The Kink Kontroversy

Infobox Album | Name = The Kink Kontroversy
Type = studio
Artist = The Kinks


Released = 26 November 1965
30 March 1966 (USA)
Recorded = 23 October 1965 - 30 October 1965
Genre = Rock and roll
Length = 30:29
Label = Pye Records NPL 18131; Reprise R-6197 (USA)
Producer = Shel Talmy
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:w68e4j670wav link]
*Blender Rating|3|5 [http://www.blender.com/guide/reviews.aspx?id=3845 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3.5|5
Last album = "Kinda Kinks"
(1965)
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"Kinks Kinkdom"
(1965) (US)
This album = "The Kink Kontroversy"
(1965)
Next album = "Face to Face"
(1966)

"The Kink Kontroversy" is a rock and roll album by the English band The Kinks, released in 1965. It is a transitional work, with elements of both the earlier Kinks' styles (heavily blues-influenced songs such as "Milk Cow Blues," and variations on the band's hits from 1964-65 such as "Till the End of the Day") and early indications of the future direction of Ray Davies songwriting styles ("The World Keeps Going Round" and "I'm On an Island"). The album's title is a mocking reference to the notorious reputation the band had developed over the previous year, including onstage fights and concert riots in Europe, which led to a ban on the group's concerts in the United States.

Track listing

All songs by Ray Davies except as noted

ide 1

# "Milk Cow Blues" (Sleepy John Estes; arranged by The Kinks) – 3:44
# "Ring the Bells" – 2:21
# "Gotta Get the First Plane Home" – 1:49
# "When I See That Girl of Mine" – 2:12
# "I Am Free" (Dave Davies) – 2:32
# "Till the End of the Day" – 2:21

ide 2

#

"The World Keeps Going Round" – 2:36
# "I'm on An Island" – 2:19
# "Where Have All the Good Times Gone" – 2:53
# "It's Too Late" – 2:37
# "What's in Store for Me" – 2:06
# "You Can't Win" – 2:42

CD Bonus Tracks

#

"Dedicated Follower of Fashion" - 3:05
# "Sittin' on My Sofa" - 3:08
# "When I See That Girl of Mine" (Demo version) - 2:01
# "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" (Alternate stereo take) - 3:01