To The Bone

Release info: Produced by: Ray Davies Release date: 3 Oct, 1994 Record label & catalog #: Konk/Grapevine KNKCD 1 Country: UK Format: CD Release type: Regular release

Tracks:

1. All Day And All Of The Night		live, stereo mix, recorded 25 Mar, 1994 at Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
2. Apeman		live, stereo mix, recorded 11 Apr, 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
3. Tired Of Waiting For You		live, stereo mix, recorded 11 Apr, 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
4. See My Friends		live, stereo mix, recorded 11 Apr, 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
5. Death Of A Clown		live, stereo mix, recorded 11 Apr, 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
6. Waterloo Sunset		stereo mix, recorded Apr 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
7. Muswell Hillbilly		live, stereo mix, recorded 11 Apr, 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
8. Better Things		stereo mix, recorded Apr 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
9. Don't Forget To Dance		stereo mix, recorded Apr 1994 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
10. Autumn Almanac		live, stereo mix, recorded 25 Mar, 1994 at Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
11. Sunny Afternoon		live, stereo mix, recorded 25 Mar, 1994 at Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
12. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion		live, stereo mix, recorded 25 Mar, 1994 at Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England
13. You Really Got Me		live, stereo mix, recorded 12 Aug, 1993 at Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Liner Notes:

Mixed at Konk Studio
Produced by Ray Davies
Engineered by Stan Loubieres
Assistant Engineer Will Pitt

A Message From Ray & Dave Davies

"I must have played YOU REALLY GOT ME a thousand times and yet at each performance there was something different about it." Most people think of the KINKS records and have a single memory. That becomes nostalgia. When you are actually playing the songs it feels different every time. Earlier this year, the band went into Konk studio and played the songs in front of a small audience. This record is a unique combination of these recordings and live concerts recorded during the Kinks tours the previous year. The record starts with ALL DAY AND ALL OF THE NIGHT being performed in front of a wild crowd, then we make the transition into the intimate surroundings of Konk Studio where the band perform a calypso version of APEMAN. Spontaneous and unpredictable as ever, the KINKS then run through an impromptu set of their hits and cult classics. "It is still unclear to me what a pop song actually provideds for people apart from entertainment. In the end, when you strip the music bare, you are left with all these songs that on the surface don't add up to much. So much music is over produced and hyped up so that we don't believe the hype." TO THE BONE is a combination of KINKS songs played in two very different environments. This record is to the point. No strings attached. No obligation but to listen and join in with the audience as they sing SUNNY AFTERNOON and DEDICATED FOLLOWER OF FASHION accompanied only by Ray Davies and his acoustic guitar. Then it's back to those memorable power chords of Daves as the band take the stage and perform YOU REALLY GOT ME with that famous opening riff. It's gritty stuff. Unapologetic and uncompromising. Yet it still makes the audience want to be part of it.

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