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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State Of Confusion Dec 1983 Germany Arista 610.037-222
State Of Confusion May 1984 USA Arista ARCD-8018
Word Of Mouth Dec 1984 Germany Arista 610.302-222
Word Of Mouth Feb 1985 USA Arista ARCD-8264
The Kinks - Greatest Hits May 1985 UK PRT CDKINK 7251
Low Budget May 1985 USA Arista ARCD-8050
Low Budget 1986 Germany Arista 251 146
Come Dancing With The Kinks/The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 Jun 1986 USA Arista A2CD-8428
Backtrackin' - Volume One Jun 1986 UK Starblend CD TRACK 1/1
Backtrackin' - Volume Two Jun 1986 UK Starblend CD TRACK 1/2
Think Visual Nov 1986 UK London 828 030-2
Face To Face Dec 1986 UK PRT CDMP 8829 stereo mix, error in track order (sides 1 and 2 reversed)
The Kink Kontroversy Dec 1986 UK PRT CDMP 8830 mono mix
Kinda Kinks Dec 1986 UK PRT CDMP 8831 mono mix
Think Visual Jan 1987 USA MCA MCAD-5822
Live At Kelvin Hall Jan 1987 UK PRT CDMP 8832 stereo mix
Percy (soundtrack) Jan 1987 UK PRT CDMP 8833
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire Jan 1987 UK PRT CDMP 8835 stereo mix
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One Jan 1987 UK PRT CDMP 8836
The Kinks Collection Jun 1987 UK Castle Communications CCSCD 113
Kinks Dec 1987 UK PRT PYC 6002 stereo mix
The Road (The Kinks Live) 9 Dec, 1987 Germany Metronome 828 081-2
Hit Singles Jan 1988 UK PRT PYC 4001
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society Jan 1988 Germany PRT (TELDEC) 8.26676 ZR stereo mix, 15-track version
The Album That Never Was Jan 1988 Germany PRT (Teldec) 8.26681 ZR
The Road (The Kinks Live) 11 Jan, 1988 USA MCA MCAD-42107
Something Else By The Kinks Jan 1988 Germany PRT/TELDEC 8.26674 ZR stereo mix, two songs with unique mixes
Face To Face Jan 1988 Germany PRT/TELDEC 8.26673 ZR stereo mix, correct track order
The Road (The Kinks Live) 23 May, 1988 USA London LONCD 828.081-2
Sleepwalker 12 Jul, 1988 USA Arista ARCD-8068
Misfits 12 Jul, 1988 USA Arista ARCD-8069
Give The People What They Want 12 Jul, 1988 USA Arista ARCD-8224
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 6 Sep, 1988 USA Reprise RS 6423-2
You Really Got Me 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R2 70315 stereo mix
Kinda Kinks 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R2 70316 mono mix
Kinks-Size Kinkdom 27 Sep, 1988 USA Rhino R2 75769
Greatest Hits 28 Mar, 1989 USA Rhino R2 70086
PRT Collector Series - The Kinks Apr 1989 UK PRT GHCD 1
One For The Road 4 Apr, 1989 USA Arista A2CD-8041 "20th Century Man" omitted
Best Of The Kinks 1964-65 15 May, 1989 UK Pickwick PWKS 527
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks 1989 USA Communion COMM8CD
Shangri-La - A Tribute To The Kinks 1989 UK Imaginary ILL CD300
The Ultimate Collection 4 Sep, 1989 UK Castle Communications CTVCD 001 A very limited number of "25th Anniversary" leather pouches were included with this CD
UK Jive 2 Oct, 1989 UK London 828.165-2 W. German import
UK Jive 31 Oct, 1989 USA MCA MCAD 6337
Something Else By The Kinks 18 Dec, 1989 UK Castle Communications CLACD 189 stereo mix
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 18 Dec, 1989 UK Castle Communications CLACD 161 stereo mix, 15-track version
Face To Face 18 Dec 1989 France PRT/Castle Communications CLACD 158 stereo mix, correct track order
Muswell Hillbillies 23 Jan, 1990 USA Rhino R2 70934
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 23 Jan, 1990 USA Rhino R2 70936
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 23 Jan, 1990 USA Rhino R2 70937
Something Else By The Kinks 15 May, 1990 USA Reprise RS 6279-2 stereo mix
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 15 May, 1990 USA Reprise RS 6327-2 stereo mix, 15-track version
The Live Kinks 15 May, 1990 USA Reprise RS 6260-2 stereo mix
