The Kink Kontroversy

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The Kink Kontroversy
Studio album by The Kinks
Released	November 26, 1965
Recorded	May 24, 1965 - December, 1966
Genre	Rock and roll
Length	41:28
Label	Pye Records NPL 18131
Producer(s)	Shel Talmy
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Rolling Stone
The Kinks chronology
Kinda Kinks (1964) ---- Kinks Kinkdom (1965) (US)	The Kink Kontroversy (1965)	Face to Face (1966)

The Kink Kontroversy is a 1965 album by The Kinks. It is a transitional work, with elements of both the earlier Kinks' styles (heavily blues-influenced songs such as "Milk Cow Blues", and variations on the band's hits from 1964-65 such as "Till the End of the Day"), and early indications of the future direction of Ray Davies songwriting styles ("The World Keeps Going Round" and "I'm On an Island"). The album's title is a mocking reference to the band's notorious reputation that had developed over the previous year, including a ban on performances in America, onstage fights, and serious concert riots in Europe.

[edit] Track listing

All Songs by Ray Davies except as noted

1. "Milk Cow Blues" (Kokomo Arnold) – 3:44
2. "Ring the Bells" (Ray Davies) – 2:21
3. "Gotta Get the First Plane Home" (Ray Davies) – 1:49
4. "When I See That Girl of Mine" (Ray Davies) – 2:12
5. "I Am Free" (Dave Davies) – 2:32
6. "Till the End of the Day" (Ray Davies) – 2:21
7. "World Keeps Going Round" (Ray Davies) – 2:36
8. "I'm on an Island" (Ray Davies) – 2:19
9. "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" (Ray Davies) – 2:53
10. "It's Too Late" (Ray Davies) – 2:37
11. "What's in Store for Me" (Ray Davies) – 2:06
12. "You Can't Win" (Ray Davies) – 2:42

[edit] Bonus tracks (on post-1998 re-releases)

1. "Dedicated Follower Of Fashion" – 3:05
2. "Sittin' on My Sofa" (Dave Davies) – 3:08
3. "When I See That Girl of Mine" [Demo Version] – 2:01
4. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" [Alternate Take] – 3:01

The Kinks
Ray Davies – Dave Davies – Bob Henrit – Pete Quaife – Ian Gibbons – Mick Avory – Jim Rodford
John Gosling – John Dalton – Andy Pyle – Gordon Edwards
Discography
Albums: The Kinks (1964) - Kinda Kinks (1965) - The Kink Kontroversy (1966) - Face to Face (1966) - Something Else by the Kinks (1967) - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (1968) - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire) (1969) - Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One (1970) - Muswell Hillbillies (1971) - Everybody's in Show-Biz (1972) - Sleepwalker (1977) - Misfits (1978) - Low Budget (1979) - Give the People What They Want (1981) - State of Confusion (1983)
Songs: "You Really Got Me" – "Waterloo Sunset" – "Lola"