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The Kinks were one of the few groups that grew to fame during the 1960s 'beat boom' and were still creating successful singles in the 1970s. They were excellent musicians and had in their midst a remarkable song writing talent, Ray Davies. Although the regularity of their hits continued unabated for many years, and they never looked like losing their public appeal, their longevity was threatened from within. For the members, and Ray Davies in particular, showed an emotional temperament and extreme behaviour sometimes even descending into violence. Despite these tendencies the band stayed together- more or less continuously- until 1969 when Peter Quaife departed and was replaced by John Dalton from the Creation. The 1970s were a time of change in other ways too for the band began to spend the majority of its time in the USA where the 'Britishness' of Ray Davies' wonderfully original lyrics had great appeal. |
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The Kinks had no less than five UK EPs released during the 1960s and the one shown on the right is the first of them. This contains a number of tracks not featured on their singles including their splendid version of the controversial, Louie Louie- a song made famous by the Kingsmen. |
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| Although both the Davies brothers tried solo careers as side-lines during the 1960s, and Dave even managed two top 20 hits, the group has always seemed to come first. Whatever it is that has kept them together we should be grateful to it. The Kinks have been one of the truly great institutions to have been brought to us through the advent of the group sound of the 1960s. | |