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 15 May, 1990 USA Reprise RS 6366-2 stereo mix
The EP Collection Jun 1990 UK See For Miles SEECD 295 Manufactured in France
Everybody's In Show-Biz 26 Jun, 1990 USA Rhino R2 70935
Introspective-The Kinks Mar 1991 UK Baktabak CINT 5005 interview
A Golden Hour Of The Kinks May 1991 UK Knight KGHCD 146
You Really Got Me May 1991 EEC Marble Arch CMA CD 109
Best Of The Kinks 1966-67 Aug 1991 UK Pickwick PWKS 4075 Manufactured in Sweden
Lost And Found (1986-89) 27 Aug, 1991 USA MCA MCAD-10338
The Kinks Sep 1991 EEC Music For Pleasure/EMI CD-MFP 5921/CDB 7 97481 2
The Complete Collection Nov 1991 EEC Castle Communications CCSCD 300 Reissue and retitling of "The Ultimate Collection"
The EP Collection Volume Two 18 Nov, 1991 UK See For Miles SEECD 329
Out Of This World: Instrumental Diamonds vol. 3 1992 UK Sequel NEXCD 244
The Kinks Story Vol. 1 1964-1966 Jun 1992 EEC Castle Communications EUKCD 101
The Kinks Story Vol. 2 1967-1971 Jul 1992 EEC Castle Communications EUKCD 102
Dave Davies And Glamour Jul 1992 UK Mau Mau MAUDCD 617 Combines Dave's first and second solo albums, but omits the song "Move Over"
Phobia 18 Mar, 1993 EEC Columbia 472489 2
Phobia 29 Mar, 1993 UK Columbia 472489 2
Phobia 13 Apr, 1993 USA Columbia CK 48724
The Best Of The Ballads May 1993 Germany BMG/Arista 74321 13687 2
The Definitive Collection (26 Original Recordings) Sep 1993 UK Polygram TV 516 465-2
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra Oct 1993 UK Richmond MONDE 17CD stereo mix, reissue
The Best And Kollektable Kinks 16 Dec, 1993 Japan Victor Entertainment, Inc. VICP-5332
Saippuaooppera 1994 Finland Poko Rekords POKOCD 152 Finnish translation of 'Soap Opera'
The Album That Never Was Jun 1994 Germany PRT (Castle Communication) CNC 4021-2
To The Bone 3 Oct, 1994 UK Konk/Grapevine KNKCD 1
Tired Of Waiting For You 24 Jan, 1995 USA Rhino R2 71489
In The Mouth Of Madness (soundtrack) Feb 1995 USA DRG Records Inc. 12611
The Village Of The Damned (soundtrack) 9 May, 1995 USA Varese/Sarabande VSD-5629
Attack Of The Smithereens Nov 1995 USA Capitol CDP 7243 8 32247 22
An Animal Kink - A Tribute To The Kinks 1996 Spain Animal Records DLM 39676/95
Kinky Music - Trihas & The Tapes 1996 Holland (self published) TRI-02
Kinks (You Really Got Me) And Kinda Kinks 13 Aug, 1996 USA Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab UDCD 679 stereo mix of "Kinks" and mono mix of "Kinda Kinks"
The Very Best Of Mar 1997 UK Polygram TV 537 554-2
Telltales Interview CD May 1997 UK Telltales TELL 016
The Ray Davies Songbook Oct 1997 UK Connoisseur VSOP CD 244 Compilation of previously released cover versions
Unfinished Business Nov 1997 USA Velvel CDPRO 014
Kinks 30 Mar, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 482 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks
Kinda Kinks 30 Mar, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 483 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks
The Kink Kontroversy 30 Mar, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 507 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks
Face To Face 30 Mar, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 479 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks
Something Else By The Kinks 30 Mar, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 480 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks
The Storyteller 21 Apr, 1998 USA Konk/EMI-Capital 7243 4 94168 2 6
Live At Kelvin Hall 25 May, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 508 both mono and stereo mixes, remastered
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 25 May, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 481 mono mix of 15-track version plus stereo mix of 12-track version, remastered, with bonus track
