New two-CD editions. Each set contains the original album augmented by non-LP singles, BBC material, demos, alternate mixes and much more.

Linda adds: here's the current selection of Kinks Deluxe Editions, including the previously available Village Green 3CD set ...

Amazon USA

     

     

 

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Amazon UK

     

     

Kinks

Disc 1
1. Beautiful Delilah Album Version
2. So Mystifying Album Version
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 Album Version
7. You Really Got Me
8. Cadillac Album Version
9. Bald Headed Woman Album Version
10. Revenge
11. Too Much Monkey Business Album Version
12. I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain Album Version
13. Stop Your Sobbing
14. Got Love If You Want It
15. I Believed You Stereo
16. I'm A Hog For You Baby
17. I Don't Need You Anymore
18. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy Alt Version
19. Long Tall Sally
20. You Still Want Me
21. You Do Something To Me
22. It's Alright
23. All Day And All Of The Night
24. I Gotta Move
25. Louie Louie
26. I've Got That Feeling
27. I Gotta Go Now
28. Things Are Getting Better

Disc 2
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 Album Version
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. Don't Ever Let Go
16. I Don't Need You Anymore Mono
17. Bald Headed Woman US Mono Mix
18. Too Much Monkey Business Alt. take
19. Got Love If You Want It Alt. Take
20. Meet The Kinks BBC Interview
21. Cadillac
22. Ray Talks About 'You Really Got Me' BBC Interview
23. You Really Got Me
24. Little Queenie BBC
25. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter BBC
26. All Day And All Of The Night
27. Ray Talks About the USA BBC Interview
28. I've Got That Feeling BBC

Amazon US
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E9OLYY/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004E9OLZ8/?tag=imwan-21

Kinda Kinks

Disc 1
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

Disc 2
1. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
2. Who'll Be The Next In Line Mono Single
3. Set Me Free
4. I Need You
5. See My Friend
6. Never Met A Girl Like You Before
7. A Well Respected Man
8. Such A Shame
9. Wait Till The Summer Comes Along
10. Don't You Fret
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 Kassner Publishing Demo
15. There's A New World Just Opening For Me Demo Version
16. This I Know Demo
17. See My Friends Alt. Take
18. Come On Now Alt. Vocal
19. You Shouldn't Be Sad BBC
20. Tired Of Waiting For You
21. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
22. This Strange Effect With Brian Matthew speaking over Intro
23. Hide And Seek BBC

Amazon US
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E9OLZS/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004E9OLZS/?tag=imwan-21

The Kink Kontroversy

Disc 1
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

Disc 2
1. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
2. Sittin' On My Sofa
3. I'm Not Like Everybody Else
4. Mr. Reporter Outtake
5. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion Alternate Stereo Take
6. Time Will Tell Outtake
7. And I Will Love You
8. I'm Not Like Everybody Else Alt. Vocal
9. All Night Stand Demo
10. Milk Cow Blues
11. Ray Talks About Songwriting BBC
12. Never Met A Girl Like You Before BBC
13. Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
14. Pete Talks About Records BBC
15. Till The End Of The Day
16. A Well Respected Man BBC
17. Where Have All The Good Times Gone BBC

Amazon US
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004E9OLYY/?tag=imwan-20

Amazon UK
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004E9OLYY/?tag=imwan-21

In for all of these. I'm also interested to see if this 2-CD series (assuming it continues through the rest of The Kinks' Pye catalogue) will include all of the 1960s material from the Picture Book box set and the BBC collection.

Whatever happened to the deluxe reissues of Something Else, Arthur, and Lola? Did those ever come out?

I can't tell if they came out or not. Amazon UK had a listing for Something Else that said "Sign up to be notified when this item becomes available."

I would think that these 3 likely mean that all the early stuff is going to get this treatment. I'm not sure how they can improve on the 3 disc Village Green Preservsation Society unless they finally add Pictures In The Sand.

I'm keeping the box set, BBC sessions, and everything else.

Over the years I've purchased the box set, the BBC sessions, and various other album reissues that include bonus tracks. Is there anything in this new series that hasn't already appeared in one of these places?

One of the most influential and beloved of all the English groups of the 1960s were The Kinks, whose clever and oh-so-British lyrics and eclectic musical styles produced some of the greatest singles of the era. Now the band are set to re-release several of their landmark ’60s and early ’70s albums with a slew of unreleased goodies for fans.

Set for release on March 28 are the first three Kinks albums: Kinks (1964), Kinda Kinks (1965) and The Kink Kontroversy (1965). Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) and Muswell Hillbillies (1971) are set to follow in May, with Face to Face (1966) and Something Else by The Kinks (1967) scheduled for July.

All of the re-releases will reportedly feature rarities, outtakes, session tracks and expanded liner notes.

OK there might be some duplication but hey it's the Kinks!

The best non-Zappa, non-Beatles band ever.

This year is looking promising - Kinks - McCartney, Smiles and Beefheart's Bat Chain Puller, Derek, John Barleycorn - lots of great vault stuff (plus whatever the ZFT pushes out).

I don't think many people will be too surprised by this, but the release date on Amazon UK has just been bumped from 2011-02-28 to 2011-03-28. Personally, I'd be surprised if even this date holds.

Interesting that they're skipping Lola vs. the Powerman and including Muswell Hillbillies.....since Muswell was the major switch in record labels. I guess the box set shows that everything is now owned by the same company.

I'm in for everything!



Charles, I changed the release dates in your posts upthread. The first round of UK releases are now scheduled for March 28th, but Amazon USA currently has the wrong date listed for when they'll be in stock as imports.

