| Kinksize Session | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | the Kinks |
| Cover: | KinksizeSession.jpg |
| Released: | 27 November 1964 |
| Recorded: | 23September, 18October and |
| Studio: | Pye, London |
| Length: | 10:33 |
| Label: | Pye |
| Producer: | Shel Talmy |
| Chronology: | The Kinks EP |
| Next Title: | Kinksize Hits |
| Next Year: | 1965 |
Kinksize Session is the first EP released by the Kinks in the UK in 1964, a month after their debut LP. The tracks were all exclusive to this release and it includes some original compositions.
Despite the title, only three of the tracks were recorded in a single session (18 October 1964) with "I Gotta Go Now" having already been recorded (believed to be at the same session as single "All Day and All of the Night" on 23 September).[1]
Kinksize Session was released in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in 1964, reaching No. 1 on the Record Retailer UK EP chart.[2] In the US, the tracks were included on the Kinks-Size album in 1965. "Louie Louie" was also included on Kinkdom in 1965 and on the UK compilation album Sunny Afternoon in 1967 but the other tracks remained unavailable elsewhere.
The EP was made available on CD in 1990 as part of The EP Collection boxed set. All four tracks were included as bonus tracks on the 2004 reissue of the Kinks' debut album. In 2015, the EP was re-released by BMG/Sanctuary with remastered tracks.
The follow-up EP, Kinksize Hits simply compiled the hit singles "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night" along with their respective B-sides. Their next EP of original material would be 1965's Kwyet Kinks.
All tracks composed by Ray Davies; except where indicated.
According to band researcher Doug Hinman:
The Kinks
Additional musician and production
| +Weekly chart performance | Chart (1964) | Peak position |
|---|---|---|
| UK Record Retailer EP chart | 1 |