In march this year, The Kinks released The Journey - Part 1, celebrating 60 years of the band. Now Part 2 has been announced, another anthology collection comprised of 2CD, 2LP, and digital formats, available Nov. 17 (BMG).
Compiled by the band, this collection features track-by-track notes from original members Ray Davies, Dave Davies and Mick Avory, and more. Plus singles, B-sides, album tracks and six new Ray Davies mixes, including previously unreleased live performances from 1975.
"I thought I knew everything about my songs until I was given the opportunity to put this record together. The new sequencing has enabled us to show the ‘big picture’ and give a more insightful back story about how our music evolved. I learned a lot about myself in putting this together," Ray Davies offers in a press release.
The Kinks initially formed in 1963 in Muswell Hill, North London.
RELEASE FORMATS:
2LP
Side 1
The World Around The Journeyman Starts To Crumble As His Life Is Turned Upside Down.
1. Till The End Of The Day (1965)
2. Preservation (1974)
3. David Watts (1967)
4. This Time Tomorrow (Alternate Take, 2020 Mix) (1970)
5. A Well Respected Man (1965)
6. Monica (1968)
7. Scrapheap City (1974)
Side 2
The Journeyman Is Led Astray By Ghosts And A Dark Angel.
1. Lola (1970)
2. Sunny Afternoon (1966)
3. Animal Farm (1968)
4. Creeping Jean (1969) *
5. Two Sisters (1967)
6. See My Friends (1965)
7. Money Talks (2023 Mix) (1974) **
Side 3
Our Journeyman Is Seduced By Those Ghosts And Demons Of The Underworld And Searches For His Lost Innocence.
1. Rainy Day In June (1966)
2. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (1966)
3. Where Are They Now? (2023 Mix) (1973) **
4. Wicked Annabella (1968)
5. Susannah's Still Alive (1967) *
6. 20th Century Man (1971)
7. Sitting By The Riverside (1968)
Side 4
Despair Turns To Elation As Journeyman Overcomes His Fear. Reunites With Old Friends.
1. New Victoria Suite - Everybody's A Star (Starmaker) (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
2. New Victoria Suite - Slum Kids (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
3. New Victoria Suite - (A) Face In The Crowd (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
4. Holiday Romance (1975)
5. Big Sky (1968)
6. God's Children (1971)
2CD / DIGITAL
CD1
The World Around The Journeyman Starts To Crumble As His Life Is Turned Upside Down
1. Till The End Of The Day (1965)
2. Preservation (1973)
3. David Watts (1967)
4. This Time Tomorrow (Alternate Take, 2020 Mix) (1970)
5. A Well Respected Man (1965)
6. Monica (1968)
7. Scrapheap City (1974)
8. He's Evil (1974)
The Journeyman Is Led Astray By Ghosts And A Dark Angel
9. Lola (1970)
10. Sunny Afternoon (1966)
11. Animal Farm (1968)
12. Creeping Jean (1969) *
13. Two Sisters (1967)
14. See My Friends (1965)
15. Money Talks (2023 Mix) (1974) **
16. No Return (1967)
17. Don't You Fret (1965)
CD2
Our Journeyman Is Seduced By Those Ghosts And Demons Of The Underworld And Searches For His Lost Innocence
1. I Need You (1965)
2. Rainy Day In June (1966)
3. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (1966)
4. Where Are They Now? (2023 Mix) (1973) **
5. Wicked Annabella (1968)
6. Alcohol (1971)
7. Susannah's Still Alive (1967) *
8. 20th Century Man (1971)
9. Sitting By The Riverside (1968)
10. Artificial Man (2023 Mix) (1974) **
Despair Turns To Elation As Journeyman Overcomes His Fear. Reunites With Old Friends
11. New Victoria Suite - Everybody’s A Star (Starmaker) (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
12. New Victoria Suite - Slum Kids (Live New Victoria Theatre) (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
13. New Victoria Suite - (A) Face In The Crowd (Live New Victoria Theatre) (Live, 2023 Mix)
(1975) **
14. Holiday Romance (1975)
15. Big Sky (1968)
16. Lincoln County (1968) *
17. God's Children (1971)
