Petula Clark - The Second Disc

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Bob James, Béla Fleck, Dave Koz, Eric Clapton, Gershon Kingsley, INXS, Jackie DeShannon, Jesse Ed Davis, Lamb, Nellie McKay, Petula Clark, Rilo Kiley, Rod McKuen, Sly and the Family Stone, Tyketto, Wang Chung

Listen To The Warm: Real Gone’s May Line-Up Includes Rare Petula Clark plus Jesse Ed Davis, Lamb, The Bottle Rockets, Béla Fleck & the Flecktones and Others

May 8, 2025 by Randy Fairman | 1 Comment

We’ve already told you about the Jackie DeShannon CD – Love Forever: Demo Recordings 1966-1968 – coming from Real Gone Music tomorrow, May 9. But the label has a packed line-up of other titles ranging from pop to metalcore and years spanning the 1960s to 2000s on both CD and vinyl. Keep reading for all of the details. First up is a new expanded CD reissue of Petula Clark’s 2007 album Solitude & Sunshine: The Songs of Rod McKuen. Clark and McKuen first met in France in the 1960s and became good friends. …

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Classic Rock, Everything Else, Pop, Rock

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Béla Fleck, Gershon Kingsley, Jesse Ed Davis, Lamb, Petula Clark, Rod McKuen, Still Remains, The Bottle Rockets, Tyketto

Yes It Is: Grapefruit Collects 85 Beatles Covers on “We Can Work It Out”

February 9, 2024 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Over the years, there have been countless collections of Beatles covers. Cherry Red’s Grapefruit imprint threw its hat into the ring late last year with a fulsome new 3-CD set. We Can Work It Out: Covers of The Beatles 1962-1966 concentrates only on the Fab Four’s first years, arranging its 85 songs in the order of the original Beatles song releases. Most, though not all, of the versions are contemporaneous, making this set a particularly enjoyable tour through the rapidly shifting pop music landscape. We Can Work It Out boasts artists both…

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Digital Download, Digital Streaming

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Classic Rock, Pop

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Cilla Black, Jackie Trent, Jan and Dean, Joe Cocker, José Feliciano, Liza Minnelli, Mary Wells, Peter and Gordon, Petula Clark, The 5th Dimension, The Beatles, The Mamas and The Papas, The Supremes, Various Artists

The Weekend Stream: April 1, 2023

April 1, 2023 by Mike Duquette | 2 Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. Our latest round-up may be on April Fool’s Day, but it’s no joke: remixes by Madonna, rarities by Burt Bacharach and Peggy Lee, a White Stripes live set and the first major Barry White production are all here. Happy streaming! Madonna, Nothing Really Matters (Remixes) (Warner/Rhino) (iTunes / Amazon) Madonna closed the Ray of Light album cycle with…

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Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Ashanti, Barry White, Bobby Darin, Burt Bacharach, Carly Simon, Cissy Houston, Debbie Gibson, Jack White, Joel Grey, Lil Wayne, Love Unlimited, Madonna, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee, Petula Clark, Rupert Holmes, Stephanie Mills, The White Stripes

The Weekend Stream: December 3, 2022

December 3, 2022 by The Second Disc | 6 Comments

Welcome to The Weekend Stream, a relaxing weekly review of notable digital-only catalogue titles. There may be no CD or vinyl, but there’s plenty of great new/old music to usher you into the weekend. This week, we’ve got a treasure trove from the great ladies of song, a Fab mega-box, and much more! Petula Clark, Blue Lady: The Nashville Sessions (UMe) (iTunes / Amazon) On November 15 of this year, Petula Clark celebrated her milestone 90th birthday. The legendary performer was hardly sitting idle; she’s still performing eight shows a week at London’s…

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The Weekend Stream

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Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Everything Else, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Duke Ellington, Elvis Presley, Fela Kuti, Humble Pie, Kitty Kallen, Madonna, Patti Page, Paul McCartney, Petula Clark, The Dells

