Kinks-Size

Kinks-Size is the second US-only album by the English band the Kinks, released in 1965. It consists of songs that were left out of US presses of the Kinks' previous albums, as well as songs from UK-released EPs.

Kinks-Size
Studio album by
the Kinks
Released24 March 1965[lower-alpha 1]
RecordedAugust–December 1964[2]
StudioPye, London
Genre
Length23:02
LabelReprise
ProducerShel Talmy
The Kinks US chronology
You Really Got Me
(1964)		 Kinks-Size
(1965)		 Kinda Kinks
(1965)
Singles from Kinks-Size
  1. "Tired of Waiting for You" / "Come on Now"
    Released: c. 24 February 1965[5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The New Rolling Stone Album Guide[6]

The album takes its name and all four tracks from the Kinksize Session EP, adding two tracks left off the US version of their debut LP ("I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" and "Revenge") and their two recent hit singles ("All Day and All of the Night" and "Tired of Waiting for You") and their respective B-sides ("I Gotta Move" and "Come On Now").

This was the Kinks' second-most successful album of the 1960s in the US, reaching #13 (Greatest Hits!, a compilation album, reached #9).[7]

The album was issued in the US and Canada in mono and stereo versions.[8] It was reissued once on cassette in the US in 1988 and once on CD in Japan in 2018, but has otherwise remained out of print since 1988.[8] Selected tracks off the album are currently available on the extended CD version of Kinks.

Reception

The album has been critiqued as a clear cash-grab by Reprise, but the actual songs included have been praised as "the best parts of the group's work in England", with Bruce Eder of AllMusic writing, "this record rocks, showing off the better sides of the group's R&B output and early, formative, Beatles-influenced experiments as well."[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Ray Davies unless otherwise noted.

Side one

  1. "Tired of Waiting for You" – 2:30
  2. "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry) – 2:57
  3. "I've Got That Feeling" – 2:45
  4. "Revenge" (Davies, Larry Page) – 1:28
  5. "I Gotta Move" – 2:24

Side two

  1. "Things Are Getting Better" – 1:57
  2. "I Gotta Go Now" – 2:54
  3. "I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" (J.D. Miller) – 2:20
  4. "Come On Now" – 1:45
  5. "All Day and All of the Night" – 2:02

Charts

Personnel

According to band researcher Doug Hinman:[2]

The Kinks

  • Ray Davies – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica; piano ("Louie Louie" and "I've Got That Feeling"); lead guitar ("Revenge")
  • Dave Davies – backing vocals, lead guitar; lead vocals ("I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" and "Come on Now")
  • Pete Quaife – backing vocals, bass guitar
  • Mick Avory – drums; tambourine ("All Day and All of the Night")

Additional musicians

Production

Notes
  1. Doug Hinman writes the album was "probably" issued on the 24th but he also raises the possibility it was released a week later on the 31st.[1]

References
  1. Hinman 2004, pp. 51, 52.
  2. Hinman 2004, pp. 37, 38, 41, 46.
  3. Anon. (27 March 1965). "Cash Box Album Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. p. 30 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  4. Eder, Bruce. Kinks-Size at AllMusic. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
  5. Hinman 2004, p. 46.
  6. Sheffield 2004, p. 458.
  7. "The Kinks Chart History". Billboard. Billboard. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  8. "The Kinks - Kinks-Size - Releases, Reviews, Credits". Discogs. Discogs. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  9. Hinman 2004, p. 52.
  10. "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box. 22 May 1965. p. 29 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  11. "100 Top LP's". Record World. 29 May 1965. p. 5.
  12. "Top LP's of 1965 (Based on total sales at retail)" (PDF). Billboard. 25 December 1965. p. 25 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
  13. "Best Albums of 1965" (PDF). Cash Box. 25 December 1965. p. 31 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.

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