Release Date: 11 June, 2002
Audio CD
Tracks
- You Really Got Me
- All Day and All of the Night
- Tired of Waiting for You
- Everybody's Gonna Be Happy
- Set Me Free
- See My Friends
- Till the End of the Day
- Dedicated Follower of Fashion
- Sunny Afternoon
- Dead End Street
- Waterloo Sunset
- Death of a Clown
- Autumn Almanac
- Susannah's Still Alive
- Wonderboy
- Days
- Plastic Man
- Victoria
- Lola
- Apeman
- Supersonic Rocket Ship
- Better Ship
- Come Dancing
- Don't Forget to Dance
- David Watts
- Stop Your Sobbing
- Dandy
- Mr. Pleasant
- I Gotta Move
- Who'll Be the Next in Line
- I Need You
- Where Have All the Good Times Gone
- Sittin' on My Sofa
- Well Respected Man
- I'm Not Like Everybody Else
- Love Me Till the Sun Shines
- She's Got Everything
- Starstruck
- Shangri-La
- God's Children
- Celluloid Heroes
- (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman
- Do It Again
- Living on a Thin Line
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Rating 4.5
Almost PerfectI love the Kinks and this is an amazing compilation, but there are a few tracks that are missing. Some of the ones they do have on here seem kind of carelessly tossed in, so I think they should remove those and add in others, like "Picture Book" and a couple others from the Village Green album.Supplants "Kinks Kronicles" and any early hits collectionThis compilation contains most of what's on "Kinks Kronicles" and most of what's on any CD compiling the Kink's early period (ie. 1964-1966). Coupled with the new remastering, this makes "The Ultimate Collection" the clear winner as the collection to purchase for the Kink's 60's material.
However, there's only about half of the Kink's best-known 70's and 80's material present. Among the absent: "Destroyer", "Catch Me Now I'm Falling", "Jukebox Music", "Sleepwalker", "Rock 'n Roll Fantasy".
So the two Kink's collections to get would be this one and "Come Dancing With the Kinks". Then check out albums like "Village Green Preservation Society", "Arthur", and "Muswell Hillbillies".Ian Gibbons from The Kinks is extremely talentedIan Gibbons from The Kinks had a band before The Kinks called The Records. The Records recorded 3 albums for Virgin Records International. The Records are still around but now called John Wicks and The Records. They still play the hits like Starry Eyes, Teenarama and Girl, but they have some new songs that rock too. Mix of 70s rock, classic rock, punk rock, power pop and Paul McCartney. Co-owner of Ironworks studio and singer/songwriter Jude Cole was also in this band on the album Crashes, where he sang and played guitar for them. Jude Cole owns Ironworks studio with actor Kiefer Sutherland. Jude Cole was the only American in the band of course since The Records were English/British. Shades In bed (Virgin Records) came out in what 2002 or 2003 on cd? The 2nd album Crashes (Virgin Records) has just been remastered and released on cd with bonus tracks and is sold everywhere in the world. It sounds better than the crusty old vinyl I've got but I've got all their material already anyways. Music On Both Sides was the 3rd album by The Records released in 1982(Virgin Records). The Records have a new album out now entitled "Rotate," which is credited to John Wicks and The Records. This is the first new album of material by The Records since 1998's album "Rock Ola."
Still, The Records are one of the all-time greatest bands. They toured with the likes of The Cars, The Jam with Paul Weller, The Police, Boomtown Rats, AC/DC, The Rolling Stones, The Undertones, The Rezillos/Revillos, Robert Palmer and Joe Jackson. The Kursaals formed in 1977 and reformed later, with John Wicks and Will Birch from The Records. As the Kursaals, they later disbanded. The final result was an all-star UK band known as The Records, containing John Wicks as lead singer/writer and rythm guitarist. Will Birch played the drums and co-wrote some of the songs with John Wicks. In 1979, The Records played numerous stadiums and club venues in support for Shades In bed, which was entitled The Records in the United States and contained alternate artwork. In 1980, The Records continued to please fans with their extraordinary rock and roll, while maintaining their trendy sensibility. Though he is now a full-scale producer and singer/songwriter, Jude Cole was vocalist and guitarist in The Records until 1980, when they quickly returned to the UK. Jude Cole moved to Los Angeles, where he expanded his career, playing bass for a rock legend and the man who brought us "Runaway," Del Shannon. In the coming years, Jude Cole would begin his solo career, recording numerous hit albums, with radio singles and videos on mtv. Hearts in her eyes was recorded by the Searchers and more recently by Mary Chapin Carpenter, an acclaimed singer/songwriter. The Records had singles that charted above Cheap Trick and Neil Young.
The Records contained members of The Kursaal Flyers and formed in 1978 and disbanded in 1982. Today, The Records are known as John Wicks and the Records and they sound just as they did 25 years ago. The Records have an official UK site www.therecords.org and for John Wicks and The Records I went to www.johnwicksandtherecords.com and listened to some of the new recordings from John Wicks and The Records, which sound great! The site has an excellent 3-part biographical section, along with a complete discography, tour dates, a discussion forum and an archive.
While The first album, Shades In Bed features John Wicks, Huw Gower, Will Birch and Phil Brown, the second album, Crashes features John Wicks, Jude Cole, Will Birch and Phil Brown. Shades In Bed features the hits Starry Eyes, Teenarama, Rock and roll Love Letter and See My friends a popular cover of the classic song "See My friends," by The Kinks. In fact, Ian Gibbons left The Records as keyboardist, to join The Kinks! The Records Shades in bed album was produced by John Mutt Lange who went on to produce AC/DC Highway to Hell, Def Leppard and currently producing his wife the country rock and pop crossover Shania Twain. Crashes is the current cd re-issue, which included the hit "Hearts in Her eyes." The disc features Jude Cole on vocals and guitar. Smashes, Crashes and Near Misses is a greatest hits compilation, which serves as a great introductory for newer fans. Paying for the summer of love contains rare songs and tracks that have never been released on cd until now. John Wicks and The Records have recorded several albums, including Rock Ola and their newest album, entitled Rotate. Rock Ola is a stripped-down rock and roll album with songs of the same quality as the classic Records material. Rotate explores the different aspects of songwriting, while maintaining the quality and craftsmanship of the past recordings. Some say The Records were and still are punk, power pop, new wave, other say rock and roll. The truth is that The Records fall under no true classification. Long live The Records, as they continue to rock the world! You can buy their stuff in most stores and on amazon and listen to samples on their websites.
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