Since the release of their first #1 hit, You Really Got Me, in 1964, The Kinks have been an indelible part of UK pop-rock lore. To celebrate the milestone of marking the passage of fifty years since that track first won listeners' hearts and ears, the band has announced an extensive re-release program canvassing their 1964-70 catalogue, featuring not only You Really Got Me but fellow #1s Tired Of Waiting For You and Sunny Afternoon alongside other classic cuts including All Day And All Of The Night, Dedicated Follower Of Fashion, and Dead End Street.
The re-release program will commence with a double-disc version of verbosely titled but nonetheless beloved 1970 classic LP Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One, which will be available for purchase from Friday, August 15. The re-release will include a mono and stereo mix of the album in addition to previously unreleased, remastered material and alternative versions. The deluxe package comes replete with tasty artwork courtesy of award-winning art director Phil Smee as well as insightful liner notes penned by renowned music writer Peter Doggett.
Disc two of the Lola re-release covers 1971 soundtrack album Percy, which accompanied the British comedy film of the same name released that year.
Lola precedes the rest of the full-scale reissue program, which will among its diverse range of goodies include additional archive material, as well as 1965 EP cut A Well Respected Man, Days – consequently covered by several artists, including Kinks frontman Ray Davies with Mumford & Sons – and the iconic Waterloo Sunset. It's a good time to be a Kinks fan.
