The Kink Kontroversy

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Recorded 23–30 October 1965 Length 30:12 The Kink Kontroversy (1965) Face to Face (1966) Release date 26 November 1965 Label PRT Records		Studio Pye Studios, London The Kink Kontroversy (1965) Face to Face (1966) Artist The Kinks Producer Shel Talmy Genre Rock music

Released 26 November 1965 (1965-11-26) Similar The Kinks albums, Rock music albums

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The Kink Kontroversy is the third studio album by English rock band The Kinks, released on 26 November 1965. It is a transitional work, with elements of both the earlier Kinks' styles (heavily blues-influenced songs such as "Milk Cow Blues", and variations on the band's hits from 1964-65 such as "Till the End of the Day") and early indications of the future direction of Ray Davies' songwriting styles ("The World Keeps Going Round" and "I'm On an Island").

Background

The album's title is a mocking reference to the notorious reputation the band had developed over the previous year, including onstage fights and concert riots in Europe, which led to a ban on the group's concerts in the US.

"Where Have All the Good Times Gone" makes several references and/or allusions to Beatles and Rolling Stones songs.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Ray Davies, except where noted.

Release

The single "Till the End of the Day" was a major hit, reaching #8 in the UK and #50 in the US, spending eight weeks or more in each chart.

American singer Bobby Rydell covered "When I See That Girl of Mine", which was released as a single in the US a full month before the Kinks' version was made public.

Reception

Allmusic praised the album as the Kinks' coming-of-age, commenting that their raw early material was being replaced by more thoughtful and sophisticated songs. They pointed out "I'm on an Island", "Where Have All the Good Times Gone", "Ring the Bells", "The World Keeps Going Round", and "I Am Free" as particularly strong examples of this.

Personnel

Ray Davies – lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica

Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "I Am Free" and "What's in Store for Me", shared lead vocals on "Milk Cow Blues" and "You Can't Win"

Pete Quaife – bass guitar, backing vocals

Mick Avory – drums (tracks 1, 2 and 9), percussion

Clem Cattini – drums (tracks 3-8, 10-12)

Nicky Hopkins – keyboards

Rasa Davies – backing vocals (track 6 and 9)

Shel Talmy - guitar on "It's Too Late"

Legacy

American indie rock band Sleater-Kinney used the same album cover layout as an homage for their 1997 album Dig Me Out.

Songs

1Milk Cow Blues3:44
2Ring the Bells2:19
3Gotta Get the First Plane Home1:48

References

The Kink Kontroversy Wikipedia

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