with Steve Fruitman
#164
March 6, 2017
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For Kinkaholics
Hour One: Hear this show now
Hour Two: Hear this show now
Hour One1. Tired Of Waiting For You (Ray Davies) 1965
2. Top Of The Pops (Ray Davies) 1970
3. Groovy Movies (Ray Davies) 1973
4. Lavender Hill (Ray Davies) 1967
5. Muswell Hillbillys (Ray Davies) 1971
6. Nothing To Say (Ray Davies) 1969
7. Holiday In Waikiki (Ray Davies) 1966
8. Rainy Day In June - 1966
9. Heart Of Gold (Ray Davies) 1983
10. Guilty (Dave Davies) 1984
11. All Day And All Of The Night (Ray Davies)
12. A Well Respected Man (Ray Davies) 1965
13. Young Conservatives (Ray Davies) 1983
14. Australia (Ray Davies) 1969Hour Two
1. Sleepwalker (Ray Davies) 1977
2. Sunny Afternoon (Ray Davies) 1966
3. Session Man (Ray Davies) 1966
4. Shangri-la (Ray Davies) 1969
5. Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Ray Davies) 1966
6. Dancing In the Streets (Stevenson / Goya) 1965
7. Come Dancing (Ray Davies) 1983
8. Big Black Smoke (Ray Davies) 1966
9. Party Line (Ray Davies / Dave Davies) 1966
10. Plastic Man (Ray Davies) 1973
11. You Really Got Me (Ray Davies) 1964
12. National Health (Ray Davies) 1979
13. 20th Century Man (Ray Davies) 1971
14. Waterloo Sunset (Ray Davies) 1967
And Now for The Particulars:
Ray Davies interview with Creem Magazine:
“There were a lot of groups going around at the time—theYardbirds, the Kinks, the Rolling Stones—and nobody had really cracked with a sort of R&B number one record. The songs were always sort of like the Beatles. When we first wanted to do a record, we couldn't get a recording gig. We were turned down by Decca, Parlophone, EMI and even Brian Epstein came to see us play and turned us down.”Hour One1. The Kinks: Tired Of Waiting For You (Ray Davies)
Kinda Kinks: Marble Arch Records mono - MALS 1100
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocals
Dave Davies: guitar
Mick Avory: bass
Pete Quaife: drums
Rasa Davies: bg vocals
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded at Pye and IBC Studios, London, August and December 1964
Released 15 January 1965Dave Davies: The recording went well but there was something missing and it was my raunchy guitar sound. Ray and I were worried that putting that heavy-sounding guitar on top of a ponderous song might ruin it. Luckily it enhanced the recording, giving it a more cutting, emotional edge. In my opinion 'Tired Of Waiting' was the perfect Pop record. It was a change of style for us, we got a bit posher! Our material started to get a bit more melodic after that.
2. The Kinks: Top Of The Pops (Ray Davies)
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One: Pye Records – NSPL 18359
London UK
Ray Davies – lead vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, resonator guitar
Dave Davies – lead guitar
Mick Avory – drums, percussion
John Dalton – bass guitar, backing vocals
John Gosling – keyboards, piano, organ
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded April–May and August–September 1970 at Morgan Studios, Willesden, London
Released 27 November 1970TOTP was a British music chart television programme, made by the BBC and originally broadcast weekly between 1 January 1964 and 30 July 2006.
Before the release of Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One the band discussed the possibility of it being released as a double album. According to Doug Hinman's book, The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night, a sequel album was planned for release sometime in 1971, but was ultimately scrapped and the band opted to record Muswell Hillbillies instead.
Keyboardist John Gosling was added to the Kinks' lineup. He was initially taken on solely for their upcoming US tour, but his post evolved into a more permanent position soon after. Gosling would remain with the band until 1977, departing after the release of Sleepwalker.
