by the English rock group The Kinks. Prominent tracks were the ballads "Don't Forget to Dance (a US top 30 hit, and minor UK chart entry)," "Long Distance", the title track and the gentle sing-along "Heart of Gold". The song "Young Conservatives" in turn commented on the aspirations of the younger generation in the 1980s. During this time, Ray Davies became romantically involved with Pretenders leader Chrissie Hynde, resulting in the birth of a daughter, Natalie Ray, in 1983. Chrissie Hynde (born Christine Ellen Hynde, 7 September 1951 Akron Ohio) is an American rock musician best known as the leader of the band The Pretenders

The Kinks performed Saturday Night Live three times during this period, further adding to their resurgent popularity. Saturday Night Live ( SNL) is a weekly late-night 90-minute American Sketch comedy / Variety show based in New York City They first performed for SNL in 1977, then again in 1981, and one final time in 1984.

The Kinks' second wave of popularity effectively peaked with State of Confusion in 1983, but both internal and external factors would soon begin to undermine them. State of Confusion is a 1983 album by the English rock group The Kinks. A music video-fueled influx of new, fresh talent and styles into popular music at this time effectively muted the early 80s resurgence of many of the classic acts (including fellow UK bands such as David Bowie, The Who, and The Rolling Stones). David Bowie (ˈboʊiː born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947 is an English Musician, actor producer, and arranger. Bands influenced by The Kinks, such as U2, The Smiths, The Jam and Duran Duran were topping charts. The Smiths were an English rock band formed in Manchester in 1982 The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s Duran Duran are an English Pop rock band famous for a long series of popular singles, albums and vivid Music videos for which they've won two The concert market for Kinks shows in the US had largely been played out by a decade of almost non-stop touring. As these outside pressures mounted, the internal strife in the group reached a critical point.

During the second half of 1983, Ray Davies started working on an ambitious solo film project, Return to Waterloo, about a London commuter who daydreams he's a serial murderer. Return to Waterloo is an album and hour-long film by Kinks ' leader and chief songwriter Ray Davies. (The film gave actor Tim Roth a significant early role. Tim Roth (born Timothy Simon Smith; 14 May 1961 is an English film Actor and director. ) Davies' commitment to writing, directing and scoring the new work caused tension in his relationship with his brother. Another problem was the stormy end of the volatile romance between Ray Davies and Chrissie Hynde. The old feud between Dave Davies and drummer Mick Avory also re-ignited. Soon Dave Davies wanted Avory replaced by the former drummer from Argent (a band in which Jim Rodford had also been a member), Robert Henrit, who had played drums on Dave's solo albums. Argent were an English rock band founded in 1969 by Keyboardist Rod Argent, formerly of The Zombies. Robert "Bob" Henrit (born 2 May 1944, Broxbourne, Hertfordshire) is an English Drummer who has been a member It is also believed that Rodford also was instrumental in bringing his former bandmate in the fold.

These conflicts took a heavy toll on the band. Avory's relationship with Dave Davies had reached a breaking point. Dave Davies refused to work with Avory. Ray Davies said that Avory was his best friend in the band and he unwillingly had to choose sides, as said later in a 1989 interview: "The saddest day for me was when Mick left. Dave and Mick didn't get along. There were terrible fights, and I got to the point where I couldn't cope with it any more. . . Mick had an important sound. Mick wasn't a great drummer, but he was a jazz drummer - same school, same era as Charlie Watts. Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (born 2 June 1941 is the Drummer of The Rolling Stones. " Bob Henrit was brought in to take Avory's place. At Ray Davies' invitation Avory agreed to manage Konk Studios, where he also served as a producer and occasional contributor on later Kinks albums.

Between the completion of Return to Waterloo and Avory's departure, the band had already begun work on Word of Mouth, released in late 1984 with Avory still part of the line-up on three tracks. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) The album was similar to the last few Kinks records, but many of the songs had already been featured in solo versions on Ray Davies' companion album for Return to Waterloo, and others lacked the heart, cleverness, and quality of the previous albums. The Kinks' rhythm section, no longer supported by Avory, was especially troubled, with a third of the tracks featuring Avory, others with Henrit, and still others supported by a drum machine which the band employed before the arrival of Henrit. Meanwhile, reports circulated that the Davies brothers were performing their album parts separately, unable to face each other in the studio. Despite everything, some standout material made the cut on Word of Mouth, including Ray's ballad "Missing Persons", Dave's death-of-empire themed "Living on a Thin Line", and The Kinks' last Billboard Hot 100 entry, "Do it Again" (No. 41). Intense squabbles over song selections and singles released further strained the Davies brothers' working relationship. They have not made the Top 40 since.

