The Essential Kinks

Release info:

Produced by: Ray Davies, Shel Talmy
Release date: 14 Oct 2014
Record label & catalog #: RCA/Arista/Legacy (Sony Music) 88843066622
Country: USA
Format: 2 CD set
Release type: Compilation

Tracks:

Disc 1
1. You Really Got Me   mono mix (2:13), recorded mid-Jul 1964 at IBC Studios, London
2. Stop Your Sobbing   mono mix (2:05), recorded 17, 18, 24, 25 Aug 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
3. All Day And All Of The Night   mono mix (2:20), recorded 24 Sep, 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
4. Tired Of Waiting For You   mono mix (2:30), recorded 17, 18, 24, 25 Aug 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London, with additional guitar overdub at IBC Studios, London in 29 Dec 1964
5. Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl   mono mix (2:42), recorded 16, 17 Feb, 1965 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
6. Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy   mono mix (2:14), recorded 22 Dec, 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
7. A Well Respected Man   mono mix (2:38), recorded probably 6 Aug, 1965 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
8. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion   mono mix (2:59), recorded 7 Feb, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
9. Who'll Be The Next In Line   mono mix (2:00), recorded 23 Dec, 1964 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
10. Set Me Free   mono mix (2:10), recorded 14 Apr, 1965 at Pye Studios (No. 1), London
11. See My Friends   mono mix (2:44), recorded 3 May, 1965 at Pye Studios (No. 1), London
12. Sunny Afternoon   mono mix (3:31), recorded 13 May, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
13. Dead End Street   mono mix (3:20), recorded probably 22 Oct, 1966 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
14. Death Of A Clown   stereo mix (3:12), recorded Jun 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
15. Autumn Almanac   stereo mix (3:13), recorded Sep 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
16. David Watts   stereo mix (2:37), recorded probably May-Jun 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
17. Waterloo Sunset   stereo mix (3:17), recorded Apr 1967 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
18. Days   stereo mix (2:52), recorded May 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
19. The Village Green Preservation Society   stereo mix (2:46), recorded Aug 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
20. Do You Remember Walter?   stereo mix, 15-track version (2:23), recorded Apr 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
21. Picture Book   stereo mix (2:34), recorded Apr 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
22. Victoria   stereo mix (3:38), recorded May-Jun 1969 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
23. Apeman   stereo mix (3:51), recorded 27 Oct 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
24. Strangers   stereo mix (3:16), recorded 25 Aug 1970 at Morgan Studios (1), Willesden, London
25. 20th Century Man   stereo mix, edit, nearly 2 minutes shorter (3:59), recorded Aug-Sep 1971 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
26. Supersonic Rocket Ship   stereo mix (3:30), recorded Mar 1972 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
27. Celluloid Heroes   stereo mix, edit, nearly 2 minutes shorter (4:39), recorded May-Jun 1972 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
   
Disc 2
1. Here Comes Yet Another Day   stereo mix (3:57), recorded May-Jun 1972 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
2. You Don't Know My Name   stereo mix (2:35), recorded probably May 1971 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
3. Till The End Of The Day   live, stereo mix (2:00), recorded 3 Mar, 1972 at Carnegie Hall, New York
4. One Of The Survivors   stereo mix, different mix and edit from album version (3:55), recorded Mar 1973 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
5. Sweet Lady Genevieve   stereo mix (3:23), recorded Jul 1973 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
6. Everybody's A Star (Starmaker)   stereo mix (2:57), recorded Aug 1974, additional overdubs done Oct 1974 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
7. Life On The Road   stereo mix (5:01), recorded 1, 2 Oct, 1976 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
8. Sleepwalker   stereo mix (4:01), recorded 22-30 Sep, 1976 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
9. Life Goes On   stereo mix (5:01), recorded 22-30 Sep, 1976 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
10. A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy   stereo mix, shorter edit (3:44), recorded Jan 1978 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
11. Father Christmas   stereo mix (3:39), recorded Dec 1976 or Oct 1977 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
12. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman   stereo mix, newer mix with synthesizer overdubs, short edit (3:26), recorded Jan 1979, additional synthesizer overdubs Feb 1979 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
13. Lola   live, stereo mix (4:48), recorded 23 Sep, 1979 at Providence Civic Center, Providence, Rhode Island
14. Where Have All The Good Times Gone   live, stereo mix (2:16), recorded 6 Mar, 1979 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium, Lowell, Massachusetts
15. Better Things   stereo mix, longer edit (2:59), recorded Apr 1981 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
16. Destroyer   stereo mix (3:44), recorded May 1979, vocals overdubbed probably 1981 at Power Station, New York
17. Come Dancing   stereo mix, album edit (3:54), recorded Oct 1982 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
18. Don't Forget To Dance   stereo mix, album mix/edit (4:34), recorded Sep 1982 (overdubs recorded Oct 1982) at Grand Slam Studios, East Orange, New Jersey (overdubs recorded at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London)
19. Do It Again   stereo mix (4:09), recorded Aug-Sep 1984 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
20. Living On A Thin Line   stereo mix (4:12), recorded Aug-Sep 1984 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
21. Scattered   stereo mix (4:13), recorded late 1990 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London



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