The Kinks BBC Sessions 1964-1977
2-CD, 2001, Compilation, Live, Remastered

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2CD
35 previously
Unreleased
Digitally
Remastered
Klassiks


released 2001 Sanctuary / SANDD010
released March 6, 2001 Sanctuary / 06076 84504-2



- working title: The Songs We Sang for Auntie [In
1971 it was also the working title of a planned
Ray Davies solo album which never happened]

- BBC Sessions 1964-1977 [Original Recording Remastered, Live] released March 20, 2001

Rock & Roll, Pop/Rock
Mod, Psychedelic Pop



Personnel: Ray Davies (lead vocals except as noted, rhythm guitar except as noted), Dave Davies (lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals as noted), Mick Avory (drums), Pete Quaife (bass guitar, backing vocals) CD 1 tracks 2, 4-21, CD 2 tracks 11, 12 John Dalton (bass) CD 2 tracks 1-9, 13-14.

CD ONE:
Voice-overs/interviews when present as recorded for the syndicated programme Top Of The Pops (BBC Transcription Service) by Brian Matthew CD 1 tracks 1-21 and CD 2 track 1, except CD 1 tracks 14 & 17 by David Symonds.

2.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 30 Oct, 1964 at Playhouse Theatre, London

4.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 7 Sep, 1964 at Playhouse Theatre, London

5.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 30 Oct, 1964 at Playhouse Theatre, London

6.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 20 Apr, 1965 at BBC Maida Vale Studios, London

7.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 20 Apr, 1965 at BBC Maida Vale Studios, London

8.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 6 Aug, 1965 at BBC Aeolian Hall, Studio 1, London

9.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 6 Aug, 1965 at BBC Aeolian Hall, Studio 1, London
- a studio recording was never officially released by The Kinks
- "This Strange Effect" is a song written by Ray Davies and released first by Dave Berry in July 1965

10.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 10 Aug, 1965 at Playhouse Theatre, London

11.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 10 Aug, 1965 at Playhouse Theatre, London

12.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 13 Dec, 1965 at Playhouse Theatre, London

13.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 13 Dec, 1965 at Playhouse Theatre, London

14.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 4 Aug, 1967 at Playhouse Theatre, London

15.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 1 Jul, 1968 at BBC Piccadilly Studio 1, London

16.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 25 Oct, 1967 at BBC Maida Vale Studio 4, London

17.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 4 Aug, 1967 at Playhouse Theatre, London

18.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 1 Jul, 1968 at BBC Piccadilly Studio 1, London

19.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 9 Jul, 1968 at Playhouse Theatre, London

20.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 1 Jul, 1968 at BBC Piccadilly Studio 1, London

21.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 26 Nov, 1968 at Playhouse Theatre, London

CD TWO:

1.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 18 May, 1970 at Aeolian Hall, Studio 2, London

2.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 5 May, 1972 at Studio T1, Transcription Service, Kensington House, London
- Personnel: plus John Gosling (piano), John Beecham (trombone), Alan Holmes (clarinet) and Michael Rosen (trumpet)

3.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 6 Jun, 1974 at Langham Studios, Studio 1, London
- Personnel: plus John Gosling electric piano and organ), John Beecham (trombone), Alan Holmes (tenor saxophone), Laurie Brown (trumpet), Pam Travis and Maryann Price (backing vocals)

4.: live, stereo mix, recorded 14 Jul, 1974 at Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London

5.: live, stereo mix, recorded 14 Jul, 1974 at Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London

6.. live, stereo mix, recorded 14 Jul, 1974 at Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London
- John Gosling (piano)

7.: live, stereo mix, recorded 14 Jul, 1974 at Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London
- Ray Davies (acoustic guitar), John Gosling (piano), John Beecham (tuba), Alan Holmes (clarinet)

8.: live, stereo mix, recorded 14 Jul, 1974 at Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London
- Ray Davies (acoustic guitar) John Gosling (piano)

9.: live, stereo mix, recorded 14 Jul, 1974 at Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London
- Ray Davies (vocals only), John Gosling (piano)
- Dem Bones, Dry Bones or Dem Dry Bones is a well-known traditional spiritual song, used to teach basic anatomy to children. The melody was written by African-American author and songwriter James Weldon Johnson (1871–1938)
- The Kinks used the chorus on the song "Skin and Bone" on their 1971 album Muswell Hillbillies

10.: live, stereo mix, recorded 24 Dec, 1977 at Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London
- Ray Davies (vocals only), John Gosling (piano)
11.: stereo mix, recorded Mar 1968 at Pye Studios (No. 2), London

12.: mono mix, recorded 4 Feb, 1969 at BBC's Riverside Sound Studios, Hammersmith, London

