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London, United Kingdom (1963 – 1996)

The Kinks (1963–1996) were a British rock group that came out of the British R&B/Garage Rock scene of the early 1960s.

Formed in 1963 in London, UK, they first gained prominence on the heels of the well-received and highly influential single You Really Got Me (1964). The group originally consisted of lead singer/guitarist Ray Davies, his brother lead guitarist Dave Davies, drummer Mick Avory and bassist Peter Quaife. Quaife left (twice) in the late 1960s, and Avory finally left in 1984 due to a long-running dispute with Dave Davies, leaving only the Davies brothers as the core of the original group.

With Ray’s splendid songwriting skills and unashamedly English voices, Dave’s impressive guitar work and Avory’s tight and steady drumming, the band became one of the best and most influential groups of British rock and the “” of America, lasting longer than any of their competitors, apart from The Rolling Stones, as they broke up in 1996. Their impressive back catalogue of songs have been covered by Van Halen, THE PRETENDERS, The Black Keys, The Stranglers and Queens of the Stone Age to name but a few.
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    Don't forget to dance

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  • penquinharp

    the best

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  • tomas_beatle

    @badoom_bum the studio/official version it's on Muswell Hillbillies (1971), track 5. Also has a live version on Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972), track number 17.

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  • juli093

    @badoom_bum it's on "Everybody's in Show-Biz"

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  • badoom_bum

    what album is 'Alcohol' on?

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  • carrie_may

    God save the KinKs & long live the Village Green!!!

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    God Save The Kinks [6]

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    God Save The Kinks [4]

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  • zhanat89

    гребанный рейтинг... моя любимая вешь "better things" аж на 52 месте(((

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    God Save The Kinks [3]

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    God Save The Kinks [2]

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    God Save The Kinks

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  • King_Creole_35

    Misfits and Low Budget are so underrated. They're among the best albums by the Kinks!

    19 days ago

  • juniordorozario

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  • bad18

    Most underrated band!

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The Kinks - Picture Book box Set

2 Mar 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/thekinksofficial

This the first ever Kinks box set in the bands 40 year plus history. It has been compiled with the supervision of Ray Davies and contains 138 tracks spread across 6 CD’s. There are many …

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