3. The Kinks: Groovy Movies (Ray Davies)
Great Lost Kinks Album: Reprise MS 2127
London UK
Ray Davies, guitar, vocals
Dave Davies, guitar
Mick Avory, bass
Pete Quaife, drums
Tracks Produced by various producers
Recorded 1969
Released 1973Ray Davies and the Kinks management first learned of the album's existence from the US Billboard record chart. Davies instituted legal action against Reprise, which resulted in Reprise discontinuing the album in 1975. It became an immediate collector's item and most of the songs remained officially unreleased until the 1998
4. The Kinks: Lavender Hill (Ray Davies)
Great Lost Kinks Album: Reprise MS 2127
London UK
Ray Davies, guitar, vocals
Dave Davies, guitar
Mick Avory, bass
Pete Quaife, drums
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded 1967
Released 1973 & discontinued 1975Like Waterloo Sunset, Lavender Hill mythologises another part of London - this time a busy thoroughfare near Clapham Junction. Its only found on the 1973 release The Great Lost Kinks Album unreleased material issued by Reprise Records afterThe Kinks had moved to RCA.
5. The Kinks: Muswell Hillbillies (Raymond Douglas Davies)
Muswell Hillbillies: RCA Victor - LSP-4644
Muswell Hill, London UK
Ray Davies G (1944)
Dave Davies LG (1947)
John Dalton B (1943)
Mick Avory D (1944)
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by Mike Babak & Roger Quested at Morgan Studos, London August–October 1971
Released 24 November 19716. The Kinks: Nothing To Say (Ray Davies)
Arthur Or The Decline & Fall of the British Empire: Pye Records NSPL 18317
London UK
Mick Avory drums, percussion
John Dalton bass guitar, background vocals
Dave Davies lead guitar, background vocals
Ray Davies lead and background vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (harpsichord and piano)
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by Andrew Hendriksen May–July 1969 at Pye Studios, London
Released 10 October 19697. The Kinks: Holiday In Waikiki (Ray Davies) 1966
Face To Face: Pye Records NPL-30092
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocal
Dave Davies: guitar
Mick Avory: drums
Pete Quaiffe: bass
Produced by Shel Talmy 1966
Recorded by Alan McKenzie & Irish at Pye Studios, London UK
Released October 28, 19668. The Kinks: Rainy Day In June (Ray Davies)
Face To Face: Pye Records NPL-30092
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocal
Dave Davies: guitar
Mick Avory: drums
Pete Quaiffe: bass
Produced by Shel Talmy 1966
Recorded by Alan McKenzie & Irish at Pye Studios, London UK
Released October 28, 19669. The Kinks: Heart Of Gold (Ray Davies)
State of Confusion: Arista Records – AL 8-8018
London UK
Dave Davies: lead guitar
Mick Avory: drums
Ray Davies: rhythm guitar, synth, piano, vocal
Jim Rodford: bass
Ian Gibbons: keys
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by John Rollo and Damian Korner at Konk Studios, N London UK
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NYCRecorded by John Rollo & Damian Korner, September 1982 - March 1983 at Konk Studios, London
Released 10 June 1983The Kinks nineteenth studio album
Heart of Gold was written about the birth of his and Chrissie Hynde's daughter, Natalie, in 1983
The song was criticly acclaimed but overshadowed by the hit single Come Dancing which also appears on this LP10. The Kinks: Guilty (Dave Davies) 1984
Word of Mouth: Arista Records – AL 88264
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, harmonica, keys
Dave Davies: lead vocal, lead guitar
Ian Gibbons: keys
Jim Rodford: bass
Bob Henrit: drums
Produced by Ray Davies with Dave Davies
Recorded June 1983 - September 1984 at Konk Studios, London by David Baker
Released 19 November 198411. The Kinks: All Day And All Of The Night (Ray Davies)
The Kinks Greatest Hits: Pye Records – NPL 30090
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocals
Dave Davies: guitar
Mick Avory: bass
Pete Quaife: drums
Produced by Shel Talmy 1964
Recorded 23 September 1964 at Pye Studios No. 2, London
Released 23 October 1964Similarities between the song and the Doors' 1968 song, "Hello, I Love You" have been pointed out. Ray Davies said on the topic: "My publisher wanted to sue. I was unwilling to do that. I think they cut a deal somewhere, but I don't know the details." In the liner notes to the Doors Box set, Robby Krieger has denied the allegations that the song's musical structure was stolen from Ray Davies. Instead, he said the song's vibe was taken from Cream's song "Sunshine of Your Love". According to the Doors biography No One Here Gets Out Alive, courts in the UK determined in favor of Davies and any royalties for the song are paid to him.
