The Kinks - Face To Face (Vinyl LP)
The Kinks - Face To Face
RELEASE DATE: 10/7/2022
DESCRIPTION:
Like Another Side of Bob Dylan and the Beatles' Rubber Soul, Face to Face marks the beginning of The Kinks' classic period. From here on, Kinks records would become more than collections of songs, they'd become coherent frames whose material added up to a complete perspective. This record arguably presents the birth of the 'Concept Album.' and in the subcategory of records vying for first concept album (pre-Tommy, of course), such as SF Sorrow by the Pretty Things, Face to Face is easily the most rewarding. All of Ray Davies's themes are represented: materialism among the English upper class ('House in the Country,' 'Most Exclusive Residence for Sale'), depression ('Too Much on my Mind'), and nostalgia ('I'll Remember'). But these themes always lead Davies to penetrating, timeless songs of resignation, and so it is here ('Sunny Afternoon'). This is mandatory listening for any fan of popular music from the '60s.
TRACKLIST:
-Side One-
Party Line
Rosy Won't You Please Come Home
Dandy
Too Much on My Mind
Session Man
Rainy Day in June
House in the Country
-Side Two-
Holiday in Waikiki
Most Exclusive Residence for Sale
Fancy
Little Miss Queen of Darkness
You're Lookin' Fine
Sunny Afternoon
I'll Remember
LABEL: Sanctuary Records
UPC: 4050538813067
- Vinyl LP Pressing
RELEASE DATE: 10/7/2022
DESCRIPTION:
Like Another Side of Bob Dylan and the Beatles' Rubber Soul, Face to Face marks the beginning of The Kinks' classic period. From here on, Kinks records would become more than collections of songs, they'd become coherent frames whose material added up to a complete perspective. This record arguably presents the birth of the 'Concept Album.' and in the subcategory of records vying for first concept album (pre-Tommy, of course), such as SF Sorrow by the Pretty Things, Face to Face is easily the most rewarding. All of Ray Davies's themes are represented: materialism among the English upper class ('House in the Country,' 'Most Exclusive Residence for Sale'), depression ('Too Much on my Mind'), and nostalgia ('I'll Remember'). But these themes always lead Davies to penetrating, timeless songs of resignation, and so it is here ('Sunny Afternoon'). This is mandatory listening for any fan of popular music from the '60s.
TRACKLIST:
-Side One-
Party Line
Rosy Won't You Please Come Home
Dandy
Too Much on My Mind
Session Man
Rainy Day in June
House in the Country
-Side Two-
Holiday in Waikiki
Most Exclusive Residence for Sale
Fancy
Little Miss Queen of Darkness
You're Lookin' Fine
Sunny Afternoon
I'll Remember
LABEL: Sanctuary Records
UPC: 4050538813067