The Kinks - Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 [Rhino]

Featuring a total of 18 highlights from the Kinks' early career, Rhino's Greatest Hits is the definitive compilation of the group's hit singles from the mid-'60s. Beginning with "You Really Got Me" and ending with "Sunny Afternoon," all of the Kinks' essential garage rockers and british invasion singles are here -- "All Day and All of the Night," "Till the End of the Day," "Tired of Waiting for You," "A Well Respected Man," "Stop Your Sobbing," "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," "I'm Not Like Everybody Else," "Where Have All the Good Times Gone." Only the ambitious, Indian-tinged British hit "See My Friends" is missing, but it isn't a major oversight, especially since the disc distills the group's uneven early albums into manageable form for many fans. While Kinkdom, Kink Kontroversy, and Face to Face have many excellent album tracks in their own right, Greatest Hits remains a terrific summation of the group's earliest, hardest-rocking work. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Name Credits Bill Inglot Remastering Dave Davies Keyboards, Guitar, Harmonica, Vocals John Mendelsohn Liner Notes, Producer John Mendelssohn Liner Notes Ken Perry Remastering Michael Ochs Photography Mick Avory Drums Ray Davies Guitar, Vocals Rex Features Photography Shel Talmy Producer, Remastering Wendy Sherman Design