12. The Kinks: A Well Respected Man (Ray Davies)
The Kinks Greatest Hits: Pye Records – NPL 30090
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocals
Dave Davies: guitar
Mick Avory: bass
Pete Quaife: drums
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded summer 1965
Released September 1965It is one of four Kinks songs included on The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's list of the 500 Songs That Shaped Rock and Roll along with "You Really Got Me," "Waterloo Sunset," and "Lola".
13. The Kinks: Young Conservatives (Ray Davies)
State of Confusion: Arista Records AL8-8018
London UK
Mick Avory: drums
Dave Davies: lead guitar
Ray Davies: rhythm guitar, lead vocal
Jim Rodford: bass
Ian Gibbons: keys
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by John Rollo and Damian Korner at Konk Studios, North London
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NYC
Recorded by John Rollo & Damian Korner, October 1982 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Released 19 November 198214. The Kinks: Australia (Ray Davies)
Arthur Or The Decline & Fall of the British Empire: Pye Records NSPL 18317
London UK
Mick Avory: drums, percussion
John Dalton: bass guitar, background vocals
Dave Davies: lead guitar, background vocals
Ray Davies: lead and background vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
Lew Warburton – horn and string arrangements
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by Andrew Hendriksen May–July 1969 at Pye Studios, London
Released 10 October 1969The song also features a jam sequence lasting for approximately half the song, which is atypical for The Kinks. This is probably the closest The Kinks ever came to a longer, loose and even slightly "spacey" jam on their records.
Hour Two
1. The Kinks: Sleepwalker (Ray Davies)
Sleepwalker: Arista Records - AB 4240
London UK
Mick Avory - drums, percussion
Dave Davies - lead guitar, backing and harmony vocals, lead vocals on "Sleepless Night"
Ray Davies - lead and backing vocals, guitar and keyboards
John Dalton - bass guitar
John Gosling - keyboards and backing vocals
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by Roger Wake September–October 1976 at Konk Studios, London
Released 12 February 1977This was the first Kinks' song since Lola, 1970, to chart in the Billboard top 100
2. The Kinks: Sunny Afternoon (Ray Davies)
45 single bw I’m Not Like Everybody Else: Pye Records – 809
London UK
Ray Davies – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing vocals
Pete Quaife – bass guitar, backing vocals
Mick Avory – drums
Nicky Hopkins – keyboards, piano, harmonium
Rasa Davies – backing vocals
Produced by Shal Talmy
Recorded 13 May 1966 at Pye Studios (No.2), London
Released 3 June 1966Like its contemporary "Taxman" by The Beatles, the song references the high levels of progressive tax taken by the British Labour government of Harold Wilson
3. The Kinks: Session Man (Ray Davies) 1966
Face To Face: Pye Records NPL-30092
London UK
Ray Davies – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing vocals
Pete Quaife – bass guitar, backing vocals
Mick Avory – drums
Nicky Hopkins – keyboards, piano, harmonium
Rasa Davies – backing vocals
Produced by Shel Talmy 1966
Recorded by Alan McKenzie & Irish at Pye Studios, London UK
Recorded 23 October 1965 – 21 June 1966 Pye Studios, London
Released 28 October 1966About session men – a Ray Davies interview with Creem Magazine:
“I remember (Jimmy) Page coming to one of our sessions when we were recording "All Day And All Of The Night". We had to record that song at 10 o'clock in the morning because we had a gig that night. It was done in three hours. Page was doing a session in the other studio, and he came in to hear Dave's solo, and he laughed and he snickered. And now he says that he played it! So I think he's an asshole, and he can put all the curses he wants on me because I know I'm right and he's wrong. Dave is a great guitar player. He's got his limitations, but he's never been given justice for doing that. He made that when he was 16-years-old. He created a sound, and after that came Jimi Hendrix and all the fuzz boxes.