Fall in popularity: 1985 – 1996

Word of Mouth was the last Kinks album for Arista Records. In early 1986, the group signed with MCA Records in the United States and London Records in the UK. Their first album for the new label, Think Visual, (1986) was a moderate success, and holds interest as a result of songs like the ballad "Lost and Found", "Working at the Factory," which equated making records with blue-collar life on an assembly line, and the title track, an attack on the very MTV video culture the band seemed to be enjoying so much during the earlier part of the decade. Think Visual is an album by English rock band The Kinks, released in 1986 During the Think Visual sessions Mick Avory patched up his friendship with Dave Davies and played on Dave's composition "Rock 'N' Roll Cities". Avory was asked to rejoin The Kinks but declined, desiring a break from the non-stop schedule of recording, touring and performing. The Kinks followed Think Visual in 1987 with another live album, titled The Road, which was a mediocre commercial and critical performer. In 1989, The Kinks released UK Jive - an out and out commercial failure. UK Jive is a 1989 album by the English rock group The Kinks. It was the first album in almost three years since the 1986 album MCA Records ultimately dropped them, leaving The Kinks scrambling to find a label deal for the first time in over a quarter of a century. Longtime keyboardist Ian Gibbons left the group during this period, disappointed with the band's sudden lack of success, and was replaced by Mark Haley.

In 1990, their first year of eligibility, The Kinks were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame alongside The Who, Simon and Garfunkel, The Four Seasons, The Four Tops, Hank Ballard, and The Platters. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a Museum located on the shores of Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland Ohio, United States The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Simon & Garfunkel are an American Singer-songwriter duo of Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel. The Four Seasons (known off and on since 1967 as Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons - although not shown that way on any of their hit records is an American The Four Tops are an American vocal Quartet, whose repertoire has included Doo-wop, Jazz, Soul music, R&B, Disco Hank Ballard (born John Henry Kendricks) ( November 18, 1927 - March 2, 2003) was an African American R&B / The Platters were a successful vocal group of the early Rock and roll era Mick Avory and Pete Quaife were on hand for the award. When receiving the award Ray Davies looked out at the audience and said, "Seeing everybody makes me realise rock 'n' roll has become respectable. What a bummer. " The prestigious induction, however, did not bring back The Kinks' stagnated career. In 1991, a compilation from the MCA Records period, Lost & Found (1986-1989) was released to fulfill contractual obligations and their MCA period officially ended. MCA Records was an American -based record company owned by MCA Inc The band signed with Columbia Records and released the 5-song EP Did Ya, which, despite a new studio re-recording of the band's 1968 British hit "Days," failed to chart. Columbia Records is an American Record label founded in 1888 Columbia is the oldest surviving Brand name in pre-recorded sound being the first record company

The Kinks' first album for Columbia, Phobia (1993), was released and recorded by the band as a four piece. Phobia, released in 1993 was the final studio album by English rock group The Kinks. Following the departure of Mark Haley after the bands sell out performance at the Royal Albert Hall, London, Gibbons rejoined for a US tour and again became part of the band. The record was critically well received, but yet again a commercial failure, only managing one week in the US Billboard chart at No. 166. As usual, no impression was made on the group's home country chart in the UK. The album contained a disproportionate contribution from Dave Davies and an at times overzealous heavy rock sound. But Phobia had moments of interest, including the call and response duet "Hatred," in which the Davies brothers sent up their fractious reputation as brawling brethren. One single, "Only a Dream" narrowly failed to reach the UK chart, climbing to No. 79. "Scattered", the album's final candidate for release as a single, was announced and TV and radio promotion followed, but the record could not be found in the shops. Several months later a small number appeared on the collector market.

Following this failure, the group was dropped by Columbia in 1994. In 1994 the band released the first version of the album To The Bone on their own Konk label in the UK, a live album recorded partly on the highly successful UK tours of 1993 and 1994, and in the Konk studio before a small invited audience. Two years later the band released a new improved double CD live set in the USA, still called To The Bone, which now consisted of two new studio tracks ("Animal" and "To The Bone") paired with effective new treatments of many old Kinks hits. The record drew respectable press but failed to chart in either the US or the UK. After the Hall of Fame induction, The Kinks decided to make some moves in the "unplugged" direction and softened their live performances, giving sensitive treatment to little-played songs from their early career such as the aforementioned "Days" and "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" from 1966. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" is a song by The Kinks, first released as the B-side to their single " Sunny Afternoon "

