Kinksize Session is the first EP released by the Kinks in the UK in 1964, a month after their debut LP. The tracks were all exclusive to this release and it includes some original compositions.
| Kinksize Session | ||||
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| Released | 27 November 1964 | |||
| Recorded | 23 September, 18 October and 16 November 1964[a] | |||
| Studio | Pye, London | |||
| Length | 10:33 | |||
| Label | Pye | |||
| Producer | Shel Talmy | |||
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Recording
editDespite the title, only three of the tracks were recorded in a single session (18 October 1964) with "I Gotta Go Now" having already been recorded (believed to be at the same session as single "All Day and All of the Night" on 23 September).[2]
Release
editKinksize Session was released in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand in 1964,[3] reaching No. 1 on the Record Retailer UK EP chart.[4] In the US, the tracks were included on the Kinks-Size album in 1965.[5] "Louie Louie" was also included on Kinkdom in 1965 and on the UK compilation album Sunny Afternoon in 1967 but the other tracks remained unavailable elsewhere.
The EP was made available on CD in 1990 as part of The EP Collection boxed set.[6] All four tracks were included as bonus tracks on the 2004 reissue of the Kinks' debut album. In 2015, the EP was re-released by BMG/Sanctuary with remastered tracks.[3]
The follow-up EP, Kinksize Hits simply compiled the hit singles "You Really Got Me" and "All Day and All of the Night" along with their respective B-sides. Their next EP of original material would be 1965's Kwyet Kinks.
Track listing
editAll tracks composed by Ray Davies; except where indicated.
Side one
edit- "Louie Louie" (Richard Berry) – 2:57
- "I Gotta Go Now" – 2:54
Side two
edit- "I've Got That Feeling" – 2:45
- "Things Are Getting Better" – 1:57
Personnel
editAccording to band researcher Doug Hinman:[1]
The Kinks
- Ray Davies – lead vocals, piano ("Louie Louie" & "I've Got That Feeling"),[b] harmonica ("Things Are Getting Better")
- Dave Davies – backing vocals, electric guitar
- Pete Quaife – backing vocals, bass
- Mick Avory – drums
Additional musician and production
- Bob Auger – engineer
- Nicky Hopkins – piano ("Things Are Getting Better")
- Shel Talmy – producer
Charts
edit| Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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| UK Record Retailer EP chart[7] | 1 |
Notes
edit- ^ Hinman writes "Things Are Getting Better" was "possibly" recorded 16 November 1964, but may have been done on 18 October 1964.[1]
- ^ In both cases, piano may have instead been played by session musician Perry Ford.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Hinman 2004, p. 41.
- ^ Kinksize Session Archived 4 January 2009 at the Wayback Machine at kinks.it.rit.edu, retrieved 11 February 2009.
- ^ a b Kinksize Session at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ McAleer, Dave; Gregory, Andy; White, Matthew (2010). The Virgin Book of British Hit Singles. ISBN 978-0-7535-2245-5.
- ^ Kinks-Size at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ The EP Collection at Discogs (list of releases)
- ^ Hinman 2004, p. 40.
Sources
edit- Hinman, Doug (2004). The Kinks: All Day and All of the Night: Day by Day Concerts, Recordings, and Broadcasts, 1961–1996. San Francisco, California: Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-765-3.