From jlbanta@webtv.net Tue Oct 10 10:47:20 2000
Date: Mon, 2 Oct 2000 11:50:47 -0500 (CDT)
From: john banta <jlbanta@webtv.net>
To: kps@kinks.org
Subject: GLKPSA & Kwirky

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 Well, yes, it's high time I join the fray and give my adulations on
this wonderful little project affectionately known as The Great Lost
Kinks Preservation Society Album. Wow, that's a long title, I'll stick
to GLKPSA from now on. 
  I'd just love to say how happy I am that my contribution made the
disc and grateful to just be a small part of the whole thing. I think
every artists contribution is a gem myself and everyone should be very
proud of their efforts. 
Some of my personal favorites would be Ginny Dodds' Sunny Afternoon,
Both The Survivors tunes Loony Balloon and Scattered, Superhype and
Picture Book, Yurow with To the Bone and Both of Ayrtons adorable
tracks, Never Met A Girl Like You Before and Hatred, Classic Classic
stuff there, those two tunes put a smile on my face every time I listen
to them. 
Some of the harder tracks such as Hardway and I'm not Like Everybody
Else have a distortion sound that Dave Davies himself would be envious
of. 
Not that it's a contest of course, but I think the track on the disc
that is most reminiscent of the original is King Kong by Patrick
Costello, if I wasn't paying close attention, I could easily be fooled
by this one and actually think it was the Kinks. 
Kwirky is a work of art as well, this is a great disc. You guys really
poured your heart and soul into this and it shows. You know how long
it's been since I've heard 'Sitting In my Hotel', at least 10 yrs, I've
always just loved that song. It happens to be one I don't have on disc,
but now I do, thank you! 
  See My Friends loses none of the mesmerizing qualities of the
Kinks version. In fact it may be even more mesmerizing, it's brilliant.
I love the beatles reference at the end, again, just brilliant. 
 It was suggested recently that if there is to be another tribute disc
that it should be a Dave Tribute disc. I think this is a great idea! Put
me down for Death of a Clown. 
Perhaps I'm getting a little carried away,  I imagine we should just
enjoy these treasures for awhile before the recorders start up again ay?
Take care all.........John Banta