The Journey Part 1

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Published 2023-03-19 06:00

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 Ray Davies is one of the greatest all-time British songwriters.

"The Journey Part 1" 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. 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".

Containing hits, key album tracks, singles, band favorites and b sides, all recordings are remastered from original master sources. The set features 8 Top 20 hits, of which 5 were top 3, including "Waterloo Sunset", "You Really Got Me", "Celluloid Heroes", "Supersonic Rocket Ship", "Dead End Street", "Death Of A Clown", and "All Day And All Of The Night".

A booklet features band photos and personal track by track notes from Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory. March 24th, 2023.