According to producer, Shel Talmy: So far as I know Jimmy's never claimed to have performed the solo on 'You Really Got Me', but his involvement as a rhythm guitarist on that session and others is irrefutable. I seriously doubt The Kink's song 'Session Man' is a direct reference to Jimmy Page, rather it is a reference to session musicians in general.
4. The Kinks: Shangri-la (Ray Davies)
Arthur Or The Decline & Fall of the British Empire: Pye Records NSPL 18317
London UK
Mick Avory drums, percussion
John Dalton bass guitar, background vocals
Dave Davies lead guitar, background vocals
Ray Davies lead and background vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (harpsichord and piano),
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by Andrew Hendriksen May–June 1969 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London5. The Kinks: Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Ray Davies)
The Kinks Greatest Hits: Pye Records – NPL 30090
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocals
Dave Davies: guitar
Mick Avory: bass
Pete Quaife: drums
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded 2 February 1966
Released 25 February 1966Kinks guitarist Dave Davies described the song as "terrible", saying, "[it’s] the one Kink record I haven't got." The band attempted recording the song a number of times, playing with the arrangement, lyric diction, and guitar sounds. Davies was never totally satisfied with the release version, and was angered that the song's production and release were rushed by Kinks managers and Pye Records. Specifically, he attempted multiple openings.
Bassist Pete Quaife: That guitar clanging at the beginning, we did it over and over, changed guitars, tried it with a piano. Ray was after a sound and he didn't get it. When he realized he wasn't getting it, he took the tape, rolled it across the floor and set fire to it. The next day we started again and he settled for that. But I know he wasn't happy with the final result.
6. The Kinks: Dancing In The Street (Stevenson / Gaye)
Kinda Kinks: Marble Arch Records mono - MALS 1100
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocals
Dave Davies: guitar
Mick Avory: bass
Pete Quaife: drums
Rasa Davies: bg vocals
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded at Pye Studios, London - 17 December 1964 17 February 1965
Release date: March 5, 1965Their 2nd LP - the production was rushed and, according to Ray Davies: "A bit more care should have been taken with it. I think (producer) Shel Talmy went too far in trying to keep in the rough edges. Some of the double tracking on that is appalling. It had better songs on it than the first album, but it wasn't executed in the right way. It was just far too rushed."
7. The Kinks: Come Dancing (Ray Davies)
State of Confusion: Arista Records – AL 8-8018
London UK
Dave Davies: lead guitar
Mick Avory: drums
Ray Davies: rhythm guitar, synth, piano, vocal
Jim Rodford: bass
Ian Gibbons: keys
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by John Rollo and Damian Korner at Konk Studios, N London UK
Mastered by Bob Ludwig at Masterdisc, NYC
Recorded by John Rollo & Damian Korner, October 1982 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London
Released 19 November 1982Another monster hit for the band. It’s a tribute to the Ray and Dave’s sister Rene. Living in Canada with her reportedly abusive husband, the 31-year-old Rene was visiting her parental home in London at the time of Ray Davies' thirteenth birthday—21 June 1957—on which she surprised him with a gift of the Spanish guitar he had tried to persuade his parents to buy him. That evening, Rene, who had a weak heart as a result of a childhood bout of rheumatic fever, suffered a fatal heart attack while dancing at the Lyceum ballroom.
"Come Dancing" reached number six on the Hot 100, becoming the band's highest US charting single in over a decade and tying with "Tired of Waiting for You" as the band's highest charting single ever.
8. The Kinks: Big Black Smoke (R Davies)
45 single bw Dead End Street: Pye Records 813
London UK
Ray Davies, guitar
Dave Davies, guitar
Mick Avory, bass
Pete Quaife, drums
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded at Pye Studios (No. 2), London
Released 18 November 19669. The Kinks: Party Line (Ray and Dave Davies) 1966
Face To Face: Pye Records NPL-30092
London UK
Ray Davies: guitar, vocal
Dave Davies: guitar, lead vocal
Mick Avory: drums
Pete Quaiffe: bass
Produced by Shel Talmy 1966
Recorded by Alan McKenzie & Irish, Pye Studios, London UK 23 October 1965 to 21 June 1966
Released October 28, 1966Dave Davies has said, "On 'Party Line' I got really stuck for lyrics; I just didn't know what to write. And Ray and I got together and busted out a few things on the piano and got a lot of ideas for it. So he heiped me with the lyrics on that.” The man answering the phone in the sound effect is Grenville Collins, one of the band's managers at the time.
