At the BBC - The Kinks
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  • Summary: The collection of surviving recordings from the BBC of the Kinks from between 1964 to 1994 are compiled into a six CD/DVD box set.

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  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Drowned In Sound
    Aug 13, 2012
    90
    Whilst it would be easy to say that the 136 tracks across five CDs make this boxset a purchase for completists and enthusiasts only, to do so would be reductive.
  2. Mojo
    Aug 13, 2012
    80
    These radio sessions and TV appearances present an unique, accelerated Kinks history. [Sep 2012, p.103]
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  3. Q Magazine
    Aug 20, 2012
    80
    This 131-track splurge still manages to throw up the occasional gem. [Sep 2012, p.116]
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  4. The Telegraph (UK)
    Aug 13, 2012
    60
    For every perfectly observed vignette of English life (Sunny Afternoon, Autumn Almanac) and pithily satirical narrative (Village Green Preservation Society, Dead End Kids) there's a clunking, unwieldy, elaborate novelty song (Supersonic Rocket Ship, Skin & Bone).

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