Kinks Discography

Most of the data presented here is from the book You Really Got Me : An Illustrated World Discography of the Kinks, 1964-1993 and is used with kind permision of the author, Doug Hinman.

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Kinks 2 Oct, 1964 UK Pye NPL 18096 mono mix
Kinks 2 Oct, 1964 UK Pye NSPL 83021 stereo mix
You Really Got Me Nov 1964 USA Reprise R 6143 mono mix
You Really Got Me Nov 1964 USA Reprise RS 6143 stereo mix
Kinda Kinks 5 Mar, 1965 UK Pye NPL 18112 mono mix
Kinks-Size 17? Mar, 1965 USA Reprise R 6158 mono mix
Kinks-Size 17? Mar, 1965 USA Reprise RS 6158 simulated stereo
Kinks Size 1965 South Korea CSJ 328 stereo mix, red vinyl
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra 18 Jun, 1965 UK Decca LK 4692 mono mix
Kinda Kinks 11 Aug, 1965 USA Reprise R 6173 mono mix
Kinda Kinks 11 Aug, 1965 USA Reprise RS 6173 simulated stereo
Kinda Kinks 11 Aug, 1965 USA Reprise R 6173 mono mix
Kinkdom Nov 1965 USA Reprise R 6184 mono mix
Kinkdom Nov 1965 USA Reprise RS 6184 simulated stereo
The Kink Kontroversy 26 Nov, 1965 UK Pye NSPL 18131 UK simulated stereo
The Kink Kontroversy 26 Nov, 1965 UK Pye NPL 18131 mono mix
All Systems Go! - The Honeycombs 17 Dec, 1965 UK Pye NPL 18132
Kinks 7 Jan, 1966 UK Golden Guinea GGL 0357 mono mix
Kinks 7 Jan, 1966 UK Golden Guinea GSGL1 0357 stereo mix
The Kink Kontroversy 30 Mar, 1966 USA Reprise R 6197 mono mix
The Kink Kontroversy 30 Mar, 1966 USA Reprise RS 6197 US simulated stereo
The Kinks' Greatest Hits 12 Aug, 1966 USA Reprise R 6217 mono mix
The Kinks' Greatest Hits 12 Aug, 1966 USA Reprise RS 6217 simulated stereo
Well Respected Kinks 2 Sep, 1966 UK Marble Arch MAL 612 mono mix, budget compilation
Well Respected Kinks 2 Sep, 1966 UK Marble Arch MALS 612 simulated stereo, budget compilation
Face To Face 28 Oct, 1966 UK Pye NPL 18149 mono mix
Face To Face 28 Oct, 1966 UK Pye NSPL 18149 stereo mix
Face To Face 7 Dec, 1966 USA Reprise R 6228 mono mix
Face To Face 7 Dec, 1966 USA Reprise RS 6228 stereo mix
The Live Kinks Aug 1967 USA Reprise R 6260 mono mix
The Live Kinks Aug 1967 USA Reprise RS 6260 stereo mix
Something Else By The Kinks 15 Sep, 1967 UK Pye NPL 18193 mono mix
Something Else By The Kinks 15 Sep, 1967 UK Pye NSPL 18193 stereo mix
Sunny Afternoon 17 Nov, 1967 UK Marble Arch MAL 716 mono mix, budget compilation
Sunny Afternoon 17 Nov, 1967 UK Marble Arch MALS 716 simulated stereo, budget compilation
Something Else By The Kinks Dec 1967 Germany Pye/Hitton HTSLP 340044 stereo mix
Live At Kelvin Hall 1968 Brazil Musidisc HI-FI 2165 mono mix
Live At Kelvin Hall 1968 Brazil Musidisc HI-FI 2165 stereo mix
Something Else By The Kinks Jan 1968 USA Reprise R 6279 mono mix
Something Else By The Kinks Jan 1968 USA Reprise RS 6279 stereo mix
Live At Kelvin Hall 12 Jan, 1968 UK Pye NPL 18191 mono mix
Live At Kelvin Hall 12 Jan, 1968 UK Pye NSPL 18191 stereo mix
Something Else By The Kinks Feb, 1968 Canada Pye NPL 30111 mono mix
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Oct 1968 Sweden/Norway Pye NSPL 18233 stereo mix, 12-track version
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Oct 1968 France Pye CLVLXPY 298 stereo mix, 12-track version
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 22 Nov, 1968 UK Pye NSPL 18233 stereo mix, 15-track version
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 22 Nov, 1968 UK Pye NPL 18233 mono mix, 15-track version
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Dec 1968 New Zealand Pye NSPL 18233 stereo mix, 12-track version
Star Parade 1969 Netherlands SR International 79343 Issued by the Europaclub/ECI record club
