The Kinks - Face To Face

Limited Edition Violet Vinyl LP Record, Reissue

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Face To Face is the fourth studio album by the British pop rock band The Kinks, originally released in October 1966 via Pye Records in the UK and Reprise Records in the US.

The album had marked the band's shift from the hard-driving style of beat music, catapulting them to international acclaim. Being their first album consisting entirely of Ray Davies' compositions; it has also been regarded by critics as rock's first concept album.

Ray Davies suffered a nervous breakdown just prior to the major recording sessions for the album. The new style of writing began gradually the previous year with compositions such as "A Well Respected Man" and "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" and in May 1966 with the hit single "Sunny Afternoon", which reached #1 in the UK.

This song's great popularity proved to Ray and the Kinks' managers that the group could find success with this style of songwriting. The new album would follow this pattern, as would the group's recorded output for the next five years. The 1966–71 period inaugurated by this album would later be called Ray's and the Kinks' "golden age".

Rock historians have credited the album as arguably one of the first rock-pop concept albums, with the loose common theme of social observation. In the album's original inception, Ray attempted to bridge the songs together with sound effects, but was forced to revert to the more standard album format by Pye Records before the album's release. Some effects remain such as in "Party Line", "Holiday in Waikiki", "Rainy Day in June" and on songs not included in the final album ("End of the Season", "Big Black Smoke").

The album was critically well received, but did not sell particularly well at the time of its release (especially in the United States).

Members of The Kinks that recorded the album were:

  • Ray Davies – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, mellotron
  • Dave Davies – lead guitar, backing vocals, lead vocals on "Party Line", "You're Lookin' Fine"
  • Pete Quaife – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Mick Avory – drums, percussion

The album was produced by Shel Talmy and additional musicians included John Dalton on bass, Nicky Hopkins on keyboards and Rasa Davies on backing vocals.

This album is a 2022 limited edition reissue on violet coloured vinyl in mono, pressed in Europe via Sanctuary Records.

(14660)

Tracklisting:

 

No.

Track

Time

A1

Party Line

2:35

A2

Rosy Won't You Please Come Home

2:34

A3

Dandy

2:12

A4

Too Much On My Mind

2:28

A5

Session Man

2:14

A6

Rainy Day In June

3:10

A7

House In The Country

3:03

B1

Holiday In Waikiki

2:52

B2

Most Exclusive Residence For Sale

2:48

B3

Fancy

2:30

B4

Little Miss Queen Of Darkness

3:16

B5

You're Lookin' Fine

2:46

B6

Sunny Afternoon

3:36

B7

I'll Remember

2:27

SKU 14660
Record Label Sanctuary Records
Label / Model # BMG
Catalogue Number NPL 18149
Country EU - Europe
Release Date (Year) 29 April 2022
Original Release Date (Year) 28 October 1966
Barcode # 4050538691566
Shipping Weight 0.2300kg
Shipping Width 0.010m
Shipping Height 0.314m
Shipping Length 0.314m
Shipping Cubic 0.000986000m3
Type New
Format Limited Edition LP Record, Violet Coloured Vinyl, Mono, Reissue
Vinyl Colour Violet
Format VINYL LP
Genre Rock & Popular

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