Ace Records Round-Up: Spotlight on Petula Clark, Norman Whitfield, and “More Motown Girls”

November 24, 2021 by Joe Marchese | 3 Comments

The soundtrack of director Edgar Wright’s recent film Last Night in Soho features two interpretations of Tony Hatch’s classic pop hit “Downtown” performed by star Anya Taylor-Joy: one perky and uptempo, one haunting and downbeat. But the Soho soundtrack isn’t the only way to hear “Downtown” as you likely haven’t heard it before. The irresistible ode to that place where you can “forget all your troubles, forget all your cares” can be heard in Italian as sung by its originator, Petula Clark, as one of the 31 tracks on Ace International’s delightful…

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Blinky, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, Norman Whitfield, Petula Clark, Rare Earth, Rose Royce, The Temptations

Among My Souvenirs: Stage Door Preps “Petula Clark In Copenhagen: 1958-1960” with Previously Unreleased Recordings

April 21, 2021 by The Second Disc | 1 Comment

Following the 2020 releases of Petula Clark’s Christmas in London and On Air: 1951-1961, the Stage Door label is continuing its series exploring the early days of the superstar’s extraordinary and still-thriving career. On May 21, Stage Door will release In Copenhagen 1958-1960, premiering a disc’s worth of previously unreleased recordings from this largely unexplored period of Petula’s career. The nearly two dozen recordings here have been sourced from master tapes housed in the archives of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation and were recorded by Petula for use in four television specials recorded…

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Bent Fabric, Petula Clark

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’60s ROCK, POP AND SOUL: New Treasury Collection DVD Set Offers Over 100 Favorites

November 23, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 9 Comments

Earlier this year, The Second Disc shared news of Rock, Pop and Doo Wop, a 7-DVD collection from Treasury Collection and executive producer-director TJ Lubinsky. Now, with the holidays upon us, a new set featuring dozens of classic hit-makers has just been released: ’60s Rock, Pop and Soul. This 4-DVD package has been culled from two decades of Lubinsky’s historic television concerts, with 130 hit songs from a “Who’s Who” of legendary performers including Frankie Valli (“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You”), Jackie DeShannon (“What the World Needs Now Is Love”), John…

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Aretha Franklin, B.J. Thomas, Ben E. King, Davy Jones, Four Tops, Frankie Valli, Glen Campbell, Jackie DeShannon, Jefferson Starship, Judy Collins, Lulu, Petula Clark, Ron Dante, The 5th Dimension, The Association, The Isley Brothers, The Zombies, Tommy James and The Shondells, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of November 13

November 13, 2020 by The Second Disc | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elton John, Jewel Box (EMI/UMe) 8CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Deep Cuts 4LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Rarities & B-Sides 3LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada And This Is Me… 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John is reaching deep into the vault with Jewel Box, a new, super-sized collection of rare and unreleased material. The British pop legend’s deep dive into his expansive, five-decade-plus archive features 148 tracks on 8 CDs, approximately 63 of which are previously unreleased, plus three dozen B-sides being compiled together for the first time. The discs are thematically organized as Deep…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Country, Gospel, Holiday, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

Release Round-Up: Week of November 6

November 6, 2020 by The Second Disc | 4 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elvis Costello and The Attractions, Armed Forces: Super Deluxe Edition (UMe) uDiscoverMusic Store: black / color Elvis Costello is revisiting his 1979 album in super-sized format. Armed Forces arrives today as a deluxe, slipcased 9-disc vinyl set with three 12-inch LPs, three 10-inch LPs, and three 7-inch singles including 23 previously unreleased live tracks and the complete contents of the previous Rhino/Edsel deluxe edition (with many tracks making their debut on vinyl). It contains a new remaster by Bob Ludwig and EC of Armed Forces from the original tapes; Sketches for Emotional…

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Disco/Dance, Holiday, Jazz, Pop, Popular Standards/Vocal, Rock, Soundtracks

