The Kinks will celebrate their 50th anniversary with a massive box set to go along with their previously announced box set, The Essential Kinks. The Kinks Anthology 1964-1971, due out November 18, will feature over 100 tracks comprised of the band’s material between the 60s and early 1970s. The extensive tracklist is comprised of demos, alternate takes, outtakes and previously unreleased songs along with interviews and other material.
On the reunion front, Dave Davies told Rolling Stone that he is indeed open to reuniting with the band in 2015. “It would be a shame if Ray and I didn’t do something next year,” he said. “I’m prepared to talk. If Ray’s got some great ideas, let me hear them. I have my own ideas about how it should be presented. But I don’t want it to be a Ray Davies show where he lets his little brother stand in the corner, which he likes to do.”
Ray Davies reportedly told Mojo that he would reunite the band with or without his brother. “He’s invited to the party, but if he doesn’t want to do it, [the reunion] will happen anyway.” That story was quickly retracted, however.
*_The Kinks Anthology 1964-1971_ Tracklist:
Disc One:
I’m A Hog For You, Baby – The Boll-Weevils (Jerry Leiber, Mike Stoller)
I Don’t Need You Anymore (demo)
Ev’rybody’s Gonna Be Happy (demo)
Long Tall Sally
I Took My Baby Home
You Still Want Me
You Do Something To Me
You Really Got Me
It’s All Right
Beautiful Delilah (alternate mono mix)
Just Can’t Go To Sleep
I’m A Lover, Not A Fighter (alternate mono mix)
Little Queenie (Live At The Playhouse Theatre, 1964)
Too Much Monkey Business (alternate take)
Stop Your Sobbing (mono)
All Day And All Of The Night
I Gotta Move
I Gotta Go Now
I’ve Got That Feeling (Live At Piccadilly Studios, 1964)
Tired Of Waiting For You Come On Now (alternate mix)
Look For Me Baby
Nothin’ In The World Can Stop Me Worryin’ ‘Bout That Girl
Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight
Don’t Ever Change
You Shouldn’t Be Sad
Something Better Beginning
Ev’rybody’s Gonna Be Happy
Who’ll Be The Next In Line (Session Excerpt – Backing Track Take One)
Who’ll Be The Next In Line (alternate mix)
Set Me Free
I Need You
Interview: Clay Cole Meets The Kinks Recorded June 17, 1965
Disc Two:
See My Friends
Never Met A Girl Like You Before I Go To Sleep (demo)
A Little Bit Of Sunlight (demo)
Tell Me Now So I’ll Know (alternate demo)
When I See That Girl Of Mine (demo)
There’s A New World Just Opening For Me (demo)
This Strange Effect (Live At Aeolian Hall, 1965)
Hide And Seek (Live At Aeolian Hall, 1965)
A Well Respected Man
Such A Shame
Don’t You Fret
Till The End Of The Day
Where Have All The Good Times Gone
Milk Cow Blues
I Am Free
The World Keeps Going Round I’m On An Island
You Can’t Win
Time Will Tell
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (Session Excerpt – Takes 1-3)
Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (single version)
Sittin’ On My Sofa
She’s Got Everything (Backing Track Take Two)
She’s Got Everything (alternate mono mix)
Mr. Reporter (version one)
All Night Stand (demo)
Disc Three:
Sunny Afternoon (mono)
I’m Not Like Everybody Else (mono)
Dandy (mono)
Party Line (mono)
Rosy Won’t You Please Come Home (mono)
Too Much On My Mind (mono)
Session Man (mono)
Most Exclusive Residence For Sale (mono)
Fancy (mono)
Dead End Street (mono)
Big Black Smoke (alternate stereo mix)
Mr. Pleasant (stereo)
This Is Where I Belong (stereo)
Village Green (stereo)
Two Sisters (stereo)
Waterloo Sunset (Session Excerpt – Backing Track Take Two)
Waterloo Sunset (stereo)
Act Nice And Gentle (stereo)
Harry Rag (stereo)
Harry Rag (stereo)
Death Of A Clown (stereo)
Love Me Till The Sun Shines (stereo)
David Watts (stereo)
Tin Soldier Man (stereo)
Afternoon Tea (alternate stereo mix)
Funny Face (stereo)
Lazy Old Sun (alternate stereo mix)
Susannah’s Still Alive (stereo)
Good Luck Charm (stereo)
Disc Four:
Autumn Almanac (mono)
Lavender Hill (mono)
Rosemary Rose (stereo)
Wonderboy (mono)
Polly (mono)
Lincoln County (stereo single version)
Did You See His Name? (stereo with alternate ending)
Days (Session Excerpt)
Days (stereo)
Misty Water (alternate mix)
Do You Remember Walter (mono)
Picture Book (mono)
Johnny Thunder (stereo remix)
Big Sky (mono)
Animal Farm (mono)
Starstruck (mono)
Pictures In The Sand (mono)
People Take Pictures Of Each Other (European stereo mix)
Interview: Ray Davies talks about Village Green Preservation Society (mono)
The Village Green Preservation Society (Live At The Playhouse Theatre, 1968) (mono)
Hold My Hand (stereo)
Creeping Jean (stereo)
Berkeley Mews (stereo)
Till Death Us Do Part (mono)
When I Turn Out The Living Room Light (mono)
Where Did My Spring Go (mono)
Plastic Man (stereo)
King Kong (mono)
This Man He Weeps Tonight (mono)
Reprise US Tour Spot (stereo)
Disc Five:
Victoria (stereo)
Some Mother’s Son (stereo)
Drivin’ (stereo)
Shangri-La (stereo)
She’s Bought A Hat Like Princess Marina (stereo)
Young And Innocent Days (stereo)
Mindless Child Of Motherhood (stereo)
Lola (mono)
Apeman (stereo)
Strangers (stereo)
Get Back In The Line (stereo)
Anytime (stereo)
This Time Tomorrow (stereo)
A Long Way From Home (stereo)
Powerman (stereo)
Got To Be Free (stereo)
Dreams (stereo)
Moments (stereo)
The Way Love Used To Be (stereo)
God’s Children (stereo)
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