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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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- Record Label: Sanctuary
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Aug 13, 2012It's a vast, revealing monument to the genius of Ray Davies and one of the greatest British bands of all time.
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Aug 13, 2012Whilst 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.
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Oct 4, 2012Picking up where 2001's two-disc BBC Sessions: 1964-1977 left off, this 5-CD/1-DVD UK import meticulously traces the band's enthralling path.
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MojoAug 13, 2012These radio sessions and TV appearances present an unique, accelerated Kinks history. [Sep 2012, p.103]
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Aug 29, 2012This collection ultimately serves as a chronology of an incredibly important band as it phases through the good, bad, and ugly of an unprecedented run of magical songs in every era.
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UncutAug 13, 2012Nevertheless, for all its omissions and repetitions, the sheer scale of this archive still feels like an exemplary work of preservation. [Sep 2012, p.92]
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Aug 13, 2012For 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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