13.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 5 May, 1972 at Studio T1, Transcription Service, Kensington House, London
- Personnel: plus John Gosling (piano), John Beecham (trombone), Alan Holmes (clarinet) and Michael Rosen (trumpet), Alan Holmes (tenor saxophone)

14.: mono mix, BBC recording, recorded 6 Jun, 1974 at Langham Studios, Studio 1, London
Personnel: plus John Gosling piano, John Beecham (trombone), Alan Holmes (tenor saxophone), Laurie Brown (trumpet), Pam Travis and Maryann Price (backing vocals)


BBC Sessions 1964-1977:
Release info - kindakinks.net/discography/showrelease.php?release=645

- 3CD-BOOTLEG called "The Songs We Sang For Auntie: BBC Sessions Outtakes 1964 - 1994" (Meerkur-Records/MEERCD001). The set includes 55 tracks of the Kinks' BBC sessions that have been omitted from the official release in 2001
With this CD set, the complete concerts in London 1974 and 1977 are now available on CD. It is the very first time that the 1977 live version of "Father Christmas" can be found on a bootleg. The second previously unreleased song is "Mirror of Love" which comes as a BBC studio version.
CD 1: The Songs We Sang For Auntie
1. You Really Got Me
(recorded 7/9/64; Playhouse Theatre)
2. Got Love If You Want It
(recorded 1/10/64; Beat Room)
3. Hide And Seek (Winley; Byrd)
(recorded 6/8/65; Aeolian Hall, Studio 1)
4. Never Met A Girl Like You Before
(recorded 10/8/65; Playhouse Theatre)
5. Milk Cow Blues (Estes)
(recorded 10/8/65; Playhouse Theatre)
6. Got My Feet On The Ground
(recorded 10/8/65; Playhouse Theatre)
7. A Well Respected Man
(recorded 13/12/65; Playhouse Theatre)
8. I Am Free (Dave Davies)
(recorded 13/12/65; Playhouse Theatre)
9. Love Me Till The Sun Shines
(recorded 4/8/67; Playhouse Theatre)
10. Sunny Afternoon
(recorded 25/10/65; Maida Vale Studio 4)
11. Autumn Almanac
(recorded 25/10/65; Maida Vale Studio 4)
12. Mr. Pleasant
(recorded 25/10/65; Maida Vale Studio 4)
13. Susannah’s Still Alive
(recorded 25/10/65; Maida Vale Studio 4)
14. David Watts
(recorded 25/10/65; Maida Vale Studio 4)
15. Victoria
(recorded 18/12/69; Camden Theatre)
16. Mr. Churchill Says
(recorded 18/12/69; Camden Theatre)
17. The Moneygoround
(recorded 1970)
18. Marathon
(recorded March 1970)
19. Got To Be Free
(recorded March 1970)
20. Mirror Of Love
(recorded 6/6/74; Langham Studio 1)
Personnel: Ray Davies (vocals, guitar, piano);
Dave Davies (vocals, guitar); Mick Avory
(drums); Pete Quaife (bass guitar, backing
vocals; tracks 1-14); John Dalton (bass guitar;
tracks 15-20);
additional personnel on track 20: John Gosling
(pi ano) , J ohn Be e cham ( t r ombone ) ; Al an
Holmes (tenor saxophone); Laurie Brown
(trumpet); Pamela Travis and Maryann Price
(backing vocals)

CD2: Tales Told By Mr. Wonderful
1. Mr Wonderful (Bock; Hollocefner; Weiss)
2. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
3. Daylight
4. Here Comes Flash
5. Demolition
6. He’s Evil
7. Lola
Recorded live at the Hippodrome Theatre, Golders Green, London, 14/7/74

8. Juke Box Music
9. Sleepwalker
10. Life On The Road
11. A Well Respected Man/Death Of A Clown (R. Davies; D. Davies)
12. Sunny Afternoon
13. Waterloo Sunset
14. All Day And All Of The Night
15. Slum Kids
16. Celluloid Heroes
17. Hard Way
18. Lola
19. Alcohol
20. Skin And Bone/Dry Bones (trad.)
21. You Really Got Me
22. Father Christmas
Recorded live at the Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London, 24/12/74

Personnel: Ray Davies (vocals, guitar); Dave
Davies (vocals, guitar); Mick Avory (drums);
Andy Pyle (bass guitar); John Gosling (piano,
organ); Alan Holmes, Nick Newell and John
Beecham (brass section); Debbie Doss and Kim
G o o d y ( b a c k i n g vo c a l s ) ; R a y C o o p e r
(percussion)

CD3: Back Where We Started (recorded 1993/94)

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