The long-standing feud between Ray and Dave Davies may prevent a proper reunion from British Invasion greats the Kinks, but at least we still have their tunes to listen to, right? While many fans will already be well-versed in the outfit's output, a new series of reissues from Hip-O Select/Sanctuary is priming some early albums as deluxe editions for future fans of the band.
The label will be releasing expanded versions of the Kinks' 1964 self-titled debut, as well as 1965's Kinda Kinks and The Kinks Kontroversy that will, on top of the original album, include rarities, demos, outtakes and BBC studio sessions. Each double-disc set is set to drop April 12 in North America. The collections were already released this week in the UK. Check out the massive tracklistings below.
This is just the beginning of the reissue series, as 1969's Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) and 1971's Muswell Hillbillies are primed for a May release, while 1966's Face to Face and 1967's Something Else are schedule to come out in July.
The Kinks:
CD1:
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"
15. "I Believed You"
16. "I'm a Hog For You Baby"
17. "I Don't Need You Anymore"
18. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" (Alternate Version)
19. "Long Tall Sally" (Mono Single)
20. "You Still Want Me" (Mono Single)
21. "You Do Something to Me" (Mono Single)
22. "It's Alright" (Mono Single)
23. "All Day And All of the Night" (Mono Single)
24. "I Gotta Move" (Mono Single)
25. "Louie Louie" (Mono EP)
26. "I've Got That Feeling" (Mono EP)
27. "I Gotta Go Now" (Mono EP)
28. "Things Are Getting Better" (Mono EP)
CD2:
1. "Beautiful Delilah" (Mono)
2. "So Mystifying" (Mono)
3. "Just Can't Go to Sleep" (Mono)
4. "Long Tall Shorty" (Mono)
5. "I Took My Baby Home" (Mono)
6. "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" (Mono)
7. "You Really Got Me" (Mono)
8. "Cadillac" (Mono)
9. "Bald Headed Woman" (Mono)
10. "Revenge" (Mono)
11. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Mono)
12. "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain" (Mono)
13. "Stop Your Sobbing" (Mono)
14. "Got Love If You Want It" (Mono)
15. "Don't Ever Let Go" (Mono)
16. "I Don't Need You Anymore" (Mono)
17. "Bald Headed Woman" (U.S. Mono Mix)
18. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Alternate Take)
19. "Got Love If You Want It" (Alternate Take)
20. "Meet The Kinks" (BBC Interview)
21. "Cadillac" (BBC Session)
22. "Ray Talks About "You Really Got Me" (BBC Interview) 24. "Little Queenie" (BBC Session)
25. "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" (BBC Session)
26. "All Day and All of the Night" (BBC Session)
27. "Ray Talks About the U.S.A." (BBC Interview)
Kinda Kinks:
CD1:
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"
CD2:
1. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" (Mono Single)
2. "Who'll Be the Next in Line" (Mono Single)
3. "Set Me Free" (Mono Single)
4. "I Need You" (Mono Single)
5. "See My Friend" (Mono Single)
6. "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" (Mono Single)
7. "A Well Respected Man" (Mono EP)
8. "Such a Shame" (Mono EP)
9. "Wait Till the Summer Comes Along" (Mono EP)
10. "Don't You Fret" (Mono EP)
11. "I Go to Sleep" (Demo Version)
12. "When I See That Girl of Mine" (Demo Version)
13. "Tell Me Now So I'll Know" (Demo Version)
14. "A Little Bit of Sunlight" (Demo Version)
15. "There's a New World Just Opening for Me" (Demo Version)
16. "This I Know" (Demo Version)
17. "See My Friends" (Alternate Take)
18. "Come On Now" (Alternate Vocal)
19. "You Shouldn't Be Sad" (BBC Session)
20. "Tired of Waiting for You" (BBC Session)
21. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" (BBC Session)
22. "This Strange Effect" (BBC Session)
23. "Hide and Seek" (BBC Session)
The Kink Kontroversy:
CD1:
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"
CD2:
1. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" (Mono Single)
2. "Sittin' on My Sofa" (Mono Single)
3. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" (Mono Single)
4. "Mr. Reporter" (Outtake)
5. "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" (Alternate Take)
6. "Time Will Tell" (Outtake)
7. "And I Will Love You" (Unissued EP Track)
8. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" (Alternate Vocal)
9. "All Night Stand" (Demo)
10. "Milk Cow Blues" (BBC Session)
11. "Ray Talks About Songwriting" (BBC Interview)
12. "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" (BBC Session)
13. "Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" (BBC Session)
14. "Pete Talks About Records" (BBC Interview)
15. "Till the End of the Day" (BBC Session)
16. "A Well Respected Man" (BBC Session)
17. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (BBC Session)
The label will be releasing expanded versions of the Kinks' 1964 self-titled debut, as well as 1965's Kinda Kinks and The Kinks Kontroversy that will, on top of the original album, include rarities, demos, outtakes and BBC studio sessions. Each double-disc set is set to drop April 12 in North America. The collections were already released this week in the UK. Check out the massive tracklistings below.
