The Kinks - The Best of The Kinks 1964-1971 (2014)

Sony's 2014 compilation The Best of the Kinks: 1964-1971 weighs in at a generous 17 tracks but it's difficult to compress the band's first decade onto a single disc. Some sacrifices must be made and so they are. Many hits and swinging '60s standards are here "You Really Got Me," "Tired of Waiting for You," "Till the End of the Day," "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," "Sunny Afternoon," "David Watts," "Days," "Victoria," "Lola" but there are several notable absences, including "All Day and All of the Night," "Stop Your Sobbing," "Death of a Clown," "Dead End Street," "Waterloo Sunset," and "Autumn Almanac." Everything that's here is excellent, so this is a nice sampler, but it's just a bit too haphazard to qualify as a preferred introduction.

TRACKLIST

01. You Really Got Me
02. I Need You
03. Tired Of Waiting For You
04. See My Friends
05. Till The End Of The Day
06. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion
07. Where Have All The Good Times Gone
08. Sunny Afternoon
09. David Watts
10. Wonderboy
11. Death Of A Clown
12. Days
13. Picture Book
14. The Kinks - Victoria
15. Lola
16. Strangers
17. God's Children