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Charlie Parker, Dave Brubeck, David Bowie, Elvis Costello, Ennio Morricone, Felix Slatkin, Harvey Schmidt, Kylie Minogue, Neil Young, Paul McCartney, Petula Clark, Pylon, SVT, Shirley Bassey, The Uptones, Whitesnake, Wilco

Cherry Red, RPM Get “Right Back Where We Started From” With New ’70s Female Pop Collection

November 5, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 8 Comments

Cherry Red’s long-running RPM imprint announced earlier this year that 2020 would be its final year of operations – but that hasn’t kept RPM from going out with a bang. One of the final titles to arrive from the imprint, Right Back Where We Started From, is a joyous 3-CD celebration of Female Pop and Soul in Seventies Britain. The title is drawn from Maxine Nightingale’s irresistibly bouncy 1975 single, a top ten entry in the United Kingdom and a top five in the States. Not every track on this 77-song collection…

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Birds of a Feather, Doris Troy, Dusty Springfield, Lesley Duncan, Madeline Bell, Maxine Nightingale, Petula Clark, Polly Niles, Twinkle

Release Round-Up: Week of May 29

May 29, 2020 by The Second Disc | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Ronnie Milsap, The Best of Ronnie Milsap (Craft Recordings) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) The Best of Ronnie Milsap gathers up 12 of the artist’s biggest hits from his first tenure at RCA, including “It Was Almost Like a Song,” “Any Day Now,” and “What a Difference You’ve Made in My Life.” Craft’s parent company, Concord Music, acquired the rights to 16 of Milsap’s RCA albums from between 1977-2006 last year, and this is the first physical product to come from the acquisition…

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Blues, Classic Rock, Country, Disco/Dance, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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David Bowie, Def Leppard, Diana Ross, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Buffett, John Lee Hooker, Lady Gaga, Petula Clark, Prince, Ronnie Milsap, Rush

Colour My World: Petula Clark’s Complete 1974 Royal Albert Hall Concert Comes to CD

March 30, 2020 by Joe Marchese | 13 Comments

When you’re alone and life is making you lonely, you can always go downtown… When Petula Clark first sang those words by Tony Hatch back in 1964, it’s highly doubtful that she – or anybody else – could have predicted the COVID-19 crisis which we’re all currently experiencing. But the warm, inviting, and reassuring sentiment has never seemed more relevant than it does today. Thanks to the herculean efforts of the United Music Foundation, it’s now possible to travel with the timeless Ms. Clark not just downtown, but away from these social-distancing…

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“Perry Como’s Olde English Christmas” Comes to DVD with Petula Clark, Leo Sayer

December 18, 2018 by Joe Marchese | 5 Comments

It’s been said that there’s no place like home for the holidays…and few artists have conjured up that nostalgic warmth as well as Perry Como. For nearly five decades, the beloved Italian-American crooner was a fixture on radio, records, film and, naturally, the medium which seemingly suited the genial, gentle vocalist best: television. Starting with The Chesterfield Supper Club‘s transition to NBC-TV in the late 1940s, the subsequent debut of The Perry Como Show on CBS-TV in the early 1950s, and then a transition back to NBC in full-hour color programs that…

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Gemma Craven, Leo Sayer, Perry Como, Petula Clark

Release Round-Up: Week of January 12

January 12, 2018 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Dionne Warwick, Odds and Ends: Scepter Records Rarities (Real Gone Music) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) From 1962 to 1971, Dionne Warwick, working primarily with songwriters/producers Burt Bacharach and Hal David, notched over twenty Top 40 hits on the Scepter label and garnered two Grammy Awards. Yet while there have been numerous reissues of Warwick’s work at Scepter, some material has been overlooked. This new collection rectifies that! All 27 tracks on this compilation are new to U.S. CD, including 11 previously unreleased tracks. You’ll…

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Cast Recordings, Classical/Opera, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock, Soundtracks

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Big Star, Denny Doherty, Diana Ross, Dionne Warwick, Leonard Bernstein, Melissa Manchester, Petula Clark, The Main Ingredient, The Mamas and The Papas, The Remains, The Rising Storm

