The Kinks

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The Kinks were an English rock band formed in London in 1963 by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They are regarded as one of the most influential rock bands of the 1960s. The band emerged during the height of British rhythm and blues and Merseybeat, and were briefly part of the British Invasion of the United States until their touring ban in 1965. Their third single, the Ray Davies-penned "You Really Got Me", became an international hit, topping the charts in the United Kingdom and reaching the Top 10 in the United States.

The Kinks' music drew from a wide range of influences, including American R&B and rock and roll initially, and later adopting British music hall, folk, and country. The band gained a reputation for reflecting English culture and lifestyle, fuelled by Ray Davies' wittily observational and satirical writing style, and made apparent in albums such as Face to Face (1966), Something Else (1967), The Village Green Preservation Society (1968), Arthur (1969), Lola Versus Powerman (1970), and Muswell Hillbillies (1971), along with their accompanying singles including the transatlantic hit "Lola" (1970). After a fallow period in the mid-1970s, the band experienced a revival with their albums Sleepwalker (1977), Misfits (1978), Low Budget (1979), Give the People What They Want (1981) and State of Confusion (1983), the last of which produced one of the band's most successful US hits, "Come Dancing". In addition, groups such as Van Halen, the Jam, the Knack, the Pretenders and the Romantics covered their songs, helping to boost the Kinks' record sales. In the 1990s, Britpop acts such as Blur and Oasis cited the band as a major influence.

The original line-up comprised Ray Davies (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dave Davies (lead guitar, vocals), Mick Avory (drums, percussion) and Pete Quaife (bass). The Davies brothers remained with the band throughout its history. Quaife briefly left the band during 1966 and was replaced by John Dalton, though Quaife returned by the end of that year before leaving permanently in 1969, once again being replaced by Dalton. Keyboardist John Gosling was added in 1970 (prior to this, session keyboardist Nicky Hopkins played on many of their recordings). After Dalton's 1976 departure, Andy Pyle briefly served as the band's bassist before being replaced by Argent bassist Jim Rodford in 1978. Gosling quit in 1978 and was first replaced by ex-Pretty Things member Gordon John Edwards, then more permanently by Ian Gibbons in 1979. Avory left the group in 1984 and was replaced by another Argent member Bob Henrit. The band gave its last public performance in 1996 and broke up in 1997 as a result of creative tension between the Davies brothers.

The Kinks have had five Top 10 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100. chart. Nine of their albums charted in the Top 40 of the Billboard 200. In the UK, they have had seventeen Top 20 singles and five Top 10 albums. Four Kinks albums have been certified Gold by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), and the band has sold over 50 million records worldwide. Among numerous honours, they received the Ivor Novello Award for "Outstanding Service to British Music". In 1990, the original four members of the Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as well as the UK Music Hall of Fame in November 2005.

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Discography

Album

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1964KinksThe Kinks2.7534
1965Kinda KinksThe Kinks3.523
1965Kinks‐SizeThe Kinks3
1965The Kink KontroversyThe Kinks3.514
1965KinkdomThe Kinks3
1966Face to FaceThe Kinks3.517
1967Something Else by The KinksThe Kinks3.7520
1968The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation SocietyThe Kinks4.324
1969Arthur (or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire)The Kinks4.2522
1970Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part OneThe Kinks3.3521
1971Muswell HillbilliesThe Kinks3.7517
1972Everybody’s in Show‐BizThe Kinks313
1973Preservation Act 1The Kinks3.659
1974Preservation Act 2The Kinks38
1975Soap OperaThe Kinks8
1975Schoolboys in DisgraceThe Kinks310
1977SleepwalkerThe Kinks8
1978MisfitsThe Kinks313
1979Low BudgetThe Kinks12
1981Give the People What They WantThe Kinks11
1983State of ConfusionThe Kinks9
1984Word of MouthThe Kinks38
1986Think VisualThe Kinks7
1989UK JiveThe Kinks4
1993PhobiaThe Kinks2

