The Ultimate Collection

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1You Really Got Me
producer:
Shel Talmy (in 1964-07)
additional piano:
Perry Ford (in 1964-07)
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1964-07)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1964-07)
guitar [lead guitar]:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
guitar [rhythm guitar], harmonica, keyboard and lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1964-07)
miscellaneous support:
PRT Records (PRT (Precision Records & Tapes) was formerly Pye Records) (task: Courtesy of / c/o Celebrity Licensing, Inc.)
recorded at:
IBC Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1964-07)
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 13), Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 82) and The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 176)
recording of:
You Really Got Me (in 1964-07)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships), Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
4.32:14
2All Day and All of the Night
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd.
part of:
Dave Marsh: The Best of the Top 40 Singles: 1964 (recordings) (number: 23)
recording of:
All Day and All of the Night (on 1964-09-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd., Jay Boy and Kassner Associated Publishers Ltd.
4.552:22
3Tired of Waiting for You
engineer:
Bob Auger (audio) and Alan McKenzie (engineer)
bass guitar and background vocals:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Graham (UK pop/rock session drummer and producer, 1940-2009)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
recording of:
Tired of Waiting for You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
52:31
4Ev'rybody's Gonna Be Happy
engineer:
Bob Auger (audio) and Alan McKenzie (engineer)
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23)
background vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23) and Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23)
recording of:
Ev’rybody’s Gonna Be Happy (from 1964-12-22 until 1964-12-23)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
32:16
5Set Me Free
engineer:
Bob Auger (audio) and Alan McKenzie (engineer)
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar and background vocals:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (from 1965-04-13 until 1965-04-14)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (from 1965-04-13 until 1965-04-14)
membranophone:
Mick Avory (from 1965-04-13 until 1965-04-14)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (from 1965-04-13 until 1965-04-14)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1965-04-13 until 1965-04-14)
recording of:
Set Me Free (from 1965-04-13 until 1965-04-14)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd. and Jay Boy
42:12
6See My Friends
recording of:
See My Friends
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
American Metropolitan Enterprises of New York Inc. and Edward Kassner Music Co. Ltd.
2:44
7Till the End of the Day
engineer:
Alan Mackenzie (engineer) and Alan O’Duffy
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory
background vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) and Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist)
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
recording of:
Till the End of the Day
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Davray Music (publisher) and Rightsong Music Inc.
52:20
8Dedicated Follower of Fashion
recording of:
Dedicated Follower of Fashion
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Davray Music (publisher) and Rightsong Music Inc.
53:01
9Sunny Afternoon
assistant engineer:
Alan O’Duffy
engineer:
Alan McKenzie (engineer)
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1966-05)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1966-05)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1966-05) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1966-05)
harpsichord and keyboard:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (in 1966-05)
background vocals:
Rasa Didzpetris-Davies (in 1966-05) and Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist) (in 1966-05)
vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1966-05) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1966-05)
performer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1966-05)
instruments arranger:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966-05)
recording of:
Sunny Afternoon (in 1966-05)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin (in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1984)
4.53:33
10Dead End Street
assistant engineer:
Alan O’Duffy
engineer:
Alan McKenzie (engineer)
producer:
Shel Talmy
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (on 1966-10-21)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (on 1966-10-21) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (on 1966-10-21)
keyboard:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (on 1966-10-21)
vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (on 1966-10-21) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (on 1966-10-21)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1966-10-21)
recording of:
Dead End Street (on 1966-10-21)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation, Davray Music Ltd. and And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
3:22
11Waterloo Sunset
producer:
Shel Talmy
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 14), Helsingin Sanomat: 100 maailman parasta laulua (2022-1-15) (number: 32) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 42)
recording of:
Waterloo Sunset
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
ABKCO Music, Inc. (this is a music publisher; for release labels, please use “ABKCO”), Davray Music Ltd., Unichappell Music, Inc., Carlin (in 1967), Davray (publisher) (in 1967) and And Son Music Ltd. (from 1980 to present)
4.33:18
12Autumn Almanac
recording of:
Autumn Almanac
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
33:12
13Wonder Boy
recording of:
Wonderboy
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
2:50
14Days
recording of:
Days
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
3.52:54
15Plastic Man
recording of:
Plastic Man
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
3:04
16Victoria
recording of:
Victoria
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
4.53:40
17Lola
part of:
The Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 386) and Rolling Stone Magazine’s 500 Greatest Songs of All Time (as at 2016-06-10) (number: 422)
recording of:
Lola
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin (in 1970, in 1984) and Davray (publisher) (in 1970, in 1984)
4.14:10
18Apeman
recording of:
Apeman
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
43:52
19David Watts
recording of:
David Watts
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Carlin Music Corporation and Davray Music Ltd.
2:37
20Where Have All the Good Times Gone
engineer:
Alan Mackenzie (engineer) and Alan O’Duffy
producer:
Shel Talmy
bass guitar and background vocals:
Pete Quaife (Kinks' bass guitarist)
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory
lead vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
recording of:
Where Have All the Good Times Gone
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Davray Music (publisher) and Rightsong Music Inc.
42:50
21Well Respected Man
recording of:
A Well Respected Man
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
2:42
22I'm Not Like Everybody Else
assistant engineer:
Alan O’Duffy
engineer:
Alan McKenzie (engineer)
producer:
Shel Talmy
drums (drum set):
Mick Avory (in 1966-01)
guitar:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1966-01) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1966-01)
keyboard:
Nicky Hopkins (pianist and organist) (in 1966-01)
vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) (in 1966-01) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks) (in 1966-01)
recorded at:
Pye Studios in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1966-01)
recording of:
I’m Not Like Everybody Else (in 1966-01)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
publisher:
Davray Music (publisher) and Rightsong Music Inc.
3:28
23End of the Season
lead vocals:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
recording of:
End of the Season
lyricist and composer:
Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
33:00
24Death of a Clown
lead vocals:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks)
recording of:
Death of a Clown
writer:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks) and Ray Davies (UK singer/songwriter, member of The Kinks)
53:12
25Suzannah's Still Alive
recording of:
Susannah’s Still Alive
lyricist and composer:
Dave Davies (lead guitarist, backing (and occasional lead) singer for The Kinks)
2:21