In 1995, Dave Davies co-composed the soundtrack to horror filmmaker John Carpenter's remake of the 1960 alien invasion classic Village of the Damned. John Howard Carpenter (born January 16, 1948) is an American Film director, Screenwriter, producer, film score John Carpenter's Village of the Damned is an English language 1995 science fiction &ndash Horror film directed by John Carpenter

The band's name and profile rose considerably in the mid 1990s, mainly due to the British rock boom called "Britpop" by the UK press. Britpop is a subgenre of Alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Several of the most prominent bands of the decade, including Blur, Pulp, Suede and Oasis, acknowledged The Kinks as a major influence on their careers and proclaimed themselves as among The Kinks' most admiring students. Blur are an English Alternative rock band that formed in London in 1989 Pulp were an English Alternative rock band formed in Sheffield in 1978 by Jarvis Cocker ( vocals Guitar) Suede (or The London Suede in the United States) were an English rock band of the 1990s and the early 2000s that helped start the Britpop musical Oasis are an English rock band that formed in Manchester in 1991 Blur frontman Damon Albarn and Oasis' chief songwriter Noel Gallagher especially stressed that The Kinks were one of the bands that made the biggest impact on their songwriting as well as their development as artists and musicians. Damon Albarn, ˈdɛɪmən ˈɔːɫbɑːn (b March 23 1968 in Leytonstone, London) is an English Singer-songwriter who gained fame as the lead Noel Thomas David Gallagher (born 29 May 1967 in Manchester, England is the lead guitarist backing vocalist and occasional lead vocalist of British rock band Oasis Sadly, all these accolades made little difference to the commercial viability of the group. Rumours of a final break-up began to unfold.

Ray Davies took to his familiar role as a touchstone for yet another generation of British rockers, and acted as Britpop's "godfather" in a manner reminiscent of his relationship to The Jam and The Pretenders in the late-1970s. His intricate autobiographical novel X-Ray was published in early 1995, while the Britpop hysteria was at its peak in the UK. Not to be outdone, brother Dave Davies responded with his memoir Kink, published in the spring of 1996.

Disintegration and solo work: 1997 – present

The Kinks performed the last time in mid-1996. Band members are focusing on their own solo projects with Ray and Dave releasing acclaimed studio albums. Talk of a Kinks reunion has circulated (including an aborted studio reunion of the original band members in 1999), but both Ray and Dave Davies had shown little interest in playing together again. One of Ray's projects has included a choral work commissioned by the Norfolk and Norwich Festival, performed but never recorded. Arts and music festival centred on Norwich in East Anglia. The Norfolk & Norwich Festival was established in 1772 to support the building of the Norfolk & Norwich Hospital

Despite all the post-break-up activity (or lack thereof), the old ties could still bind. In 1998, Ray Davies released the solo album Storyteller (a companion piece to his autobiographical novel X-Ray) which celebrated his old band and his estranged brother. Before becoming an album, Storyteller began life as a cabaret-style show in 1996. Seeing the programming possibilities inherent in Ray Davies' music/dialogue/reminiscence format, the American music television network VH-1 launched a series of similar projects featuring established rock artists, titling their show "VH-1 Storytellers". VH1 (known as VH-1 Video Hits One from 1985 to 1994 and VH1 Music First until 2003) is an American Cable television

In the autumn of 2005, The Kinks were inducted into the "UK Music Hall of Fame", where all of the original band members were present again [1] (indeed, they are now the only major British Invasion band whose original members are all still alive). The UK Music Hall of Fame honours musicians for their lifetime fame in music The award was given by long-time Kinks fan and friend of Ray, The Who's guitarist and songwriter Pete Townshend, who expressed his wishes to see The Kinks reunited in 2006. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945 in Chiswick, London) is an English rock Guitarist, Singer,

In August of 2007 a re-entry of The Ultimate Collection, a compilation of material spanning the bands' entire career, reached #48 in the UK Top 100 album chart and #1 in the UK Indie album chart. The Ultimate Collection is a Greatest hits compilation by British rock band The Kinks.

Personnel

Last known line-up

• Ray Davies - lead vocals, rhythm guitar, (1964-1996)
• Dave Davies - harmony vocals, lead guitar, occasional lead vocals (1964-1996)
• Jim Rodford - bass, backing vocals (1978-1996)
• Ian Gibbons - keyboards, backing vocals (1979-1989, 1993-1996)
• Bob Henrit - drums, percussion (1984-1996)

Line-up timeline

Discography

Main article: The Kinks discography

References and notes

External links

• Official Dave Davies Web Site
• "The Kinks: Demon Alcohol," January 23, 2008, by Dinky Dawson at Crawdaddy!