The Kinks - The Journey Part 1 2CD

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 front man 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 new, high-profile, worldwide release combining the Pye and RCA catalogues. 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, 2023-24, 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.Contains: Hits, key album tracks, singles, band favorites and B-sides. All recordings remastered from original master sources.Features 8 Top 20 Hits (of which 5 were top 3) includin Waterloo Sunset, You Really Got Me, Celluloid Heroes, Supersonic Rocket Ship, Dead End Street, Death Of A Clown, All Day And All Of The Night.Tracks are taken from all the classic original Kinks albums, includin 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.Compiled by The Kinks.Booklets include band photos and personal track by track notes from Ray Davies, Dave Davies & Mick Avory.TracklistCD 101. You Really Got Me02. All Day And All Of The Night03. It's All Right04. Who'll Be The Next In Line05. Tired Of Waiting For You06. Dandy07. She's Got Everything08. Just Can't Go To Sleep09. Stop Your Sobbing10. Wait Till The Summer Comes Along11. So Long12. I'm Not Like Everybody Else13. Dead End Street14. Wonderboy15. Schooldays16. The Hard Way17. Mindless Child Of Motherhood18. Supersonic Rocket Ship19. I'm In Disgrace20. Do You Remember Walter?CD 201. Too Much On My Mind02. Nothin' In The World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'bout That Girl03. Days04. Last Of The Steam-Powered Trains05. Where Have All The Good Times Gone06. Strangers07. It's Too Late08. Sitting In The Midday Sun09. Waterloo Sunset10. Australia11. No More Looking Back12. Death Of A Clown - Dave Davies13. Celluloid Heroes14. Act Nice And Gentle15. This Is Where I Belong16. Shangri-La