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Lesser Known Gems from a Master

jimtpm | Pittsburgh | 09/19/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Many Kinks compilations and live recordings have focused on a combination of early classics and later work from the Arista years. The nifty things about this collection are:

---it culls material from a middle period (mid70's and thereabouts) between "Lola" and the later arena rock period,

---Even while entertaining our ears with some excellent rock, in conveys the music hall, theatrical, boozy and melancholy feel that Kinks albums and shows had around that time.



Preservation Act 1, Muswell Hillbillies and Schoolboys in Disgrace are 3 of the albums represented here by some wonderful tracks. 20th Century Man, Sitting In The Midday Sun, Celluloid Heroes, No More Looking Back are a few of the noteworthy songs.



This collection is heavy on horns, evocative writing, memorable grooves, and Ray Davies's particular, slightly peculiar genius. If you never got to attend a Kinks concert post-Lola and pre-Sleepwalker, this will give you a hint of what you missed.

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Deleted songs

KEWROCK | Qeens, NY | 08/30/2006

(2 out of 5 stars)

"while the additions to this cd are great, why did they ommit the faster live version of "here comes another day" and the speeded-up version of "starmaker". ray davies said in an interview he always thought starmaker should have been faster. now these versions of the songs are completely deleted from the kinks catalog as they were only available on the original version of this compilation. it dont make sense. also, they had a minor hit with "no more looking back" on the "schoolboys" album. thats not on here either."