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 25 May, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 511 stereo mix, remastered, with bonus tracks
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 25 May, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 509 remastered, with bonus tracks
Percy (soundtrack) 25 May, 1998 UK Essential/Castle Communications ESM CD 510 remastered, with bonus tracks
Kinky Kovers 1998 Japan Victor Entertainment VICP-60431 Compilation of previously released cover versions
Muswell Hillbillies 14 Jul, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79719-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Everybody's In Show-Biz 14 Jul, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79720-2 remastered, with bonus tracks, some live chatter edited out
Preservation Act 1 14 Jul, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79721-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Preservation Act 2 14 Jul, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79722-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Eleanor Rigby & Co. Sing The Kinks Jul 1998 UK Future Legend Records FLEG.17CD
Purusha And The Spiritual Planet 14 Oct, 1998 USA Meta Media MM01 "music by crystal radio"
(The Kinks Present) Schoolboys In Disgrace 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79724-2 remastered, no bonus tracks but included a postcard to send off for a free poster
Sleepwalker 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79725-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Misfits 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79726-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
(The Kinks Present) A Soap Opera 24 Nov, 1998 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79723-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Legends Series Volume 38 - The Kinks about 1999 Taiwan Legends 038 CD+G karaoke disc
Low Budget 27 Apr, 1999 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79727-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Give The People What They Want 27 Apr, 1999 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79730-2 remastered, no bonus tracks
State Of Confusion 27 Apr, 1999 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79731-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Word Of Mouth 27 Apr, 1999 USA Konk/Velvel 63467-79732-2 remastered, with bonus tracks
Do It Again - The Kover Kontroversy Kontinues Jun 1999 USA - - Tribute album made by members of the Kinks mailing list
End Of The Season - A Radioplay (by Yurow) Sep 1999 Holland Stemra TRI-03
Fortis Green - Meta Media Demo Series 8 Nov, 1999 USA Meta Media MM02
The Konks Feb 2000 USA Heartpunch HP329 A Rutles-like parody of the Kinks
Neue Revue - The Great Lost Kinks Album Mar 2000 Germany - HTSLP 340016 P (fake)
Solo Live - Live Solo Performance At The Marian College Todd Wehr Alumni Center 17 Jun, 2000 USA Meta Media MM03
Rock Bottom - Live At The Bottom Line 27 Jun, 2000 USA Meta Media/Koch Records KOC-CD-8087
The Great Lost KPS Album - The Kover Kontroversy Kontinues Jul 2000 UK Pie KPSCD003 Tribute album made by members of the Kinks mailing list
Kwirky - The Spivs Jul 2000 UK Pie SPIVCD002
Come Dancing With The Kinks/The Best Of The Kinks 1977-1986 24 Oct, 2000 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch VEL-79733 remastered, different tracks than original LP
Kinky Music - The Larry Page Orchestra - Mood Mosaic Volume 3 20 Nov, 2000 UK RPM Records RPM 213
Fragile - Meta Media Demo Series 22 Jan, 2001 USA Meta Media MM04
2KINKY2 - Yurow Apr 2001 Holland L-E Records
AFL1-3603 31 Jul 2001 Japan BMG BVCM-37223
Kinks Size 20 Aug, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD299 stereo mix, remastered, no bonus tracks
Kinks 20 Aug, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD300 mono mix, remastered, no bonus tracks
