An album by The Kinks released in February 1966. Produced by Shel Talmy.
Tracklist
- Milk Cow Blues
- Ring The Bells
- Gotta Get The First Plane Home
- When I See That Girl Of Mine
- I Am Free
- Till The End Of The Day
- The World Keeps Going Round
- I'm On An Island
- Where Have All The Good Times Gone
- It's Too Late
- What's In Store For Me
- You Can't Win
Liner Notes
Before you
proceed any further, ask yourself why you are reading this. Surely, the
important thing is not to read about, but to listen to, the
LP? It is because you are attracted by the look of the four
young men enticing you to sample some
KINKS KONTROVERSY? Or is it because you hope that by reading something on the back of an
album cover, it will make you
desperately want to buy what is
inside?
Maybe you are simply hung up on the Kinks. If you are, then you are wasting valuable listening time reading what is, after all, only the designer's fill-in on the back. And, you should really be gazing, enraptured, at the photograph of Ray, Dave, Pete and Mick on the other side.
Should you be idly browsing through a stack of LP sleeves without the slightest intention of buying anything, read on. It will help absorb a few brief seconds of your life. And who knows, your curiosity might even be sufficiently aroused for you to want to hear this LP.
For the uninitiated--and it is conceivable that there may be one or two people around who still aren't hip--the Kinks compromise two brothers, Ray and Dave Davies; a bassist by the name of Peter Quaife, and a drummer, Mick Avory. They are four seperate identities and four conflicting personalities. Yet, somehow, they gell with a magnetism and force that has made them not only one of the country's most consistent groups, but gathered them hordes of followers throughout Germany, Scandinavia, France and America as well.
Ray, is one of England's most enlightened songwriters. His lyrics are very simple, to the point of being basic. They mask the complex character that evolves them.
Dave's main preoccupation is the diverse pursuit of happiness. But, he too, swings between the extremes of frustration, elation and black boredom.
Peter Quaife is everybody's friend. Rarely upset, he regards being a Kink infinitely preferable to being a commercial artist--his former occupation.
Mick Avory is at his happiest when he is drumming. He says little, and drums a great deal.
But enough is enough. Now is the fatal moment of decision. Take out the LP, listen and buy. You won't be disappointed. You never are with the Kontroversial Kinks.
MICHAEL ALDRED
Please do not treat this as cut and paste. I feel that the liner notes are an integral part of the album, helping to recreate the mood in which the album was released.