The Kinks were a British rock band formed in London in 1963, led by brothers Ray and Dave Davies. They became one of the most influential groups of the British Invasion and rock history overall. Ray Davies' songwriting combined keen social observation with melodic brilliance, producing classics like 'You Really Got Me,' 'Waterloo Sunset,' 'Lola,' and 'Sunny Afternoon.' Dave Davies' distorted guitar on 'You Really Got Me' pioneered the sound that would become hard rock and heavy metal. The Kinks' quintessentially English perspective distinguished them from more blues-influenced contemporaries. Albums like 'The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society' are considered masterpieces of concept album craft. Their influence extends through punk, Britpop, and alternative rock, with countless artists acknowledging their debt to the Davies brothers' vision.
Kinks vinyl records
48 Kinks new and used vinyl albums and singles UK sellers
THE KINKS The Kink Kontroversy (1965 UK 12-track mono LP a bluesy-er themed album from the Muswell Hill dandys kicking off with Milk Cow Blues & storming through Where Have All The Good Times Gone leading later into the beautiful Til The End Of The Day showcasing Rays competency as a songwriter & power chord arranger par-excellence
£84.00 used
THE KINKS You Really Got Me (1979 UK Flashbacks Series 7 single die-cut sleeve also includes the incredible follow-up All Day And all Of The Night. Four young London art students came together in the early sixties calling themselves The Kinks and with the musical ideas of their founder Ray Davies they released a string of hits that would go on to define the sixties as much as the Beatles or Stones
£12.00 used
THE KINKS Face To Face (1966 UK 14-track mono LP with the classic hit Sunny Afternoon front laminated flipback picture sleeve. The sleeve shows a small scuff to front and small tear to front opening edge with light discolouration to the unlaminated back. The vinyl grades Very Good with some light hairlines & the odd faint patch of cosmetic wear not interfering with play
£167.00 used
THE KINKS Misfits (1978 UK 10-track LP fully laminated picture sleeve. The sleeve has just a little light wear and the vinyl looks barely played SPART1055) Track Listing: A1 Misfits A2 Hay Fever A3 Black Messiah A4 Rock N Roll Fantasy A5 In A Foreign Land B1 Permanent Waves B2 Live Life B3 Out Of The Wardrobe B4 Trust Your Heart B5 Get Up
£23.00 used
THE KINKS Kinksize Hits EP 2 (2015 US pressed limited edition 4-track digitally remastered 7 vinyl EP featuring their second EP originally released in 1965 and reissued exclusively for Record Store Day 2015 including the classic hits You Really Got Me & All Day and All Of The Night and their respective b-sides Its Alright & I Gotta Move housed in the custom-stickered sealed picture sleeve BMG15001V) Track Listing: Side A: 1
£24.99 new
THE KINKS Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneyground - Part 1 (1970 first UK issue 13-track stereo LP on the powder blue & black Pye label. This album features some of their most memorable material including the classic Lola gatefold matt picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread. The sleeve shows just a little age wear with some faint discolouration whilst the vinyl is a solid Excellent with a few mild cosmetic scuffs not upsetting play
£217.00 used
THE KINKS Kinda Kinks (1965 UK 12-track mono vinyl LP on the pink & black Pye label front laminated flipback picture sleeve and record company advertising inner. The sleeve displays lust a little general wear with some light creasing in the laminate whilst the non-laminated back has just a little age yellowing
£217.00 used
THE KINKS Apeman (1970 UK 7 single with an intact four prong centre also including Rats Pye company die-cut paper sleeve. The vinyl remains in excellent condition with few signs of play & just a couple of light surface scuffs to show for its fifty years 7N.45016) Track Listing: 1. Apeman 2. Rats
£17.00 used
THE KINKS Kinda Kinks (Test Pressing for the 2015 US MONO issue of their 12-track LP from 1965 digitally remastered & cut from the original analogue tapes by Kevin Gray pressed on 180gram Vinyl. The studio labels are simply annotated one side & the record is housed in a die-cut red sleeve. The vinyl is Near Mint BMG14049V) Track Listing: A1 Look For Me Baby A2 Got My Feet On The Ground A3 Nothin In The World Can Stop Me Worryin Bout That Girl A4 Naggin Woman A5 Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight A6 Tired Of Waiting For You B1 Dancing In The Street B2 Dont Ever Change B3 Come On Now B4 So Long B5 You Shouldnt Be Sad B6 Something Better Beginning
£84.00 used
THE KINKS Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneyground - Part 1 (1970 first UK issue 13-track stereo vinyl LP on the powder blue & black Pye label. This album was something of a departure for the band more rock sounding with the lyrics offering abitter sweet overview of the life of the working musician/band it also includes the classic Lola too gatefold matt picture sleeve with lyrics across the inner spread
£139.00 used