KINKS
THE KINKS
580 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 32695896 |
| Excel File Row | 260 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:05:59 |
| Pressing Year | 1964 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | PYE |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | NPL 18096 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | NN 1096-A1T J 1 KT ("Mother 1""Pye Records "Plum/Pink" label""SIDE 1--> Tony Bridge mix") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | NN 1096-B4S D ("SIDE 2--> Derek Sticklen mix") |
| Sleeve Condition | EX |
| Media Condition | NM |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
For this first pressing from 1964, legend has it of a brutal and ingenious sonic innovation that shaped not only The Kinks, but the whole of rock. The scratchy and distorted sound of "You Really Got Me", a pivotal track on the album, did not originate from sophisticated effects, but rather from Dave Davies' desperation and ingenuity. Frustrated by the lack of aggression, the guitarist, at his parents' home in Muswell Hill, took a razor blade and slashed the speaker cone of a cheap, small Elpico amplifier. Not content with that, he also pushed a knitting needle through the cone and the wires at the back to further saturate the signal. This deliberate "vandalismo sonoro" generated a raw and revolutionary fuzz, captured by producer Shel Talmy. That distortion, primordial and powerful, defined the band's sound and opened new frontiers for the electric guitar, making this record a crucial historical artefact.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Beautiful Delilah
- A2 - So Mystifying
- A3 - Just Can't Go To Sleep
- A4 - Long Tall Shorty
- A5 - I Took My Baby Home
- A6 - I'm A Lover Not A Fighter
- A7 - You Really Got Me
- B1 - Cadillac
- B2 - Bald Headed Woman
- B3 - Revenge
- B4 - Too Much Monkey Business
- B5 - I've Been Driving On Bald Mountain
- B6 - Stop Your Sobbing
- B7 - Got Love If You Want It
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