Something Else By The Kinks 1969 Brazil Musidisc HI-FI 2173 mono mix
Something Else By The Kinks 1969 Brazil Musidisc HI-FI 2173 stereo mix
Sunny Afternoon 1969 Brazil Musidisc HI-FI 2174 mono mix, budget compilation
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Jan 1969 Italy Pye SLBP 63.003 stereo mix, 12-track version
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Jan 1969 USA Reprise RS 6327 stereo mix, 15-track version
Till Death Us Do Part (soundtrack) 14 Feb, 1969 UK Polydor 583-717
Kinda Kinks 1969 Canada Marble Arch MALS 1100 simulated stereo, budget reissue
Then, Now And Inbetween Jul 1969 USA Reprise PRO 328 stereo/simulated stereo
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 10 Oct, 1969 UK Pye NSPL 18317 stereo mix
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 10 Oct, 1969 UK Pye NPL 18317 mono mix
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 10 Oct, 1969 USA Reprise RS 6366 stereo mix
Kinks Greatest Hits 1971 Canada Marble Arch MALS 1403 stereo/simulated stereo
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 27 Nov, 1970 UK Pye NSPL 18359
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 2 Dec, 1970 USA Reprise RS 6423
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 1971 Brazil Musidisc HI-FI 2235
Percy (soundtrack) 26 Mar, 1971 UK Pye NSPL 18365
Lola 1 Oct, 1971 UK Hallmark/Marble Arch HMA 201 stereo and simulated stereo
Golden Hour Of The Kinks 8 Oct, 1971 UK Pye/Golden Hour GH 501 stereo and simulated stereo
Muswell Hillbillies 24 Nov, 1971 USA RCA Victor LSP 4644
Muswell Hillbillies 26 Nov, 1971 UK RCA Victor SF 8243
Everybody's In Show-Biz 1973 Brazil RCA Victor (RCA Electronica) 104.7016 One LP only
The Great Lost Kinks Album 25 Jan, 1973 USA Reprise MS 2127 mono and stereo
The Kinks Apr 1973 UK Hallmark/Marble Arch HMA 244 same as the Kinks' first album, minus two tracks and with a different cover
Golden Hour Of The Kinks, Vol. 2 5 Oct, 1973 UK Pye/Golden Hour GH 558 stereo and simulated stereo
Preservation Act 1 Nov 1973 USA RCA Victor LPL1-5002
Preservation Act 1 16 Nov, 1973 UK RCA Victor SF 8392
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 25 Apr, 1975 USA RCA Victor LPL1-5081
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 16 May, 1975 UK RCA Victor SF 8411
The Pye History Of British Pop Music-The Kinks Nov 1975 USA Pye 505 stereo, simulated stereo and mono
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 17 Nov, 1975 USA RCA Victor LPL1-5102
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 23 Jan, 1976 UK RCA Victor RS 1028
The Pye History Of British Pop Music-The Kinks Vol. 2 Apr 1976 USA Pye 509
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes May 1976 USA RCA Victor APL1-1743
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes 25 Jun, 1976 UK RCA Victor RS 1059
Sleepwalker 1977 Brazil Arista (EMI-Odeon) ARL 33031
Sleepwalker 12 Feb, 1977 USA Arista AL 4106
Sleepwalker 25 Feb, 1977 UK Arista SPARTY 1002
Misfits 1978 Brazil Arista (EMI-Odeon) 31C064 61007
Misfits 17 May, 1978 USA Arista AL 4167
Misfits 19 May, 1978 UK Arista SPARTY 1055
20 Golden Greats 20 Sep, 1978 UK Ronco (Pye) RPL 2031 mono and stereo
Low Budget 10 Jul, 1979 USA Arista AB 4240
Low Budget 7 Sep, 1979 UK Arista SPART 1099
Kinks Nov 1979 UK Pye NPL 18096 mono mix, reissue
You Really Got Me Apr 1980 UK Pye NSPL 18615
AFL1-3603 9 Jul, 1980 USA RCA Victor AFL1-3603
Second Time Around 22 Aug, 1980 USA RCA Victor AFL1-3520
Dave Davies 26 Sep, 1980 UK RCA Victor PL 13603
Give The People What They Want 1981 Brazil Arista (Ariola Discos Fonograficos) 203 915 missing the song "Better Things"
Glamour 1 Jul, 1981 USA RCA Victor AFL1-4036
