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The Kinks: Arthur

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On October 10, 1969, “Pye” label released “Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)” the seventh Kinks (The) studio album. It was recorded May–July 1969, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Ray Davis.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Davies– lead, co-lead vocal and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • John Dalton– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory– drums, percussion
  • Pete Quaife– bass guitar
  • Lew Warburton – horn and string arrangements
  • Andrew Hendriksen – engineer
  • Brian Humphries – engineer
  • Bob Lawrie – album art
  • Austin Sneller – album tester

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davis.

  1. Victoria
  2. Yes Sir, No Sir
  3. Some Mother’s Son
  4. Drivin’
  5. Brainwashed
  6. Australia
  7. Shangri-La
  8. Churchill Says
  9. She’s Bought a Hat Like Princess Marina
  10. Young and Innocent Days
  11. Nothing to say
  12. Arthur

 

Kinks: Same

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On October 2, 1964, “Pye” label released the debut self-titled Kinks album. It was recorded July – August 1964, at “Pye Studios No. 2”; “Pye Studios No. 1”, and “IBC Studios”, and was produced by Shel Talmy.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, keyboards, harmonica
  • Dave Davies – lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Pete Quaife– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory– drums, tambourine
  • Jimmy Page– twelve string guitar, acoustic guitar
  • Jon Lord– piano
  • Bobby Graham– drums
  • Rasa Didzpetris-Davies – backing vocals
  • Heyworth –remastering
  • Klaus Schmalenbach –design, photography

Track listing:

  1. Beautiful Delilah – Chuck Berry
  2. So Mystifying – Ray Davies
  3. Just Can’t Go to Sleep – Ray Davies
  4. Long Tall Shorty – Herb Abramson, Don Covay
  5. I Took My Baby Home – Ray Davies
  6. I’m a Lover Not a Fighter – D. “Jay” Miller
  7. You Really Got Me – Ray Davies
  8. Cadillac – Bo Didley
  9. Bald Headed Woman – Shel Talmy
  10. Revenge – Ray Davies, Larry Page
  11. Too Much Monkey Business – Chuck Berry
  12. I’ve Been Driving on Bald Mountain – Shel Talmy
  13. Stop Your Sobbing – Ray Davies
  14. Got Love If You Want It – James Moore

Status Quo: Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo

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On September 27, 1968, “Pye” label released “Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo”the debut Status Quo studio album. It was recorded January – September 1968, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by John Schroeder.

Personnel:

  • Francis Rossi- vocals, lead guitar
  • Rick Parfitt- vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Roy Lynes- vocals, organ
  • Alan Lancaster- bass guitar
  • John Coghlan– drums

Track listing:

  1. Black Veils of Melancholy – Francis Rossi
  2. When My Mind Is Not Live – Francis Rossi, Rick Parfitt
  3. Ice in the Sun – Marty Wilde, Ronnie Scott
  4. Elizabeth Dreams – Marty Wilde, Ronnie Scott
  5. Gentleman Joe’s Sidewalk Café – Kenny Young
  6. Paradise Flat – Marty Wilde, Ronnie Scott
  7. Technicolour Dreams – Anthony King
  8. Spicks and Specks – Barry Gibb
  9. Sunny Cellophane Skies – Alan Lancaster
  10. Pictures of Matchstick Men – Francis Rossi
  11. Sheila – Tommy Roe
  12. Green Tambourine – Paul Leka, Shelley Pinz

The Kinks: Something Else by The Kinks

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On September 15, 1967, “Pye” label released “Something Else by The Kinks” (Something Else), the fifth Kinks (The) album. It was recorded April 1966 – July 1967, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Shal Talmy and Ray Davies. In 2003, “Rolling Stone” magazine ranked the album at number 288 on its list of the “500 Greatest Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies– lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica, harp, harpsichord, organ, tuba, maracas
  • Dave Davies– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar, 12 string guitar
  • Pete Quaife– bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory– drums, percussion
  • Nicky Hopkins– keyboards, piano
  • Rasa Davies – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.

  1. David Watts
  2. Death of a Clown – Dave Davies, Ray Davies
  3. Two Sisters
  4. No Return
  5. Harry Rag
  6. Tin Soldier Man
  7. Situation Vacant
  8. Love Me Till the Sun Shines – Dave Davies
  9. Lazy Old Sun
  10. Afternoon Tea
  11. Funny Face
  12. End of the Season
  13. Waterloo Sunset

The Kinks: Kinda Kinks

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On March 5, 1965, “Pye” label released “Kinda Kinks”, the second Kinks (the) studio album. It was recorded in December 1964 and February 1965, at “Pye Studios” in London, and was produced by Shel Talmy.

Personnel:

  • Ray Davies- lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
  • Dave Davies- lead and backing vocals, lead guitar
  • Pete Quaife- bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory- drums
  • Bobby Graham- drums
  • Rasa Davies – backing vocals

Track listing:

All tracks by Ray Davies, except where noted.

  1. Look for Me Baby
  2. Got My Feet on the Ground – Ray Davies, Dave Davies
  3. Nothin’ in the World Can Stop Me Worryin’ ‘Bout That Girl
  4. Naggin Woman – Jimmy Anderson, D. “Jay” Miller
  5. Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
  6. Tired of Waiting for You
  7. Dancing in the Street – Marvin Gaye, William “Mickey” Stevenson, Ivy Jo Hunter
  8. Don’t Ever Change
  9. Come on Now
  10. So Long
  11. You Shouldn’t Be Sad
  12. Something Better Beginning

Donovan: Sunshine Superman

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On August 26, 1966, “Pye” label released “Sunshine Superman”, the third Donovan’s album. It was recorded January – May 1966, at “Columbia Recording Studios” in Hollywood, and “EMI Studios” in  London, and was produced by Mickie Most.

Personnel:

  • Donovan – vocals, guitar, organ
  • Jimmy Pageand, Eric Ford – electric guitars
  • John Cameron– keyboards, arrangement
  • Shawn Phillips– sitar
  • Spike Healey – bass
  • Bobby Ray – bass
  • “Fast” Eddy Hoh– drums
  • Bobby Orr – drums
  • Tony Carr– percussion

Track listing:

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

  1. Sunshine Superman
  2. Legend of a Girl Child Linda
  3. Three King Fishers
  4. Ferris Wheel
  5. Bert’s Blues
  6. Season of the Witch
  7. The Trip
  8. Guinevere
  9. The Fat Angel
  10. Celeste