Nice looking forthcoming Ace records comps for pop fans.....


'KINKED - SONGS AND SESSIONS 64 - 71'



Ray Davies is one of the greatest songwriting talents that Britain has ever produced. From his earliest days with the Kinks he was tremendously prolific. His wry take on the British way of life was matched by uncanny melodic and commercial sensibilities, resulting in a body of work that remains unsurpassed. From You Really Got Me on, the Kinks popularity and influence across the globe has been huge, ably demonstrated by the many covers of Davies songs. Kinked! Kinks Songs & Sessions 1964-1971 is an alternative celebration of the Kinks first decade, via the songs that got away, when a surfeit of strong material was shopped by Davies then-publisher and management, both in the UK and overseas. These tunes include several signature items never officially recorded by the Kinks: I Go To Sleep, This Strange Effect, All Night Stand; or released well in advance of the Kinks own versions. The range of interpreters is wide, from pop-jazz chanteuse Peggy Lee and teen idol Bobby Rydell to Brit-girls the Orchids and Goldie & The Gingerbreads, UK mainstays Herman's Hermits and the Pretty Things, sessioneer Nicky Hopkins, satirist Barry Fantoni, US garage punk avatars the Chocolate Watchband and R&B veterans the Olympics. Several cuts are previously unissued alternate versions / mixes or recent vault discoveries. Kinked! also gathers together tracks which feature some or all of the Kinks as accompaniment, such as the obscure King Of The Whole Wide World. And as writer, Kinks guitar-slinger extraordinaire Dave Davies contributes one track, the rare beat pounder One Fine Day. Detailed liner notes provide a background to the artists and how they acquired the songs. Kinked! is a lovingly-compiled, great-sounding and long overdue definitive collection that is bound to satisfy the casual Kinks aficionado as much as the hardcore fan. Compilation and notes by Alec Palao.

1. King Of The Whole Wide World - Leapy Lee
2. I Bet You Won't Stay - The Cascades
3. Look For Me Baby - Goldie & The Gingerbreads (Prev. Unissued)
4. I Go To Sleep - Peggy Lee
5. This Strange Effect - Dave Berry
6. All Night Stand - The Thoughts
7. So Mystifying The Olympics (Prev. Unissued)
8. Un Jeune Homme Bien - Petula Clark
9. One Fine Day - Shel Naylor
10. Oh What A Day It's Gonna Be - Mo & Steve
11. Little Man In A Little Box - Barry Fantoni
12. A House In The Country - The Pretty Things
13. When I See That Girl Of Mine - Bobby Rydell
14. Nobody's Fool - Cold Turkey
15. Act Nice And Gentle Duster Bennett
16. I've Got That Feeling - The Orchids
17. Emptiness - The Honeycombs
18. Rosie Won't You Please Come Home - Marianne Faithfull
19. I'm Not Like Everybody Else The Chocolate Watchband
20. Who'll Be The Next In Line - The Knack
21. Dandy - Herman s Hermits
22. The Virgin Soldier's March - The John Schroeder Orchestra
23. A Little Bit Of Sunlight - The Majority
24. Big Black Smoke - Mick & Malcolm
25. Mister Pleasant - Nicky Hopkins & His Whistling Piano
26. End Of The Season - The Uglys

Looking forward to the release of Vol 9 of 'Where The Girls Are' and there's another 'Motown Guys' comp on the way too if there are any fans here and another
girl comp from the Decca vaults...woo hoo!

'LOVE HIT ME - DECCA BEAT GIRLS'

1. I m In Love With You - Billie Davis
2. No! No! No! - Dana Gillespie
3. That s Right Baby - Marianne Faithfull
4. Where The Good Times Are - Beverley
5. Poor Old Johnny - Twinkle
6. Love Hit Me - The Orchids
7. I Stand Accused (Of Loving You) The Satin Bells
8. I Wanna Go Back There Again - Truly Smith
9. Something Beautiful - Adrienne Poster
10. I ll Come Running Over - Lulu
11. Hey Boy - Barry St John
12. Little Boy - Goldie & The Gingerbreads
13. What More Do You Want - The Exceptions
14. So Hard To Be Good - Louise Cordet
15. Really Gonna Shake - Sandra Barry & The Boys
16. The Way You Do The Things You Do Elkie Brooks
17. I Want You To Be My Baby - Billie Davis
18. Save The Last Dance For Me - Jean Martin
19. Love Is Going To Happen To Me - Beryl Marsden
20. Don t Make Me Mad - The Orchids
21. Dat s Love - The Vernons Girls
22. Don t Make Me (Fall In Love With You) - Babbity Blue
23. Golden Lights - Twinkle
24. Hier Ou Demain - Marianne Faithfull