The Kinks
| a.k.a. | The Ray Davies Quartet, The Pete Quaife Band |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Formed | 1963, Muswell Hill, London, England |
| Disbanded | 1996 |
| Genres | Pop Rock |
| Labels | Pye Records, Reprise Records, RCA Victor, Arista Records, London Records, MCA Records, Columbia Records |
| Website | http://www.thekinks.info |
Line-up (members)
- Ray Davies : Vocals, Guitar (1963-1996)
- Dave Davies : Lead Guitar, Vocals (1963-1996)
- Jim Rodford : Bass Guitar (1978-1996)
- Ian Gibbons : Keyboards (1979-1989, 1993-1996)
- Bob Henrit : Drums (1984-1996)
Former members
- Pete Quaife : Bass Guitar (1963-1969)
- Mickey Willett : Drums (1963-1964)
- Mick Avory : Drums (1964-1984)
- John Dalton : Bass Guitar (1966, 1969-1976)
- John Gosling : Keyboards (1970-1978)
- Andy Pyle : Bass Guitar (1976-1978)
- Gordon Edwards : Keyboards (1978-1979)
- Mark Haley : Keyboards (1989-1993)
The Kinks Discography
| Album title | Lyrics | Type | Released | Rating | Votes | Reviews | |||
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Kinks (1964) |  |
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Studio | 1964-10-02 | 80 | 1 | 0 | |
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Kinda Kinks (1965) | |
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Studio | 1965-03-05 | 75 | 1 | 0 | |
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The Kink Kontroversy (1965) | |
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Studio | 1965-11-26 | 75 | 1 | 0 | |
| Well Respected Kinks (1966) | |
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Compilation | 1966-09-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Face to Face (1966) | |
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Studio | 1966-10-28 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Something Else by the Kinks (1967) | |
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Studio | 1967-09-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live at Kelvin Hall (1968) | |
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Live | 1968-01-12 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) | |
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Studio | 1968-11-22 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Arthur or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire (1969) | |
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Studio | 1969-10-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) | |
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Studio | 1970-11-27 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Percy (1971) | |
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Studio | 1971-03-26 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Muswell Hillbillies (1971) | |
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Studio | 1971-11-24 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| The Kink Kronikles (1972) | |
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Compilation | 1972-03-25 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) | |
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Studio | 1972-08-25 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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The Great Lost Kinks Album (1973) | |
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Studio | 1973-01-25 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Preservation Act 1 (1973) | |
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Studio | 1973-11-16 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Preservation Act 2 (1974) | |
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Studio | 1974-05-08 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Soap Opera (1975) | |
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Studio | 1975-05-16 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Schoolboys in Disgrace (1975) | |
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Studio | 1975-11-17 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Sleepwalker (1977) | |
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Studio | 1977-02-12 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Misfits (1978) | |
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Studio | 1978-05-19 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Low Budget (1979) | |
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Studio | 1979-07-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| One for the Road (1980) | |
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Live | 1980-06-04 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Give the People What They Want (1981) | |
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Studio | 1981-08-15 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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State of Confusion (1983) | |
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Studio | 1983-06-10 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Word of Mouth (1984) | |
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Studio | 1984-11-19 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Come Dancing With the Kinks: the Best of the Kinks 1977-1986 (1986) | |
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Compilation | 1986-06-02 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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Think Visual (1986) | |
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Studio | 1986-11-17 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Live: the Road (1988) | |
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Live | 1988-01-11 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
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UK Jive (1989) | |
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Studio | 1989-10-02 | - | 0 | 0 | |
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Phobia (1993) | |
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Studio | 1993-03-29 | - | 0 | 0 | |
| To the Bone (1994) | |
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Live | 1994-10-03 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Singles Collection (2001) | |
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Compilation | 2001-07 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| The Ultimate Collection (2002) | |
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Compilation | 2002-05-27 | - | 0 | 0 |
Best The Kinks Songs
| Track title | Album title | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | You Really Got Me | Kinks (1964) | 87.5 | 2 |
| 2 | Milk Cow Blues | The Kink Kontroversy (1965) | 90 | 1 |
| 3 | So Mystifying | Kinks (1964) | 85 | 1 |
| 4 | Got Love If You Want It | Kinks (1964) | 85 | 1 |
| 5 | Just Can't Go to Sleep | Kinks (1964) | 80 | 1 |
| 6 | Cadillac | Kinks (1964) | 80 | 1 |
| 7 | Bald Headed Woman | Kinks (1964) | 80 | 1 |
| 8 | Too Much Monkey Business | Kinks (1964) | 80 | 1 |
| 9 | Stop Your Sobbing | Kinks (1964) | 80 | 1 |
| 10 | Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight | Kinda Kinks (1965) | 80 | 1 |
| 11 | Ring the Bells | The Kink Kontroversy (1965) | 80 | 1 |
| 12 | Gotta Get the First Plane Home | The Kink Kontroversy (1965) | 80 | 1 |
| 13 | When I See That Girl of Mine | The Kink Kontroversy (1965) | 80 | 1 |
| 14 | It's Too Late | The Kink Kontroversy (1965) | 80 | 1 |
| 15 | Long Tall Shorty | Kinks (1964) | 75 | 1 |