United Kinksdom 20 Aug, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD301 mono mix, remastered, no bonus tracks
Face To Face 20 Aug, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD302 stereo mix, remastered, no bonus tracks
Something Else By The Kinks 20 Aug, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD303 stereo mix, remastered, no bonus tracks
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society 17 Sep, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD319 stereo mix of 12-track version
Live At Kelvin Hall 17 Sep, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD323 stereo mix, remastered, no bonus tracks
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 17 Sep, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD322 mono mix, remastered, no bonus tracks
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 17 Sep, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD320 remastered, no bonus tracks
Percy (soundtrack) 17 Sep, 2001 UK Castle Music/Sanctuary CMTCD321 remastered, no bonus tracks
The Kinks' Greatest - Celluloid Heroes 25 Sep, 2001 USA Konk/Velvel/Koch VEL-CD-79734 remastered, different tracks than original LP
Give The People What We Want - Songs Of The Kinks 6 Nov, 2001 USA Burn, Burn, Burn/Right Now Records/Sub Pop Records SPCD575
Kinky Boot Mar 2002 Japan Victor Entertainment VICL-60847
This Is Where I Belong - The Songs Of Ray Davies & The Kinks 2 Apr, 2002 USA Ryko/Praxis RCD 10621
The Kinks Acoustic Songbook - Monti Beton Apr 2002 Austria Beton Music CD-LSP 1884
BUG 7 May, 2002 USA Koch Records KOC-CD-8398
Bugged... Live! 22 Oct, 2002 USA Meta Media MM 005
More Friends - Small World Big Band Volume Two (Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) Nov 2002 UK Warner Music UK 0927494192
The Greatest Hits & More... - The Kinky2 Nov 2002 Holland H&H Records H&H - 001
Songs From The Material World: A Tribute To George Harrison 25 Feb, 2003 USA Koch Records KOC-CD-8390
More Friends - Small World Big Band Volume Two (Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra) 27 May, 2003 USA Rhino 73884
Transformation - Live At The Alex Theatre 6 Aug, 2003 USA Meta Media MM06
Kinks 26 Apr, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD025 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with errors corrected in the liner notes)
Kinda Kinks 26 Apr, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD026 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with errors corrected in the liner notes)
The Kink Kontroversy 26 Apr, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD027 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with errors corrected in the liner notes)
Face To Face 26 Apr, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD028 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with errors corrected in the liner notes)
Something Else By The Kinks 26 Apr, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD029 mono mix, remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with corrected liner notes and corrected album cover color)
BUG 14 Jul, 2004 UK Angel Air Records SJPCD179
Sanger av Ray Davies og The Kinks - Veldig Respektable Menn 24 Sep, 2004 Norway Tylden & Co. GTACD 8267 Kinks songs translated into Norwegian
Live At Kelvin Hall 27 Sep, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD061 both mono and stereo mixes, remastered (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with errors corrected in the liner notes)
Arthur Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire 27 Sep, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD062 stereo mix, remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with corrected liner notes and corrected track 20)
Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One 27 Sep, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD063 remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with errors corrected in the liner notes)
