Golden Age Albums(1967 to 1972)
Something Else by the Kinks 1967
The Kinks became one of the great bands of the 1960s, but their first two albums showed very little of the promise to come. Bands like the Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds were bashing out R&B covers with great aplomb and the Beatles were hitting the back cataloges of the early Rock n' Rollers like Chuck Berry, so the Kinks were pushed in this direction Full 'Something Else' Review >
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The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 1968
The first album was rushed out to cash in on the success of 'You Really Got Me' but did have a few tracks on there. This one was even more rushed, recorded in a week and squeezed in as they rode the wave of fame that swept over them. To make matters worse, although Shel Talmy's production and song contributions were not exactly great on the first album, his services were retained Full 'The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society by the Kinks' Review >
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Arthur - Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 1969
By now the Kinks were blossoming and coming into their own, all the songs on this album were self penned. There are still the raucous rockers like "'Til the End of the Day" (Ray's last re-write of "You Really Got Me") and "Milk Cow Blues", the only cover on the album, but things were not all so rosey in the Kinks camp and things were about to change. Full Review of 'Arthur - Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire' >
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Lola versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round, Part One 1970
You think the Beatles made a huge leap forward with Revolver? Well the Kinks made a quantum leap with this album. Sure, with the benefit of hindsight you can see the inklings of it on Face to Face, but in reality this was a bit of a stunner, which naturally meant it sold almost nothing upon release, in the USA at least. Full Review of 'Lola versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round, Part One' >
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Percy 1971
The Kinks became one of the great bands of the 1960s, but their first two albums showed very little of the promise to come. Bands like the Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds were bashing out R&B covers with great aplomb and the Beatles were hitting the back cataloges of the early Rock n' Rollers like Chuck Berry, so the Kinks were pushed in this direction Full 'Percy' Review >
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Muswell Hillbillies 1971
The Kinks became one of the great bands of the 1960s, but their first two albums showed very little of the promise to come. Bands like the Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds were bashing out R&B covers with great aplomb and the Beatles were hitting the back cataloges of the early Rock n' Rollers like Chuck Berry, so the Kinks were pushed in this direction Full 'Percy' Review >
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Everybody's in Showbiz 1972
The Kinks became one of the great bands of the 1960s, but their first two albums showed very little of the promise to come. Bands like the Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds were bashing out R&B covers with great aplomb and the Beatles were hitting the back cataloges of the early Rock n' Rollers like Chuck Berry, so the Kinks were pushed in this direction Full 'Percy' Review >
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