The Second Disc’s Essential RSD Black Friday 2017 Release Guide

November 24, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

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From all of us here at Second Disc HQ to all of you, we hope you’ve enjoyed a wonderful Thanksgiving in the company of beloved family and friends. Of course, from this day which conjures nostalgic and warm feelings comes a celebration of a different kind with this year’s annual Black Friday – and Record Store Day’s miniature cousin to April’s yearly event. In keeping with tradition, Mike, Randy and I have once again selected our top picks of the numerous titles being released tomorrow from many of our favorite labels, including Legacy…

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Classic Rock, Pop, Rock, Soundtracks

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Blue Oyster Cult, Chet Atkins, Chris Bell, Chris Cornell, Danny Elfman, Leonard Nimoy, Oingo Boingo, Paul McCartney, Petula Clark, Queen, Record Store Day, Soundgarden, Tangerine Dream, The Turtles, Tori Amos, Toto, Utopia

Release Round-Up: Week of November 10

November 10, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Elton John, Diamonds [Various Formats] (UMe) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 2LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 1CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Elton John looks back on his extraordinary career with a new retrospective collection, available in 1-CD, 2-CD, 3-CD, and 2-LP formats. Get all of the details right here! R.E.M., Automatic for the People: 25th Anniversary Deluxe Edition [Various Formats] (Craft Recordings) 2CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. 3CD/1 Blu-ray: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K. LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon Canada / Amazon U.K….

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Cast Recordings, Classic Rock, Holiday, Pop, R&B/Soul, Rock

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Alex Chilton, Aretha Franklin, Carmaig de Forest, David Heneker, Elton John, Eric Johnson, Guided by Voices, Metallica, Petula Clark, R.E.M., Ranny Sinclair, Rare Earth, Smokey Robinson, Tears for Fears, The Foundations, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Seasons In The Sun: Frank, Dusty, Petula, More Salute Rod McKuen On New Anthology

March 7, 2017 by Joe Marchese | 2 Comments

In the case of Rod McKuen, “prolific” might well have been an understatement. Before he turned 35, McKuen had already lived many lives – from farm hand, lumberjack, rodeo cowboy, disk jockey, and U.S. Army veteran to singer, songwriter, actor, and the most commercially successful poet of his time – or any other. Despite an enviable career that saw him receive two Academy Award nominations and Frank Sinatra dedicate an entire album to him, the songs of Rod McKuen frequently haven’t received their due, and even after his death, he remains an…

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Dusty Springfield, Frank Sinatra, Glen Campbell, Nancy Sinatra, Perry Como, Petula Clark, Rod McKuen, Tom Jones, Various Artists

And All That Jazz: Liza Minnelli, Petula Clark, Michael Crawford Featured On “Elaine Paige Presents The Musicals”

November 17, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Elaine Paige is lending her name to a new 3-CD collection of musical theatre favorites. Elaine Paige Presents The Musicals is due on November 25 from Union Square Music, with 58 tracks and over three hours of music. Elaine Paige Presents the Musicals is licensed from various labels, making for a cross-section of recordings. You’ll find familiar names from the worlds of theatre, movies and pop, including Michael Ball (“Love Changes Everything” from Aspects of Love, “Falling Slowly” from Once, “Empty Chairs at Empty Tables” from Les Miserables, “Let It Be Me”…

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Barbara Dickson, Elaine Paige, Liza Minnelli, Michael Crawford, Petula Clark, Various Artists

This Could Be The Night: Shout! Factory To Release “T.A.M.I. Show” and “The Big T.N.T. Show” on Blu-ray

September 23, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 8 Comments

While we normally concentrate on CD reissues here at The Second Disc, we do occasionally like to highlight other titles which we think may be of interest to our readers. One such project, just announced from Shout! Factory, certainly qualifies: a 2-disc Blu-ray set entitled the T.A.M.I. Show/The Big T.N.T. Show Collector’s Edition due out on December 2. Directed by Steve Binder, T.A.M.I. Show (meaning either “Teenage Awards Music International” or “Teen Age Music International”) was filmed on October 28 and 29, 1964 in California and released in December of that year. …