10. The Kinks: Plastic Man (Ray Davies)
Great Lost Kinks Album: Reprise MS 2127
London UK
Ray Davies - acoustic guitar, lead vocal, backing vocals
Dave Davies - lead guitar, harmony vocal, backing vocals
Pete Quaife - bass guitar, backing vocals, falsetto vocal
Mick Avory - drums
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded March 1969 Pye Studios (No. 2), LondonLast song recorded by the Kinks with Pete Quaife.
Peter Alexander Greenlaw Quaife (31 December 1943 – 23 June 2010)Released as a single 2 days after it was recorded, the use of the word 'bum' (in the line "...plastic legs that reach up to his plastic bum") meant that the BBC refused to play the song. Shortly after the release of the single, Pete Quaife quit the group and was replaced with John Dalton. Quaife stated in 1998 that "Plastic Man" was his least favorite song that he recorded with The Kinks.
11. The Kinks: You Really Got Me (Ray Davies)
The Kinks Greates Hits: Marble Arch Records – MALS 1403
London UK
Ray Davies - guitar, vocal
Dave Davies - lead guitar, harmony vocal, backing vocals
Pete Quaife - bass
Mick Avory – tambourine
Bobby Graham: drums
Arthur Greenslade: piano
Jon Lord: organ
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded July 1964 at IBC Studio, London
Released 4 August 1964Interview with Kinks Producer Shel Talmy:
How did some of the groups you produced react to having sessionmen on their recordings? There's been a big controversy over whether Jimmy Page played solos on Kinks records, for example.
“You know how many times I've answered that question? I wish I had a buck for each one. Jimmy Page did not play the solo on "You Really Got Me," he played rhythm guitar. He never played anything but rhythm guitar on that plus [the Kinks'] first album session. On "You Really Got Me," the Kinks had just added Mick [Avory], and I used Bobby Graham on drums. He played rhythm guitar because at the time Ray would not play rhythm guitar, he didn't think he was good enough. So I said, fine, let me get a rhythm guitarist, 'cause Dave [Davies] was playing the leads. We had Jon Lord on organ.”
The influential distortion sound of the guitar track was created after guitarist Dave Davies sliced the speaker cone of his guitar amplifier with a razor blade and poked it with a pin.
12. The Kinks: National Health (Ray Davies)
Low Budget: Arista Records – AB 4240
London UK
Ray Davies - guitar, keyboards, vocals
Dave Davies - guitar, background vocals
Jim Rodford - bass, background vocals
Mick Avory – drums
Produced by Ray Davies
Recorded by John Rollo at Power Station and Blue Rock Studios, New York January – June 1979
Released 10 July 197913. The Kinks: 20th Century Man (Ray Davies)
Muswell Hillbillies: RCA Victor - LSP-4644
Muswell Hill, London UK
Ray Davies - Acoustic guitar, Lead vocals
Dave Davies - Lead guitar, Slide guitar, Backing vocals
John Dalton - Bass guitar
John Gosling - Keyboards
Mick Avory - Drums, Percussion
Produced by Ray Davies 1971
Recorded by Mike Babak & Roger Quested at Morgan Studos, London Aug-Sep 1971
Released 24 Nov 197114. The Kinks: Waterloo Sunset (Ray Davies)
45 Single bw Act Nice And Gentle: Pye Records - PYE 821
London UK
Mick Avory drums, percussion
John Dalton bass guitar, background vocals
Dave Davies lead guitar, background vocals
Ray Davies lead and background vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards (harpsichord and piano)
Produced by Shel Talmy
Recorded April 1966 – May 1967 at Pye Studios, London
Released 5 May 1967
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