The Kinks – The Mono Collection
September 20, 2016
Brash, loud, quirky, reflective – are just some of the opposing adjectives that have been applied to The Kinks. While hailed as one of the great British singles bands of the 1960s, the band enjoyed a fascinating career trajectory – from young, white London boys emulating black Chicago R&B on their debut through to ambitious thematic works like ‘The Village Green Preservation Society’ and ‘Arthur’ that anticipated Ray Davies’ ambitions in film and theatre.
The Mono Collection packages the first 8 albums in glorious mono, including ‘Live At Kelvin Hall’. The set also includes the bonus double LP compilation ‘The Kinks’ (aka ‘The Black Album’) as well as a lavish hardcover 48-page book including never-before-seen photos and new interviews with Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory.
“I wanted the tracks to sound how we would play them live.” – Ray Davies
From the garage guitar snarls of “You Really Got Me”, “All Day And All of The Night” and “I Need You”, the melodic mellotron swirls throughout “Autumn Almanac” and “Days” to the bold brass characterising “Victoria” and “Shangri-La”, the full spectrum of The Kinks in Mono is here to be appreciated and enjoyed anew.
You can pre-order your copy of The Mono Collection now!
THIS WEEK IN ROCK
ELO release an entire album on betamax, Elvis leaves the army and goes right back in the studio, Ray Davies gets a gong and more. It’s this week in rock.
Read more
THIS WEEK IN ROCK
Intriguing collaborations, seminal singles, classic albums and breakthrough hits – it’s this week in rock. https://www.legacyrecordings.co.uk/news/this-week-in-rock-13
Read more
THIS WEEK IN ROCK
Live debuts, awards, classic releases and a revolution in the recording industry. We look back at this week in rock history…
Read more
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: THE KINKS – ‘COME DANCING’
Originally released as single in late 1982 before appearing on the ‘State Of Confusion’ album the following year, The Kinks’ ‘Come Dancing’ eventually became a UK hit upon its re-release in the summer of 1983.
Read more
VIDEO OF THE WEEK: The Kinks – ‘Mr Pleasant’
A real curio in The Kinks’ back catalogue, ‘Mr Pleasant’ was originally released only in the US and mainland Europe.
Read more
Ray Davies ‘Americana’ – Out Now
Legendary Kinks frontman and new American treasure, Ray Davies, releases his first album of new material in over nine years – ‘Americana’.
Read more
2016 BOX SET ROUND-UP
Over the last 12 months, we at Sony Legacy have been proud to assemble some truly comprehensive compendiums of the most innovative and influential artists of all time. Here’s a look back at some of the greatest.
Read The Rundown...
‘The Kinks – The Mono Collection’ Out Now
‘The Kinks – The Mono Collection’ is a limited edition set of ten 180g vinyl discs of the Kinks’ mono albums, out now…
Read More.,..
Win ‘The Kinks – The Mono Collection’
“I think rock ‘n’ roll is a mono experience. If you have 5.1 rock ‘n’ roll it kind of loses its reason really.”
– Ray Davies
The Kinks – The Mono Collection
If you’re a fan of mono recordings you’re going to love this collection by The Kinks!
Read more