But, lo and behold, when the ‘80s dawned, the Kinks were there again, with new hits ... pretentious title for an album. But it produced some of the band’s greatest music.

This one-volume collection of early Brit-rock classics (1964-66) is a landmark because the Kinks` songs are presented as they were meant to be heard: in full-blooded mono, not the dim-sounding ...

At the time they released “The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society,” one of the greatest albums in rock history, the Kinks were at a low ebb in their career. With hits like “You ...

All of this is just to say, we think it’s high-time we pick 20 greatest Kinks songs ever. In reality, there’s never a bad time to crow about what Ray Davies and his younger brother Dave ...

Though never as popular as the Beatles or the Rolling Stones, the Kinks covered no less musical ground, blending elements of rock, folk, pop, country, R&B and British music hall in detailed songs ...

“Dandy” was a pop gem that The Kinks recorded for their 1966 album Face to Face ... The track became one of the U.K. punk band’s biggest hits in their homeland, reaching No. 7 on the ...

As one of the rare independent producers of the time, he signed up The Kinks and oversaw many of their biggest hits during the mid-’60s, from the raw breakthrough single “You Really Got Me ...