Kinda Kinks (Deluxe Edition)

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studio album
First released:
Mar 5 1965

Overview Edit

Kinda Kinks is a studio album by the English rock band The Kinks, released in 1965. It was recorded immediately after the return of the group from an Asian tour, and was completed and released within two weeks. Consequently, the production was rushed and, according to Ray Davies, the band was not completely satisfied with the final cuts. Due to record company pressure, however, no time was available to fix certain flaws present in the mix. Ray Davies has expressed his dissatisfaction towards the production not being up to par. Commenting on this, he said:

It was released in the United States with a different, rearranged, track listing and repackaged cover. Several tracks were removed as well, and the single "Set Me Free" was unique to the album's US release.

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Version description:
Deluxe Edition
Record label:
unknown
Catalog number:
unknown
Release dates:
  • Mar 28 2011

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4 stars Difficult Second Album
I agree with much of what Big Tone wrote in his review of Kinda Kinks,. The music industry really did treat bands like commodities without any expectation of longevity. In the case of the Kinks, and this album in particular, this lead to a good album that should have been a great album. Where this package really lifts the game is the inclusion of the second disc with non-album singles such as Everybody's Gonna Be Happy, Set Me Free, See My Friend, A Well Respected Man, etc. These were, however, …
Written by Numinous Ugo
3 stars So much to do, so little time
It's always been popular to pan this album & let's face it, a lot of it sounds hurried & un-polished.

The Kinks were on tour constantly following the release of You really got me & were expected to fit in writing & recording another album's worth of material in a very short space of time.

This is what they produced.....imagine if they had been given longer. Now read on ...
Written by Big Tone

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Other versions Edit

15 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: Rhino Entertainment
catalog number: R2 70316
release dates: Sep 27 1988 in United States
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Kinda Kinks 12 tracks format: 1 x CD
record label: PRT Records
catalog number: CDMP 8831
release dates: 1986 in United Kingdom
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12 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: Rhino Entertainment
catalog number: R1 70316
release dates: 1988 in United States
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12 tracks format: 1 x vinyl
record label: Pye
catalog number: NPL 18112
release dates: Mar 5 1965 in United Kingdom
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Kinda Kinks 23 tracks format: 1 x CD
catalog number: BVCM-37971
release dates: Sep 5 2007 in Japan
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Kinda Kinks 23 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Sep 5 2007 in Japan
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16 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Aug 21 2001 in United States
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Kinda Kinks 23 tracks format: 1 x CD
release dates: Sep 5 2007 in Japan
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