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Donovan, James Brown, Marvin Gaye, Petula Clark, Ray Charles, Roger Miller, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, The Beach Boys, The Byrds, The Rolling Stones, The Supremes

Release Round-Up: Week of September 16

September 16, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up! Led Zeppelin, The Complete BBC Sessions (Atlantic/Swan Song/Rhino) 3 CD: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 5 LP: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada 3 CD/5 LP Super Deluxe Edition: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada Digital Download: Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. This new collection expands the original double-disc set, from 1997, which was culled from the band’s appearances on BBC radio between 1969 and 1971. This updated version has been fully and newly remastered under the supervision by…

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Bobby Rush, Jim Steinman, Led Zeppelin, Meat Loaf, Pete Townshend, Petula Clark, Shirley Horn, Various Artists, Willie Nelson

Where The Good Times Are: Ace Collects “Beat Girls”

August 23, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

We recently filled you in on the ninth volume of Ace Records’ long-running series, Where the Girls Are. Today, we spotlight two companion volumes dedicated to Beat Girls of the 1960s! Pye Records, home of Petula Clark and The Kinks, practically defined the British “big beat” sound of girl-pop with its urbane, sophisticated productions. Scratch My Back! Pye Beat Girls 1963-1968 offers a cross section of the label’s brashest sounds with 24 well-selected nuggets from artists both familiar and lesser-known. The collection takes its title from a snarling, fuzz guitar-laden song by…

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Dana Gillespie, Lulu, Marianne Faithfull, Petula Clark, Various Artists

Release Round-Up: Week of June 3

June 3, 2016 by Joe Marchese | No Comments

Welcome to this week’s Release Round-Up…it’s one of the year’s most eclectic yet, with heavy hitters from Pink Floyd to Petula Clark…including releases from The Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Paul Simon, Edgar Winter and more! Petula Clark, Natural Love: The Scotti Brothers Recordings (Real Gone) (Amazon U.S. / Amazon U.K. / Amazon Canada) In the early years of the 1980s, Petula Clark was signed to the Scotti Brothers label in the U.S. and starring in a revival of The Sound of Music in the West End. During this busy period, she released several singles for Scotti…

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10000 Maniacs, Air Supply, David Bowie, Edgar Winter, Fairport Convention, Gary Burton, Loudon Wainwright III, Paul Simon, Petula Clark, Pink Floyd, The D.O.C., The Happenings, The Kinks, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Traveling Wilburys

Even The Nights Are Better: Real Gone’s June Slate Features Petula Clark, Air Supply, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Fairport Convention, More

April 29, 2016 by Randy Fairman | 1 Comment

With spring having just begun, it might be hard to believe that summer is going to be here before we know it. But the year marches on and Real Gone Music is kicking off the summer with its June 3rd slate of titles. As per usual with the label, there are a wide variety of genres being represented, including one that Real Gone has never dipped into before. We’ll begin with the two titles that feature liner notes by our very own Joe Marchese. The first is a collection from sixties British hit-maker…

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Air Supply, Fairport Convention, Grateful Dead, Loudon Wainwright III, Maynard Ferguson, Petula Clark, The D.O.C., The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

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Not Like Everybody Else: “Kinked!” Kollects Kinks Kovers (And Sessions, Too!)

April 18, 2016 by Joe Marchese | 1 Comment

When it comes to songwriting, Ray Davies is doubtless one well-respected man. Yet, unbelievably, Ace Records’ recent Kinked! Kinks Songs and Sessions 1964-1971 marks the first collection to explore in comprehensive fashion the early body of work created by Davies outside of his famous band. Its 26 tracks encompass songs not recorded by The Kinks, or first released by artists other than The Kinks, as well as a handful of contemporary cover versions, sessions featuring The Kinks on backup, and even previously unissued tracks. Chockablock with rarities, it’s divided into two sections by…

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