I like it when Linda's happy!

Was the first one the only one to have stereo and mono mixes?


Indeed. I wonder if this was due to a lack of material or a lack of interest. "Lola" was one of their biggest hit, so maybe the former?


WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~ (passes out, starts thread immediately)

Found the track listing for the Deluxe Something Else due out June 11 in the UK, from SpinCDs.com:

http://spincds.com/product.asp?id=9028082

This 2-CD expanded edition comes with deluxe packaging containing Mono and Stereo mixes as well as unreleased material, alternative versions, BBC sessions and short interviews, all re-mastered from original tapes by well-known Kinks archivist Andrew Sandoval. The booklet was designed by award winning art director Phil Smee, comes packed with rare and unreleased images from the era.

Disc 1 - Side 1
Artist Title Additional Info

1. The Kinks David Watts Stereo Album Version
2. The Kinks Death Of A Clown Stereo Album Version
3. The Kinks Two Sisters Stereo Album Version
4. The Kinks No Return
5. The Kinks Harry Rag
6. The Kinks Tin Soldier Man
7. The Kinks Situation Vacant
8. The Kinks Love Me Till The Sun Shines
9. The Kinks Lazy Old Sun
10. The Kinks Afternoon Tea
11. The Kinks Funny Face
12. The Kinks End Of The Season Stereo Album Version
13. The Kinks Waterloo Sunset
14. The Kinks Susannah's Still Alive Stereo
15. The Kinks Autumn Almanac Stereo
16. The Kinks Sand On My Shoes Stereo
17. The Kinks Afternoon Tea Alternate Version
18. The Kinks Mr Pleasant Alternate Version
19. The Kinks Lazy Old Sun Alternate Vocal Version
20. The Kinks Funny Face Alternate Stereo Version
21. The Kinks Afternoon Tea German Stereo Mix
22. The Kinks Tin Soldier Man Alternate Backing Track

Disc 2 - Side 1
Artist Title Additional Info

1. The Kinks David Watts
2. The Kinks Death Of A Clown
3. The Kinks Two Sisters
4. The Kinks No Return Mono Album Version
5. The Kinks Harry Rag Mono Album Version
6. The Kinks Tin Soldier Man Mono Album Version
7. The Kinks Situation Vacant Mono Album Version
8. The Kinks Love Me Till The Sun Shines Mono Album Version
9. The Kinks Lazy Old Sun Mono Album Version
10. The Kinks Afternoon Tea Mono Album Version
11. The Kinks Funny Face Mono Album Version
12. The Kinks End Of The Season
13. The Kinks Waterloo Sunset Mono Album Version
14. The Kinks Act Nice And Gentle
15. The Kinks Mr. Pleasant
16. The Kinks Susannah's Still Alive
17. The Kinks Autumn Almanac
18. The Kinks Harry Rag Alternate Take
19. The Kinks David Watts Alternate Take
20. The Kinks Afternoon Tea Canadian Mono Mix
21. The Kinks Sunny Afternoon BBC Version
22. The Kinks Autumn Almanac BBC Version
23. The Kinks Mr Pleasant BBC Version
24. The Kinks Susannah's Still Alive BBC Version
25. The Kinks David Watts BBC Version
26. The Kinks Love Me Till The Sunshines BBC Version
27. The Kinks Death Of A Clown BBC Version
28. The Kinks Good Luck Charm BBC Version
29. The Kinks Harry Rag BBC Version
30. The Kinks Little Woman Backing Track

(Sanctuary/Universal)

Even if Universal continues the series through 1970, the 1967-1970 titles would be import only, since Reprise continues to insist that they have a perpetual U.S.A. license on the 1967-1970 material.

These are all "import only" anyway.

BTW, they sound fantastic. Better than the box, better than the previous remasters. I'm very, very happy with the first three.

But hold onto the previous, 1-CD expanded edition of "The Kink Kontroversy" for its' exclusive stereo version(albeit with no background vocals) of "Dedicated Follower of Fashion".

I agree that the 3 new expanded 2-CD Kinks sets are excellent. I would expect nothing less from Andrew Sandoval... the same guy behind Rhino Records' highly respected 2-CD & 3-CD Monkees reissues. When Rhino's corporate bosses at Warner Music let Sandoval go as a full-time employee(though they sometimes still use his services as an independant compiler), it was obvious that this guy was going to land on his feet elsewhere in the industry.

Dammit, I wish I didn't know this. Now I might have to buy 'em.

Oh, I just want the mono mixes. But that is a great catch for stereophiles:

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00005NHNZ/?tag=imwan-20

Phil, any idea if they're going to redo the Village Green album as part of this series? It would be sort of strange for them to make a new Deluxe Edition that has one disc less than the 3-CD set which came out a few years ago, but I'm hoping for a reworked version that includes ALL the Four More Respected Gentlemen tracks. (Don't want to end up having to keep the entire Picture Book box set just for a good remaster of "She's Got Everything" ... sigh.)

Short of flooding this thread with waveforms, one thing that really stands out to me is the lack of distortion. There's a certain "scratchiness" around the edges of many previous Kinks remasters which has been noticeably reduced in these new Deluxe Editions. In fact, the only place where I still noticed obvious distortion was Dave's opening wail on "Got My Feet On The Ground".

I remember years ago, after the corrected 2001 single disc remasters were released, some big shot at the Castle label made a statement to the effect that "this is probably as good as The Kinks' Pye recordings will ever sound". He was wrong, I'm happy to say.