Kinks

Terrific package. This two disc Deluxe Edition expands on the original début with a generous amount of bonus material in the form of A sides, B sides, Stereo and mono versions of the original album, live interview snippets and more. Much has been said of the patchy nature of the recordings themselves, and certainly the tracks Bald Headed Woman, and Driving on Bald mountain must rank among the worst things they ever committed to tape. But as an document of their explosive talent and raw energy it's certainly essential listening. This reissue series, covering their PYE studio output as far as the albums Lola and Percy, are exemplary. Great liner notes and photos, a wealth of material and a nice slipcase package make this the definitive version and a fitting tribute to a great British band.

Great boxed set with an abundance of bonus tracks, well packaged, and promptly despatched

One more CD for my collection is at place

I am a great Kinks fan so it was very good to get this CD album to add to my collection and at a reasonable price too.

If you are a Kinks fan you'll love it.

all fine

Didn't have the first kinks album yet (do own the next 6) and with this price it's a better deal then the single disc for me because I just love the packaging of these special editions and the informative booklet. The music isn't half bad either

The first Kinks album (or any album) that I ever owned back in 1965.Unfortunately only available in stereo on CD.

They produced some great records.Had to have this. Great if you are into their music.

El primero de un grifo abierto de buenas canciones, una banda a la altura competitiva de los Beatles o los Stones. Maravillosos!

Negozio “a 5 stelle” sotto ogni profilo: personale cordiale e scrupoloso, tempi record per quanto riguarda la spedizione (senza prime), imballaggio impeccabile e soprattutto... ottima musica 🤙🏻

Kinksが1964年にリリースした1stアルバム。1964年2月にシングル曲『Long Tall Sally』（全英第42位、全米第129位：Little Richardのカバー）でデビューを果たし1964年8月にリリースした3枚目のシングル曲『You Really Got Me』が大ヒット（全英第1位、全米第5位）したため所属先のパイ・レーベルからファースト・アルバムの製作を要求され、それに従ってリリースされたのが本作品です。まだデビューして間もない事もありオリジナル曲とカバー曲が半々で構成されています。そしてオリジナル曲で秀逸だと思うのはメロディーラインが素晴らしく後年The Pretendersがデビュー曲としてヒットさせた『Stop Your Sobbing』ですね。あとは言うまでも無く説明不要の名曲『You Really Got Me』と当初は収録されていませんでしたが後年ボーナストラックとして収録された4枚目のシングル曲『All Day and All of the Night』（全英第1位、全米第6位）ですね。この二曲のギター・リフはあまりにも有名で近年ではロックの古典（クラッシック）となっています。それからアルバム全体として見ると演奏は荒々しいですがエネルギッシュに満ち溢れていると思います。それとボーナストラックを入れて26曲とボリュームがあるように感じますが鑑賞して見ると約60分の演奏時間があっと言う間に終わってしまう印象です。

When you have lived in the 60's, you had all this great music and wonder what would happen if there were different versions of albums and singles and what would they sound like. Well, case in point, I recently ordered The Kinks Deluxe Edition of their first British album entitled "Kinks". Pretty much the same cover as the US version except there is no over the picture banner saying the title "You Really Got Me". Way ahead of its time, this album blew away a lot of stuff in 1964. They were touted as an R'n'B Group. True that a lot of music on these 2 discs are R'n'B, but that is what Brian Matthew of BBC Radio called them. I hate to sound nostalgic and taking a risk at not sounding like that and yet being like that, this album brings back a lot of memories of my teenage youth living in Camden, NJ. Besides the singles that appear on these discs, almost the entire album plus a lot of unreleased tracks, b sides and BBC tracks. I am sure that those who are really and truly collectors know that back in the day you had a British version and an American version which was awful because we know that how this country had to capitalize on everything, especially if it was something from another country. However, this whole entire set is beyond that and all the aforementioned nostalgia brought forth by The Kinks and this album. It really has great remastering audio qualityand it is amazing for an album that seems to have been released so long long ago. I love the cover which is a double digipak and 2 discs. A song that I never heard before buying this set, entitled "Don't Ever Let Me Go" , had become an instant favourite to me. It is a cross between "All Day and All of the Night" and "You Really Got Me". If they had released this tune as a single, it definitely would have been a top ten contender. There are an amazing 56 tracks on this set and if I spent time trying to describe every one of them, I'd be here until the middle of next week. Believe me , you would not go wrong to get this set and at the price I paid, it was well worth it. Also, it is only available as an import. For a while it was only available from Japan at astronomical prices, but is now available at much much less. Do yourself a favour, and get it while it lasts and does not go out of print again.