Released 2011  -  De-Lux Edition
One of my 60s favorites... and one of the best and most influencial bands till today.
Starting in 1963 as The RAVENS became the KINKS in 1964, first LPs great 60s R&B,  garage-punk like the genial :
"You Really Got Me" , also hear "Milk Cow Blues" (what power). On ballads, they are as good. Music lives with the
the lyrics of RAY DAVIES, telling about the people from his british sight.
The years & releases from  1972 to 1975 shows with many concept LPs the more difficult side of Rays Songs and his
love for acting & theatre.
With the LPs SLEEPWALKER & MISFITS they found the right way, this time more in the Hard-Rock field, with
more success in USA like at home. In the mid 90s came the split.
Ray Davies still records great albums till today.

Style: Garage, R&B, Beat, Hardrock, Pop

see:
Ray Davies ;  Dave Davies ; Creation ;  Maple Oak ;  Argent ; Roulettes ; Unit 4+2 ;
Mike Cotton Sound ; Satisfaction ; Blodwyn Pig ; Savoy Brown ; Pretty Things ; Life ;
Phoenix ;

Musicians:
Ray Davies - lead vocals, guitar, songwriter, lyrics; Dave Davies - lead guitar, vocal (great guitar player didn't need
Page at all); Mike Avory - drums; Peter Quife - bass;

Guest 1966:
Nick Hopkins - harpsichord;

John Dalton (offical 1969), Andy Pyle (1977), Jim Rodford (1978) - bass ; Bob Henrit - drums (from 1989)
John Gossling (1971), Gordon Edwards (1978), Ian Gibbons (1979) - keyboards; Nick Newell - keyb., sax;

Mike Cotton Sound: Mike Cotton, Laurie Brown, John Beecham, Alan Holmes - brass, Davy Jones- sax;

Musical Direction: Raymond Davies ; Arrangements by : Raymond Davies & David Davies ;
Producer : Shel Talmy;  Engineers: Alan McKenzie & Irish ;


DISC ONE
FACE TO FACE  (Mono) (1967) :
Party Line  (Davies)
Rosie wont you please come Home  (Davies)
Dandy  (Davies)  
Too much on my Mind  (Davies)
Session Man  (Davies)
Rainy Day in June   (Davies)
A House in the Country  (Davies)
Holiday in Waikiki  (Davies) 
Most exclusive Residence for Sale  (Davies)
Fancy  (Davies)
Little Miss Queen of Darkness  (Davies)
Youre lookin fine   (Davies) 
Sunday Afternoon   (Davies)
Ill remember  (Davies)
Bonus-Tracks :   all in Mono
Dead End Street  (Davies)  10-1966
Big black Smoke   (Davies)  10-1966
This is where I belong  (Davies)
Shes got Everything
Little Miss Queen of Darkness  - alternate take
Dead and Street   -  alternate version

DISC TWO
FACE TO FACE  (Stereo) (1967) :
Party Line  (Davies)
Rosie wont you please come Home  (Davies)
Dandy  (Davies)  
Too much on my Mind  (Davies)
Session Man  (Davies)
Rainy Day in June   (Davies)
A House in the Country  (Davies)
Holiday in Waikiki  (Davies) 
Most exclusive Residence for Sale  (Davies)
Fancy  (Davies)
Little Miss Queen of Darkness  (Davies)
Youre lookin fine   (Davies) 
Sunday Afternoon   (Davies)
Ill remember  (Davies)

Bonus-Tracks :    all in Stereo
This is where I belong  (Davies)
Big black Smoke   (Davies) 
She got Everything
You re lookin fine  - alternative Stereo Mix
Sunny Afternoon  - alternative Stereo Mix
Fancy   -alternate Stereo Mix
Little Miss Queen of Darkness  - alternative Stereo mix
Dandy   - alternative Stereo mix