"The Kinks - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2"

The Kinks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
• Original Release Date: 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Prime Cuts
• ASIN: B000002VB7
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,337 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Sunny Afternoon

2. Don't You Fret

3. See My Friends

4. Just Can't Go To Sleep

5. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

6. It's Too Late

7. Stop Your Sobbing!

8. Look For Me Baby

9. Who'll Be The Next In Line

10. All Day & All Of The Night

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a decent Kinks comp for the price you get, September 16, 2002

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Bradley Olson (Bemidji, MN United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: "The Kinks - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" (Audio CD)

For the amount of tracks you get and most of these are classics, you can't beat this disc for the price. Retro Music/St. Clair actually licensed these tracks from what was then Castle (now Sanctuary) and they actually used the master tapes for these tracks. It isn't the fault of Retro Music, it is the fault of the tapes which are not that high fidelity sounding anyway which is just fine for this kind of music. This is highly recommended for any Kinks fan.

4.0 out of 5 stars Good Intro for an Unbeatable Price, February 23, 2005

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Gregor von Kallahann - See all my reviews

This review is from: "The Kinks - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" (Audio CD)

I hate to disagree with another Greg, but greg27 below is way too stingy with the stars here. To suggest that there might be better, more comprehensive compilations out there is a fair criticism. But giving ONE star to ANY Kinks recollection is carrying one's indignation to a ridiculous extreme.

Lately, I've found myself becoming fascinated by budgetline anthologies. They're often full of little off the wall gems (by design? happy accident? who knows?). I had just heard Richard Thompson revive the hypnotic "See My Friends" for his 1000 Years of Popular Music tour and just had to get ahold of the original once again. This bargain CD had that song and a number of other fave raves that are still really gear to this day. It filled my immediate need--and has inspired me to consider investing in some of the more exhaustive compilations, when time and finances permit.

And yeah, there are much more thorough collections out there--many of them. And many of the original albums are available on CD too. But for starters or for old fans from the vinyl days in need of a quick Kinks fix, I wouldn't hesitate to recommend this serendipitous gem. Vol. 1 also looks pretty good, and has more of the obvious selections. But this one has "All Day And All of the Night," "Sunny Afternoon," "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," the aforementioned "Friends" and others that you've likely longsince forgotten but will be glad to reaquaint yourself with. And, of course, Pretenders fans will want to check out the original "Stop Your Sobbing."

The Kinks were the original deceptive rock primitives. Then after a few so-raw-they're-sophisticated, so-dumb-they-have-to-be-smart hits, Ray and the boys proved to the world that they were savvy, sassy and smart. This little collection has the best of the raw and the smooth. You could ask for more, but not at this price.

5.0 out of 5 stars A great package of vintage Kinks, May 31, 2004

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jeff cromwell (san antonio, tx. United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: "The Kinks - Greatest Hits, Vol. 2" (Audio CD)

This CD along with vol 1 is a great collection of the Kinks early hits (which to me are the best). And the price is great also. I found both in a used CD store for 11.99 -thats for both-This is a Canadian release and there is just one mistake. Vol. 2 shows a later photo of the Kinks with longer hair and a fifth member (not an appropriate photo). The cover photo on Vol. 1 is most appropriate for both discs. This is still a great deal for the price. If you're a fan of the old Kinks then get this one. It will satisfy!