Give The People What They Want 26 Aug, 1981 USA Arista AL 9567
Glamour 16 Oct, 1981 UK RCA Victor RCALP 6005
Misfits Dec 1981 USA Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL1-070 remastered audiophile edition
Give The People What They Want 15 Jan, 1982 UK Arista SPART 1171
The Kink Kontroversy 21 Dec, 1982 Japan PRT SP20 5025 mono mix
Kinda Kinks 21 Dec, 1982 Japan PRT SP20 5024 mono mix
Kinks Dec 21, 1982 Japan PRT SP20 5023 mono mix
State Of Confusion 1983 Brazil Arista (Ariola Discos Fonograficos) 812 945-18
Face To Face 21 Jan, 1983 Japan PRT SP20 5026 mono mix
State Of Confusion 24 May, 1983 USA Arista AL8-8018
State Of Confusion 10 Jun, 1983 UK Arista 205 275 W. German import
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra 20 Jun, 1983 USA Rhino RNLP 058 stereo mix, reissue
Chosen People 1 Aug, 1983 USA Warner Brothers 23917-1
Chosen People 7 Oct, 1983 UK Warner Brothers 92-3917-1 W. German import
The Kinks/The Yardbirds - Greatest Hits Feb 1984 USA Era BU 3950 Kinks songs on one side, Yardbird songs on the other side
Word Of Mouth 19 Nov, 1984 USA Arista AL8-8264
Word Of Mouth 19 Nov, 1984 UK Arista 206 685 W. German import
The Kinks - Greatest Hits 30 Nov, 1984 UK PRT KINK 7251
The Kinks - Kollectables 30 Nov, 1984 UK PRT KINK 7252
The Kinks - Kovers 30 Nov, 1984 UK PRT KINK 7253
Return To Waterloo (soundtrack) 1 Jul, 1985 USA Arista AL6 8386
Absolute Beginners 20 Mar, 1986 USA EMI-America SV 17182 movie soundtrack
Absolute Beginners 24 Mar, 1986 UK Virgin V 2386 movie soundtrack
Think Visual 17 Nov, 1986 UK London LONLP 27
Think Visual 24 Nov, 1986 USA MCA MCA-5822
Hit Singles 28 Sep, 1987 UK PRT PYL 4001
The Album That Never Was 19 Oct, 1987 UK PRT PYL 6012 Initial pressing had "Drivin'" instead of "Mindless Child...", later corrected.
Something Else By The Kinks Dec 1987 UK PRT PYL 6007 stereo mix
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Dec 1987 UK PRT PYL 6008 stereo mix, 15-track version
The Road (The Kinks Live) 11 Jan, 1988 USA MCA MCA-42107
The Road (The Kinks Live) 23 May, 1988 UK London LONLP 49
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra Sep 1988 UK C5 Records C5-521 stereo mix, reissue
You Really Got Me 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R1 70315 stereo mix
Kinda Kinks 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R1 70316 mono mix
Kinks-Size 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R1 70317
Kinkdom 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R1 70318
From 64 At [To] 70 Mar 1989 Brazil Rarity (Brasidisc) LP 5070
Greatest Hits 28 Mar, 1989 USA Rhino R1 70086
The Best Of The Kinks 1964-65 15 May, 1989 UK Pickwick SHM 3265
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks 1989 UK Imaginary ILLUSION 003
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks 1989 USA Communion COMM 8
The Kinks Are Well Respected Men - Greatest Hits Sep 1989 Brazil Young (BMG Ariola Discos Ltd.) 320.7035
UK Jive 2 Oct, 1989 UK London 828.165-1
UK Jive 31 Oct, 1989 USA MCA MCA-6337
The EP Collection 18 Jun, 1990 UK See For Miles SEE 295
Introspective-The Kinks Mar 1991 UK Baktabak LINT 5005 interview
The EP Collection Volume Two 18 Nov, 1991 UK See For Miles SEE 329
Phobia 1993 Spain CBS/Sony 472489 1
To The Bone 3 Oct, 1994 UK Konk/Grapevine KNKLP 1
Kinda Kinks 14 Feb, 2000 UK Castle Music ESM LP 483 mono mix, reissue on heavy weight vinyl
Kinda Kinks 1 Feb, 2011 USA 4 Men With Beards 4M 801LP mono mix
I Will Be Me 30 Jul 2013 USA Purple Pyramid Records, Cleopatra Records CLP 0636
Open Road 2 Jun 2017 USA Green Amp Records, Red River Entertainment RRV 184



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