This is just the beginning of the reissue series, as 1969's Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) and 1971's Muswell Hillbillies are primed for a May release, while 1966's Face to Face and 1967's Something Else are schedule to come out in July.
The Kinks:
CD1:
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"
15. "I Believed You"
16. "I'm a Hog For You Baby"
17. "I Don't Need You Anymore"
18. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" (Alternate Version)
19. "Long Tall Sally" (Mono Single)
20. "You Still Want Me" (Mono Single)
21. "You Do Something to Me" (Mono Single)
22. "It's Alright" (Mono Single)
23. "All Day And All of the Night" (Mono Single)
24. "I Gotta Move" (Mono Single)
25. "Louie Louie" (Mono EP)
26. "I've Got That Feeling" (Mono EP)
27. "I Gotta Go Now" (Mono EP)
28. "Things Are Getting Better" (Mono EP)
CD2:
1. "Beautiful Delilah" (Mono)
2. "So Mystifying" (Mono)
3. "Just Can't Go to Sleep" (Mono)
4. "Long Tall Shorty" (Mono)
5. "I Took My Baby Home" (Mono)
6. "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" (Mono)
7. "You Really Got Me" (Mono)
8. "Cadillac" (Mono)
9. "Bald Headed Woman" (Mono)
10. "Revenge" (Mono)
11. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Mono)
12. "I've Been Driving on Bald Mountain" (Mono)
13. "Stop Your Sobbing" (Mono)
14. "Got Love If You Want It" (Mono)
15. "Don't Ever Let Go" (Mono)
16. "I Don't Need You Anymore" (Mono)
17. "Bald Headed Woman" (U.S. Mono Mix)
18. "Too Much Monkey Business" (Alternate Take)
19. "Got Love If You Want It" (Alternate Take)
20. "Meet The Kinks" (BBC Interview)
21. "Cadillac" (BBC Session)
22. "Ray Talks About "You Really Got Me" (BBC Interview) 24. "Little Queenie" (BBC Session)
25. "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" (BBC Session)
26. "All Day and All of the Night" (BBC Session)
27. "Ray Talks About the U.S.A." (BBC Interview)
Kinda Kinks:
CD1:
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"
CD2:
1. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" (Mono Single)
2. "Who'll Be the Next in Line" (Mono Single)
3. "Set Me Free" (Mono Single)
4. "I Need You" (Mono Single)
5. "See My Friend" (Mono Single)
6. "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" (Mono Single)
7. "A Well Respected Man" (Mono EP)
8. "Such a Shame" (Mono EP)
9. "Wait Till the Summer Comes Along" (Mono EP)
10. "Don't You Fret" (Mono EP)
11. "I Go to Sleep" (Demo Version)
12. "When I See That Girl of Mine" (Demo Version)
13. "Tell Me Now So I'll Know" (Demo Version)
14. "A Little Bit of Sunlight" (Demo Version)
15. "There's a New World Just Opening for Me" (Demo Version)
16. "This I Know" (Demo Version)
17. "See My Friends" (Alternate Take)
18. "Come On Now" (Alternate Vocal)
19. "You Shouldn't Be Sad" (BBC Session)
20. "Tired of Waiting for You" (BBC Session)
21. "Everybody's Gonna Be Happy" (BBC Session)
22. "This Strange Effect" (BBC Session)
23. "Hide and Seek" (BBC Session)
The Kink Kontroversy:
CD1:
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"
CD2:
1. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" (Mono Single)
2. "Sittin' on My Sofa" (Mono Single)
3. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" (Mono Single)
4. "Mr. Reporter" (Outtake)
5. "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" (Alternate Take)
6. "Time Will Tell" (Outtake)
7. "And I Will Love You" (Unissued EP Track)
8. "I'm Not Like Everybody Else" (Alternate Vocal)
9. "All Night Stand" (Demo)
10. "Milk Cow Blues" (BBC Session)
11. "Ray Talks About Songwriting" (BBC Interview)
12. "Never Met a Girl Like You Before" (BBC Session)
13. "Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight" (BBC Session)
14. "Pete Talks About Records" (BBC Interview)
15. "Till the End of the Day" (BBC Session)
16. "A Well Respected Man" (BBC Session)
17. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (BBC Session)