Album + Compilation

YearTitleArtistRatingReleases
1966The Kinks Greatest Hits!The Kinks2
1966Well Respected KinksThe Kinks3
1967Sunny AfternoonThe Kinks1
1970Anthology of Recorded Events, Volume OneThe Kinks2
1971Golden Hour of The KinksThe Kinks1
1971Kinks Greatest HitsThe Kinks1
1972The Kink KroniklesThe Kinks24
1973The Great Lost Kinks AlbumThe Kinks2
1973Golden Hour of The Kinks, Vol. 2The Kinks2
1974Lola, Percy & the Apeman Come Face to Face With the Village Green Preservation Society… Something Else!The Kinks1
1975The Pye History of British Pop Music: The KinksThe Kinks1
1976The Pye History of British Pop Music: The Kinks, Vol. 2The Kinks1
1976Celluloid Heroes: The Kinks’ GreatestThe Kinks3
1977The File Series: The KinksThe Kinks1
197820 Golden GreatsThe Kinks3
1980You Really Got MeThe Kinks1
1980The Kinks Collection (Hallmark Records / Pickwick)The Kinks1
1982Spotlight on The Kinks, Vol. 2The Kinks1
1983Greatest Hits: Includes 6 Mod AnthemsThe Kinks1
1983Kwack KinksThe Kinks1
1984A Compleat CollectionThe Kinks2
1984Greatest HitsThe Kinks2
1984KollectablesThe Kinks1
198420th Anniversary Box SetThe Kinks1
198420th Anniversary Edition: A Compleat CollectionThe Kinks1
1984Greatest HitsThe Kinks2
1984KoversThe Kinks1
1985The Kinks Collection (Castle Communications)The Kinks2
1986You Really Got Me: The Best of The Kinks 1964–1967The Kinks1
1986Backtrackin’, Volume OneThe Kinks1
1986Backtrackin', Volume TwoThe Kinks1
1986Come Dancing With The Kinks: The Best of The Kinks 1977–1986The Kinks9
1986Kinks Best: You Really Got MeThe Kinks1
1987Hit SinglesThe Kinks35
1987The Kinks Are Well Respected MenThe Kinks3
1988Kinks-Size KinkdomThe Kinks1
1989Greatest HitsThe Kinks1
1989Best of The Kinks: 1964–65The Kinks3
1989The Ultimate Collection (1989 version)The Kinks31
1989Greatest Hits: The Kinks Are Well Respected MenThe Kinks1
198925 Years: The Ultimate CollectionThe Kinks1
1989Death of a Clown: 20 Greatest HitsThe Kinks2
1989Greatest HitsThe Kinks1
1989Recollections: 14 Classic HitsThe Kinks1
1990The EP CollectionThe Kinks3
1990Golden Stars InternationalThe Kinks1
1990Sunny AfternoonThe Kinks1
1990The Kinks StoryThe Kinks1
1991Fab Forty: The Singles Collection 1964–1970The Kinks1
1991Lost & Found (1986–89)The Kinks1
1991Best of The Kinks 1966–67The Kinks2
1991The EP Collection, Vol. TwoThe Kinks2
1991The Complete CollectionThe Kinks1
1991Die ersten 20 Chart-HitsThe Kinks1
1991Greatest HitsThe Kinks1
1991KinksThe Kinks1
1991Single Hits 1964–1970The Kinks1
1991The Very Best of The Kinks: Diamond Star CollectionThe Kinks1
1991You Really Got MeThe Kinks2
1992Kink‐Size Kollektion · The Very Best Of The KinksThe Kinks1
1992The ★ CollectionThe Kinks1
1992The KinksThe Kinks1
1992The Kinks Collection, Volume 3The Kinks1
1992The Kinks Collection, Volume 1The Kinks1
1992The Kinks Collection, Volume 2The Kinks1
1992The Kinks Story, Volume 1 • 1964–1966The Kinks1
1993The Definitive CollectionThe Kinks1
1993The Best and Kollektable KinksThe Kinks1
1993All the Hits ... and MoreThe Kinks41
1993Gold: Greatest HitsThe Kinks1
1993Greatest HitsThe Kinks1
1993The Complete Singles Collection 1964–1970The Kinks1
1994A Portrait of The KinksThe Kinks1
1994The Kinks RemasteredThe Kinks2
1994You Really Got Me: The Very Best of The KinksThe Kinks1

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