Kinks Beginnings

This CD set presents on two discs, the songs that were most influential on the sound of the early Kinks and also the original versions of those songs the group have played in concert over the years. The additional disc focuses on recordings which influenced the creation of "You Really Got Me".

Two illustrated 24-page booklets include essays by Doug Hinman and Nick Duckett and explain the relevance of each track to The Kinks.

Disc 1 - Kinks Beginnings 1. Bill Doggett - Honky Tonk 2. Jimmy Giuffre - The Train And The River 3. Chet Atkins - Malaguena 4. The Ramrods - Ghost Riders in the Sky 5. Duane Eddy - Ramrod 6. Ventures - No Trespassing 7. The Duals - Stick Shift 8. The String-A-Longs - Wheels 9. Duane Eddy - Peter Gunn 10. The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run 11. Big Bill Broonzy - Hey, Hey Baby 12. Davey Graham - Angi 13. Lonnie Donegan - Lost John 14. Eddie Cochran - Boll Weevil Song 15. The Everly Brothers -Bird Dog 16. Elvis Presley - One Night 17. Little Richard - Good Golly, Miss Molly 18. Barrett Strong - Money 19. The Coasters - Poison Ivy 20. Chuck Berry - Route 66 21. Howlin' Wolf - Smokestack Lightnin' 22. Bo Diddley - Oh Yea 23. Slim Harpo - I've Got Love If You Want It 24. Chuck Berry - Little Queenie 25. The Coasters - I'm A Hog For You 26. Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley 27. Muddy Waters - I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man 28. Bo Diddley - Who Do You Love 29. Chuck Berry - Bye Bye Johnny

Disc 2 - You Really Got Me, Every Song Tells A Story 1. You Really Got Me - The Kinks Top Beat broadcast 1964, 2. I'm Ready - Muddy Waters 3. Heartbreak (It's Hurtin' Me) - Little Willie John 4. If Lovin' Is Believing - Billy The Kid Emerson 5. El Loco Cha Cha - Rene Touzet 6. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen (Shindig broadcast 1965) 7. The Slummer The Slum - The 5 Royales 8. Sack O' Woe - Ray Bryant Combo 9. Won't Be Long - Aretha Franklin w Ray Bryant 10. Manteca, Opus 16 - Bill Russo & His Orchestra 11. One Mint Julep - Ray Charles 12. You Can't Sit Down, Pt. 1 – Phil Upchurch 13. You Can't Sit Down, Pt.2 - Phil Upchurch 14. Room In Your Heart - Gladys Knight & The Pips 15. Sticky - James Brown 16. Let The Sunshine In - Teddy Randazzo 17. The Hawk - Freddy Robinson 18. Run Chicken Run - Link Wray & The Wraymen 19. Turn 'Em On - King Curtis 20. Jookin' - Noble Watts 21. Comin' Home Baby - Mel Torme 22. All About My Girl - Jimmy McGriff 23. Sun Arise - Rolf Harris 24. Baby, Please Don't Go - Mose Allison 25. Perdido Street Blues (edit) - Johnny Dodds 26. Manteca - Dizzy Gillespie 27. The Train And The River - Jimmy Giuffre

Disc 3 - Kinks Beginnings 2 1. Country Line Special - Cyril Davies 2. Long Tall Sally - Little Richard 3. Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry 4. Cadillac - Bo Diddley 5. Bald Headed Woman - Odetta 6. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter - Lazy Lester 7. Naggin - Jimmy Anderson 8. Beautiful Delilah - Chuck Berry 9. Driving on Bald Mountain - Odetta 10. Long Tall Shorty - The Shindogs 11. Milk Cow Blues - Ricky Nelson 12. Hide And Seek - Bill Haley & His Comets 13. Dancing In The Street - Martha and The Vandellas 14. Batman Theme - The Hullabaloo Dancers 15. Well-Tempered Clavier I #2 - J.S. Bach 16. Out Of Nowhere - Tal Farlow 17. Twist And Shout - The Isley Brothers 18. Be-Bop-A-Lula - Gene Vincent & Blue Caps 19. Hang on Sloopy - The McCoys 20. Rip It Up - Elvis Presley 21. Shakin' All Over - Johnny Kidd & The Pirates 22. You Are My Sunshine - Jimmie Davis 23. Mr. Wonderful - Peggy Lee 24. Day-O (Banana Boat Song) - Harry Belafonte 25. A Pub With No Beer - Slim Dusty 26. Louise - Maurice Chevalier 27. Dry Bones - Delta Rhythm Boys 28. Baby Face - Little Richard 29. Denomination Blues Pt. 1 - Washington Phillips