Percy (soundtrack) 27 Sep, 2004 UK Sanctuary Midline SMRCD064 remastered, with bonus tracks (same as 1998 Castle reissue, but with errors corrected in the liner notes)
LOLA! :kinks-klassiker interpretiert von ambros bis wilfried 11 Nov, 2004 Austria Universal Music GmbH 986 687 0 Kinks songs translated into German
Rainy Day In June 17 Jan, 2005 UK Meta Media MM07
AFL1-3603 22 Feb 2005 USA Koch Records KOC-CD-9680 DRC13663
Glamour 22 Feb 2005 USA Koch Records KOC-CD-9681 DRC13664
Face To Face With The Kinks - Friday's 2005 Germany (self published) -
Transformation - Live At The Alex Theatre 5 Sep, 2005 UK Angel Air Records SJPCD212
Chosen People 13 Sep 2005 USA Wounded Bird Records WOU 3917
The Modern Genius Of Ray Davies - MOJO Tribute Feb 2006 UK MOJO - Compilation of previously released and new cover versions
Other People's Lives 6 Feb, 2006 UK V2 Music VVR1035352
Other People's Lives 21 Feb, 2006 USA V2 Music 63881-27285-2
Kinked 7 Mar, 2006 USA Koch Records KOC-CD-9996
Fractured Mindz 30 Jan, 2007 UK Meta Media MM 008
KPS4 3603 - The Songs Of Dave Davies May 2007 USA KPS4 3608 Tribute album made by members of the Kinks mailing list
Fractured Minds 31 Jul 2007 USA Koch Records KOC-CD-4242
The Kunks Oct 2007 USA Heartpunch HP 837101395397 A Rutles-like parody of the Kinks
Working Man's Café 21 Oct, 2007 UK V2 Records International TST2007SM7GB Promo CD in cardboard sleeve included with the 21 Oct, 2007 edition of the Sunday Times
Working Man's Café 22 Oct, 2007 UK V2 Records International VVR1048572
Working Man's Café 19 Feb, 2008 USA New West Records/Ammal Records NW6136
Belly Up! 7 Aug 2008 UK Metamedia Records MM-009
Around The Galaxy 24 Feb 2009 UK Meta Media MM-010
The Kinks Choral Collection 15 Jun, 2009 UK Decca Records/Universal 2703909 Ray Davies with the Crouch End Festival Chorus
The Kinks Choral Collection 2 Sep, 2009 Australia Decca Records/Universal 2703909 Ray Davies with the Crouch End Festival Chorus
Collected 19 Oct, 2009 UK Universal 2721099
The Kinks Choral Collection 15 Jun, 2009 USA Decca Records/Universal ? Ray Davies with the Crouch End Festival Chorus
The Kinks Choral Collection (Special Edition) 7 Dec, 2009 UK Universal Music TV 2724050
Live At The Brook Feb 2010 UK
Everybody's In Show-Biz 21 Jun, 2010 UK Konk/Koch/Universal Music 2738353 same mastering as Velvel CD, with some live chatter edited out
Muswell Hillbillies 21 Jun, 2010 UK Konk/Koch/Universal Music 2738367 same mastering as Velvel CD
Preservation Act 1 21 Jun, 2010 UK Konk/Koch/Universal Music 2738375 same mastering as Velvel CD
Preservation Act 2 21 Jun, 2010 UK Konk/Koch/Universal Music 2738379 same mastering as Velvel CD
The Kinks UnKovered 22 Jun 2010 USA Paradiddle Records 8579670021049
Hidden Treasures 31 Oct, 2011 UK Sanctuary Records/Universal Music 277 765-3
Fortis Green 2 - Meta Media Demo Series 23 Dec, 2012 UK Meta Media
'Orses For Courses Feb 2013 UK
I Will Be Me 4 Jun 2013 USA Purple Pyramid Records, Cleopatra Records CLP 0496
Sunny Afternoon - Original Cast Recording 27 Oct 2014 UK BMG Chrysalis 538002812
Rippin' Up Time 27 Oct 2014 USA Red River Entertainment RRE-CD-157
Rippin' Up New York City - Live At City Winery NYC 4 Sep 2015 USA Red River Entertainment RRE-CD-169
KiNKED! Kinks Songs & Sessions 1964-1971 25 Mar 2016 UK Ace Records CDCHD 1463
Open Road 31 Mar 2017 USA Green Amp Records, Red River Entertainment RRECD 183
Americana 21 Apr 2017 USA Sony Music/Legacy 88875102362
Our Country: Americana Act II 29 Jun 2018 USA Sony Music/Legacy 19075820052
Decade 12 OCt 2018 USA Red River/Green Amp Records RRE-CD-193
Living On A Thin Line 9 Sep 2022 UK BFD/Red River/Green Amp Records RRECD213
Misfits 18 Oct 2024 USA BMG BMGCAT861CD 2024 remaster



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