Kinkdom Explained

Kinkdom
Type:	studio album
Artist:	the Kinks
Cover:	Kinkdom.jpg
Released:	24 November 1965
Recorded:	July 1964 – August 1965
Studio:	Pye and IBC, London
Genre:	Rock^[1]
Length:	27:23
Label:	Reprise
Producer:	Shel Talmy

Kinkdom is a studio album by the English rock band the Kinks. Released in the United States and Canada on, it was their fourth album issued on Reprise Records. It peaked at number 47 on the Billboard album chart.

The album had no direct analogue outside of the North American market, but instead collected songs from the Kwyet Kinks UK EP, both sides of the "See My Friends" single, the B-sides of several of the band's singles, a track left off of the US edition of the 1965 album Kinda Kinks and a previously released track. All of its songs were recorded at Pye and IBC Studios in London, between July1964 and August1965. Kinkdom was the last US-only studio album released by the Kinks; beginning with The Kink Kontroversy in March1966, Reprise issued albums identical to the UK versions.

Track listing

All songs by Ray Davies, except as noted.

Side one

1. "A Well Respected Man"2:43
2. "Such a Shame"2:19
3. "Wait Till the Summer Comes Along" (Dave Davies)2:07
4. "Naggin' Woman" (Lazy Lester)2:36
5. "Never Met a Girl Like You Before"2:05
6. "See My Friends"2:46

Side two

1. "Who'll Be the Next in Line"2:02
2. "Don't You Fret"2:45
3. "I Need You"2:26
4. "It's Alright"2:37
5. "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry)2:57

Personnel

According to band biographer Doug Hinman:

The Kinks

• • Ray Davieslead vocals, rhythm guitar; harmonica ; piano ; acoustic twelve-string guitar Dave Daviesbacking vocals, lead guitar; doubled rhythm guitar ; lead vocal
• Pete Quaifebacking vocals, bass guitar
• Mick Avorydrums; tambourine

Additional musicians

• Rasa Daviesbacking vocals
• Perry Fordpiano
• Bobby Grahamdrums
• Arthur Greensladepiano

Production

• Bob Augerengineering
• Alan MacKenzieengineering
• Shel Talmyproducer

Charts

+Weekly chart performance	Chart (1965–66)	Peak position
US Billboard Top LPs	47
US Cash Box Top 100 Albums^[2]	43
US Record World 100 Top LPs^[3]	43

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Ranking
US Billboard^[4]	97

References

Sources

• Book: Hinman . Doug . The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996 . 2004 . Backbeat Books . San Francisco, California . 978-0-87930-765-3.
• Book: Sheffield, Rob . Rob Sheffield . Brackett . Nathan . Nathan Brackett . Hoard . Christian . Christian Hoard . The New Rolling Stone Album Guide . 2004 . . New York City . 978-0-7432-0169-8 . The Kinks . 458–460 . https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/458/ . registration . the Internet Archive.

External links

• The Official Ray Davies Web Site

Notes and References

1. Anon.. Album Reviews. Record World. 25 December 1965. 16. WorldRadioHistory.com.
2. Cash Box Top 100 Albums. 5 March 1965. Cash Box. 37. WorldRadioHistory.com.
3. 100 Top LP's. 12 March 1965. Record World. 38. WorldRadioHistory.com.
4. Top Records of 1966. 24 December 1966. Billboard. 34. WorldRadioHistory.com.