The Kinks The Journey Part 2 2LP

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The Kinks are one of the greatest-ever British bands, and one of the most influential rock groups of all time, without whom many of the big rock acts that followed would not have existed. Their multi-award-winning, legendary frontman Sir Ray Davies is one of the greatest all-time British songwriters.

Celebrating the Kinks' 60th anniversary and compiled by The Kinks, this is a high-profile, worldwide release combining the Pye and RCA catalogs. It is the first new Kinks 'best of' for many years, especially so on vinyl.

This is a key part of BMG's high-profile, worldwide Kinks 60th anniversary campaign, 2023-2024, featuring a host of Kinks media events, comprehensive marketing and BMG audio / audio-visual releases.

The Journey is a collection of tracks chosen by The Kinks' Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory that reflect the trials and tribulations of their journey through life together as a band since 1963. The albums are split into themed sections created by The Kinks.

Contains: Hits, key album tracks, singles, band favorites and B-sides. Features six new Ray Davies track mixes, including three previously unreleased 1975 live versions.

All recordings remastered from original sources.

Hits featured are: "Lola," "Sunny Afternoon," "20th Century Man," "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," "Till the End of the Day," "A Well Respected Man," "See My Friends," "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)."

Tracks are taken from all the classic original Kinks albums, including: Kinda Kinks, Face to Face, Something Else and the recently remastered 50th anniversary editions of Village Green Preservation Society, Lola, Muswell Hillbillies and Everybody's in Show-Biz.

Booklets include band photos and personal track-by-track notes from Ray Davies, Dave Davies & Mick Avory.