The Essential Kinks

Amazing exciting collection! Sounds amazing!

I almost didn't buy this 2-CDS compilation because I only recognized 3 or 4 songs on the list but just finished listening to both CD and love it! There were several songs that I had heard on the radio but didn't know the Kinks did them. There were many songs that I had never heard before but love them. Out of the 48 songs there are only about 2 that I skip. That is pretty amazing when I normally skip several songs on most CD's. If you like the Kinks at all then you will love this compilation. It is one of the few I found by them that had Celluloid Heroes on it and that is one of my favorite songs by them.

some favorites from the Kink Kronikle collections are not included here, like Mr. Pleasant, Wonderboy, Fancy, and the original Lola from 1970. but what you do have is still a great double disc filled with Ray's genius writing and The Kinks' brilliant music. LOVE IT

They put a lot of music and even have background music in some luxury car commercials, great compilation, i had all their albums, and now Amazon can get all your old favs on cd and the same for any movies, on dvd, it makes my day to get all the best cds and movies that you can't find anywhere at a reasonable price, just can't find, and to your residence, no searching, no frustration, no doubt they have it. Can't wait for my shipments when i order.

Quite simply, the Kinks have released many compilations throughout the years, but often those single disc, or even double-disc collections failed to deliver a well-balanced sampling of the Kinks in each stage of their long career. Fortunately 'The Essential Kinks' does just that. You won't find many of the bands best missing from this two-disc set. Only hardcore Kinks fans would find any fault here - tracks that should've been included, but then any hardcore fan would no doubt have the bulk of the bands discography already. This set takes aim at those who are well versed on the bands catalog, but perhaps on a budget, having neither the time, or money to chase down every hit. If you're a burgeoning fan of this super group - 'The Essential' is the perfect place to start. Paul L. Lucjak April, 2022

The complete Kinks cd. Thanks.

These were raw, basic, rock&roll songs that we didn't appreciate enough at the time. Maybe it was their exclusion from the US that kept their fame from being as up-front as it should have been. These are original, creative, unforgettable tunes that'll stay with you all day. It's good to have them back in my boombox.

The Essential CD series often substitutes live recordings for their original studio versions. So why Lola? You'll have to ask Ray Davies, who allegedly selected these songs (I saw nothing in the liner notes to confirm this). In any event, the songs that are here have probably never sounded better; the hard to please audiophiles at Steve Hoffman Music Forum like this compilation and its mastering engineer Vic Anesini. Jam packed with nearly160 minutes of music. The 1964-66 recordings are in mono, which was the primary mix in those years.

En aquella epoca dorada de la musica, tras Beatles y Rolling, estaban ellos. ES esencial en tu discoteca, la grabación se conserva muy bien

Even though I have pretty well all of The Kinks' greatest hits on vinyl,I always wanted to have them all on a single CD or 2CD set so I could listen to them while driving.The Essential Kinks is by far the best and most complete compilation of their hits,plus it was an excellent bargain.The sound quality on a couple of the songs wasn't what you could call hi-fidelity,I suspect that these tracks were sourced directly from the original studio tapes and not remastered-at least I couldn't see any mention of it.Considering the amount of original music on these 2 discs and the fact that they are just as they sounded when we Baby Boomers were listening to them on our little record players or transistor radios back in the day,this set makes up a great nostalgic trip back to a time when musicians didn't need a bank of electronic processors to make it sound like they could actually sing and play on key.This is a must for Kinks' diehards and it will refresh your memory with songs that you had all but forgotten.

Die Kinks sind einmalig und unerreicht, keine andere Band kann einen solchen Backkatalog mit sovielen grandiosen Songs vorweisen. Frage : Beatles oder Rolling Stones - wer war die bessere Band ? Antwort : Eindeutig die Kinks.

Best Kinks Greatest compilation. The tracks from the RCA and Arista periods are as excellent as the Pye tracks.

Excellent selection of material covering this extraordinarily innovative bands career. All the hits are here and a great deal more! Very highly recommended!