The Kinks are one of the greatest ever British bands, and one of the most influential rock groups of all time, without whom many of the big rock acts that followed would not have existed. Their multi-awardwinning, legendary front man Sir Ray Davies is one of the greatest all-time British songwriters.

Celebrating The Kinks 60th anniversary and compiled by The Kinks, this is a new, high-profile, worldwide ‘release combining the Pye, RCAand Arista catalogues properly for the first time. It is the first new Kinks ‘best of’ for many years, especially so on vinyl. This is a key part of BMG’s high-profile, worldwide Kinks 60th anniversary campaign, 2023-24, featuring a host of Kinks media events, comprehensive marketing and BMG audio/audio-visual releases.

The Journey is a collection of tracks chosen by The Kinks’ Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory that reflect the trials and tribulations of their journey through life together as a band since 1963. Contains: Hits, key album tracks, singles, band favorites and B-sides. All recordings remastered from original master sources. Features 8 Top 20 Hits (of which 5 were top 3) including: “Waterloo Sunset,” “You Really Got Me,” “Celluloid Heroes,” “Supersonic Rocket
Ship,” “Dead End Street,” “Death Of A Clown” and “All Day And All Of The Night.”

Tracks are taken from all the classic original Kinks albums, including: Kinda Kinks, Face To Face, Something Else and the recently remastered 50th anniversary editions of Village Green Preservation Society, Lola, Muswell Hillbillies and Everybody’s In Show-Biz. Compiled by The Kinks.

Booklets include band photos and personal track by track notes from Ray Davies, Dave Davies & Mick Avory.

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Pop & Rock LP - SIDE 1: SONGS ABOUT BECOMING A MAN, THE SEARCH FOR ADVENTURE, FINDING AN IDENTITY AND A GIRL
You Really Got Me (UK#1, 1964)
All Day And All Of The Night (UK#2, 1964)
Its All Right (1964)
Wholl Be The Next In Line (1965)
Tired Of Waiting For You (UK#1, 1965)
Shes Got Everything (1968)
Just Cant Go To Sleep (1964)
Stop Your Sobbing (1964)
Wait Till The Summer Comes Along (1965)
So Long (1965)
LP - SIDE 2: SONGS OF AMBITION ACHIEVED, BITTER TASTE OF SUCCESS, LOSS OF FRIENDS, THE PAST COMES BACK AND BITES YOU IN THE BACK-SIDE
Dead End Street (UK#5, 1966)
Schooldays (1975)
The Hard Way (1975)
Mindless Child Of Motherhood (1969)
Supersonic Rocket Ship (UK#2, 1972)
Im In Disgrace (1975)
Do You Remember Walter? (1968)
LP - SIDE 3: DAYS AND NIGHTS OF A LOST SOUL, SONGS OF REGRET AND REFLECTION OF HAPPIER TIMES
Too Much On My Mind (1966)
Nothin In The World Can Stop Me Worryin Bout That Girl (1965)
Days (UK#2, 1968)
Where Have All The Good Times Gone (1965)
Strangers (1970)
Its Too Late (1965)
Sitting In The Midday Sun (1973)
LP - SIDE 4: A NEW START, A NEW LOVE, BUT HAVE YOU REALLY CHANGED? STILL HAUNTED BY THE QUEST AND THE GIRL
Waterloo Sunset (UK#2, 1967)
No More Looking Back (1975)
Death Of A Clown (UK#3, 1967)
Celluloid Heroes (1972)
Act Nice And Gentle (1967)
This Is Where I Belong (1967)

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