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The Kinks had just finished a tour of Asia when they were rushed into the studio to capitalize on the success of Kinks-Size and their growing popularity. Read More

Their label (Reprise) wanted to capitalize on that commercial success as quickly as possible and so gathered together some extra tracks from their self-titled British debut album, all four songs from their U.K. Kinksize Session EP release, plus two hit singles, to release the United States-only album, Kinks-Size. Read More

"Gloria" has been covered by numerous artists, including Jimi Hendrix, The Doors, David Bowie, U2, the Grateful Dead, Tom Petty, and R.E.M.. The single greatest cover however, and one of the greatest covers of all time, came from Patti Smith. Read More

Dave Davies - Hidden Treasures

  • 12:38 AM Jan 26
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Whatever it was meant to be, it wasn't fun. Read More

From Radiohead's The Bends and Nine Inch Nails' Pretty Hate Machine to The Who Sings My Generation and more, 411's Christopher Bell breaks down the top 10 sleeper hit albums of all-time! Read More

Dave Davies :: Hidden Treasures

The recent release of The SMiLE Sessions must mark the ebb tide of the steady stream of retrospective issues of mythical "lost" albums from the sixties. Read More

The Kinks - Kinks in Mono

When people say the Kinks are one of their favorite bands, they likely have a very specific Kinks in mind. Read More

The Kinks - The Kinks In Mono

  • 7:13 PM Jan 18
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This comes in a cute Dansette-style box stuffed with ten albums of antique Kinkorama and Meet the Kinks!, a fab 1960s style booklet with rare fab pix. Read More

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