God save The Kinks : a biography /
Jovanovic, Rob.
In August 1964 The Kinks released their third single. After a little noticed debut and a follow-up that had failed to chart at all, Pye Records were threatening to annul the group's contract. But with its unforgettable distorted guitar riff, 'You Really Got Me' went on to reach No.1, entering the US Top Ten later the same year. Followed by a string of hits, it marked the breakthrough of one of Britain's most innovative and influential bands, and a turning point in the fortunes of two brothers whose troubled story is as tumultuous and characterful as the music they produced: Ray and Dave Davies.
Includes bibliographical references, discography, and index.
1973. The beginning and the end -- 1878 to 1957. Not like everybody else -- 1957 to 1962. Brothers in arms -- 1963 to 1964. Two well-respected gentlemen -- January to June 1964. You really got me -- July to December 1964. With the Beatles -- January to June 1965. New equipment needed -- June to December 1965. A recipe for disaster -- 1966. On the razor's edge -- 1967. Hamburgers and tomato sauce -- 1968. The Village Green Preservation Society -- 1969. Decline and fall -- 1970. A few well-known tube stations -- 1971 to May 1973. Everybody's a star in hillbilly country -- June 1973 to November 1974. Preservation -- November 1974 to 1975. A pint of Guinness and a cheese sandwich -- 1976 to 1980. A psychic experiment -- 1981 to 1989. Cashing it in -- 1990 to 2004. The Kinks are dead! Long live the Kinks! -- 2005 to the present. Day after the fall.
In August 1964 The Kinks released their third single. After a little noticed debut and a follow-up that had failed to chart at all, Pye Records were threatening to annul the group's contract. But with its unforgettable distorted guitar riff, 'You Really Got Me' went on to reach No.1, entering the US Top Ten later the same year. Followed by a string of hits, it marked the breakthrough of one of Britain's most innovative and influential bands, and a turning point in the fortunes of two brothers whose troubled story is as tumultuous and characterful as the music they produced: Ray and Dave Davies.
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