The Kink Kontroversy
THE KINKS
550 €
Estimated vinyl value [2026 Valuation]
Technical Identification Sheet
| RELEASE NUMBER (Discogs ID) | 483475 |
| Excel File Row | 264 |
| Date Added to Archive | 27/09/2026, 14:06:01 |
| Pressing Year | 1965 |
| Pressing Type (Press) | 1ST |
| Country of Pressing | UK |
| Record Label | PYE |
| Stereo / Mono | MONO |
| Catalogue Number | NPL 18131 |
| Barcode | N/A |
| Matrix / Runout Side A | NPL18131A-1 S ZK 1 KT ("Mother 1""Pye Records "Plum/Pink" label") |
| Matrix / Runout Side B | NPL18131H-1 S ZD 1 |
| Sleeve Condition | NM |
| Media Condition | M |
| Inner Sleeve Condition | F |
| Genre | Classic Rock & Roots |
| External Link | View Original Release ↗ |
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Story & Background
"The Kink Kontroversy," released by PYE in 1965, is a transitional album whose impact was profoundly marked by a crucial historical anecdote, especially overseas. That very year, just months after its release, the American Federation of Musicians imposed a notorious four-year ban on the Kinks from performing and touring in the United States. This "ban," stemming from a series of on-stage brawls, behaviour deemed "anti-social," and clashes with authorities, effectively prevented the band from adequately promoting the record in the vital American market, at a crucial moment for their artistic evolution. The album's title itself, alluding to numerous internal and external controversies, thus became a tragic self-fulfilling prophecy for its distribution. Despite containing gems like "Till the End of the Day" and anticipating Ray Davies' compositional mastery, the LP never gained the media and commercial momentum it deserved in the USA. Early British PYE pressings from 1965, like this one, are therefore valuable to collectors, silent witnesses to a turbulent period that defined the trajectory of one of rock's most influential bands.
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Official Tracklist
- A1 - Milk Cow Blues
- A2 - Ring The Bells
- A3 - Gotta Get The First Plane Home
- A4 - When I See That Girl Of Mine
- A5 - I Am Free
- A6 - Till The End Of The Day
- B1 - The World Keeps Going Round
- B2 - I'm On An Island
- B3 - Where Have All The Good Times Gone
- B4 - It's Too Late
- B5 - What's In Store For Me
- B6 - You Can't Win
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