Kinks (album)

Kinks
Studio album by the Kinks
Released	2 October 1964
Recorded	c. 20 January, July and 18 August –1 September 1964 [1]
Studio	Pye and IBC, London
Genre	R&B [2] rock and roll [3] pop [4] proto-punk [5]
Length	32:54
Label	Pye
Producer	Shel Talmy
The Kinks chronology
Kinks (1964) Kinda Kinks (1965)
The Kinks US chronology
You Really Got Me (1964) Kinks-Size (1965)

Weekly chart performance Chart (1964–65) Peak position UK Melody Maker Top Ten LPs [12] 4 UK New Musical Express Best Selling LPs [13] 5 UK Record Retailer LPs Chart [14] 3 US Billboard Top LPs [9] 29 US Cash Box Top 100 Albums [15] 25 US Record World 100 Top LPs [16] 20 West German Musikmarkt LP Hit Parade [17] 7

Year-end chart performance Chart (1965) Ranking US Billboard [18] 98 US Cash Box [19] 76

Notes

1. Hinman writes a guitarist from Edward Kassner's office played additional rhythm guitar on "You Really Got Me", "likely Harry, possibly Bob or Vic, surname unknown". ^[11]

References

1. Hinman 2004, pp. 21, 31, 37.
2. Unterberger, Richie. "The Kinks: Kinks" at AllMusic. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
3. Mike Saunders (25 May 1972). "The Kink Kronikles | Album Reviews". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
4. Turner 2003, p. 561.
5. Blum, Jordon. "10 Proto-Punk Albums Every Music Fan Should Own". Consequence of Sound . Retrieved 10 October 2020.
6. Hinman 2004, pp. 37, 41.
7. "The Kinks - Got Love If You Want It". recordstoreday.com. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
8. "Kinks Klassics". Uncut . No. 88. September 2004. p. 62.
9. Hinman 2004, p. 41.
10. Hinman 2004, pp. 29–30, 37.
11. Hinman 2004, p. 29.
12. Hinman 2004, p. 37.
13. "Best Selling LPs in Britain (Wednesday, December 9, 1964" (PDF). NME . 11 December 1964. p. 5 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
14. "The Kinks". Official Charts Company . Retrieved 17 February 2023.
15. "Cash Box Top 100 Albums" (PDF). Cash Box . 13 March 1965. p. 29 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
16. "100 Top LP's". Record World . 6 February 1965. p. 5.
17. "Offiziellecharts.de – The Kinks – Kinks" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts . Retrieved 23 February 2023.
18. "Top LP's of 1965 (Based on total sales at retail)" (PDF). Billboard. 25 December 1965. p. 25 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.
19. "Best Albums of 1965" (PDF). Cash Box . 25 December 1965. p. 30 – via WorldRadioHistory.com.

Sources

• 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.
• Turner, Alwyn W. (2003). "The Kinks". In Buckley, Peter (ed.). The Rough Guide to Rock (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides. pp. 560–561. ISBN   978-1-84353-105-0.