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TRACK LISTING Disc One 1. You Really Got Me (from You Really Got Me, 1964) 2. Stop Your Sobbing (from You Really Got Me, 1964) 3. All Day and All of the Night (from Kinks-Size, 1965) 4. Tired of Waiting For You (from Kinks-Size, 1965) 5. Nothin' In This World Can Stop Me Worryin' 'Bout That Girl (from Kinda Kinks, 1965) 6. Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy (from Kinda Kinks, 1965) 7. A Well Respected Man (from Kinkdom, 1965) 8. Dedicated Follower of Fashion (single, 1966) 9. Who'll Be The Next In Line (from Kinkdom, 1965) 10. Set Me Free (single, 1965) 11. See My Friends (from Kinkdom, 1965) 12. Sunny Afternoon (from Face to Face, 1966) 13. Dead End Street (single, 1966) 14. Death Of A Clown (from Something Else, 1967) 15. Autumn Almanac (single, 1967) 16. David Watts (from Something Else, 1967) 17. Waterloo Sunset (from Something Else, 1967) 18. Days (from the Europe and New Zealand editions of The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968) 19. The Village Green Preservation Society (from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968) 20. Do You Remember Walter? (from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968) 21. Picture Book (from The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society, 1968) 22. Victoria (from Arthur: or The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1969) 23. Apeman (from Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, 1970) 24. Strangers (from Lola vs. Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One, 1970) 25. 20th Century Man (from Muswell Hillbillies, 1971) 26. Supersonic Rocket Ship (from Everybody's In Show-Biz, 1972) 27. Celluloid Heroes (U.S. Single Version) (from Everybody's in Show-Biz, 1972) Disc Two 1. Here Comes Another Day (from Everybody's In Show-Biz, 1972) 2. You Don't Know My Name (from Everybody's In Show-Biz, 1972) 3. Till The End of the Day (live 1972) 4. One of the Survivors (from Preservation Act 1, 1973) 5. Sweet Lady Genevieve (from Preservation Act 1, 1973) 6. Everybody's A Star (Starmaker) (from Soap Opera, 1975) 7. Life On the Road (from Sleepwalker, 1977) 8. Sleepwalker (from Sleepwalker, 1977) 9. Life Goes On (from Sleepwalker, 1977) 10. A Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy (single version) (from Misfits, 1978) 11. Father Christmas (single, 1977) 12. (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman (from Low Budget, 1979) 13. Lola (live 1979) (from One For the Road, 1980) 14. Where Have All the Good Times Gone (live 1979) (from One For the Road, 1980) 15. Better Things (single version) (from Give The People What They Want, 1981) 16. Destroyer (from Give The People What They Want, 1981) 17. Come Dancing (from State of Confusion, 1983) 18. Don't Forget To Dance from State of Confusion, 1983) 19. Do It Again (from Word of Mouth, 1984) 20. Living On A Thin Line (from Word of Mouth, 1984) 21. Scattered (from Phobia, 1993) During the course of their storied career The Kinks placed more than two dozen singles on the Billboard Hot 100. They were a staple of Top 40 radio in the 1960's and a fixture on oldies stations in the two decades that followed. But The Kinks were so much more than that. They were also one of the era's most innovative, prolific and successful album bands. I remember being blown away by "Arthur" when I first sampled it back in 1969. The Kinks never stopped making high quality records. Now in celebration of the band's 50th Anniversary Sony Legacy has released the remarkable 48 track two disc collection "The Essential Kinks". Just peruse the list above and you are sure to find a whole bunch of stuff that you would he happy to enjoy once again. Just about all of those memorable hit singles and a couple of dozen choice album cuts are included here. You should know that these are all the original Reprise, RCA, Arista and Columbia recordings you would remember from the radio. There are no cheap re-recordings here. The remastering job is superb and a terrific little book is also included featuring some very cool photos and liner notes by none other than David Bowie. "The Essential Kinks" proves to be a great collection at a very nice price. Very highly recommended!