Live at Kelvin Hall [Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered]

The Kinks | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Sanctuary UK
• ASIN: B0002SG1OO
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #89,910 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Till the End of the Day

2. A Well Respected Man

3. You're Lookin' Fine

4. Sunny Afternoon

5. Dandy

6. I'm on an Island

7. Come on Now

8. You Really Got Me

9. Medley: Milk Cow Blues/Batman Theme/Tired of Waiting for You

Editorial Reviews

Digitally remastered 1998 reissue on Castle's Essentiallabel of the band's 1967 live album. Contains nine tracks,including 'Till The End Of The Day', 'A Well Respected Man','You Really Got Me' and 'Sunny Afternoon'. Also featuresnine bonus tracks, the album's nine tracks in mono - thefirst time they have been on CD this way. 18 tracks total,the others are in stereo. Also features restored packaging,unpublished photos and memorabilia.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good show, but suffers from poor audio quality., July 22, 2001

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M. David Toy (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live at Kelvin Hall (Audio CD)

A truly great show by the Kinks at the start of their career, and this release is the best you could own. The problem with it is not in the reissue. Castle has done it's best to make this listenable, and even includes both the mono and stereo versions of the album, which is great. The problem is that the original recording sounds almost like it's a bootleg recorded by someone in the audience. This is good in that it has a kind of raw feel to it that makes it seem like you're actually there, but for the most part, it's hard to listen to. The crowd is frequently louder than the band, and the overall sound is rather flat. I would reccommend this to any Kinks fan simply because it's all that is available of the Kinks performing live in this era of their career, but be warned - it's rough.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kinks on the Rise, August 12, 2007

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Pit O'Maley "Moon Man" (Alameda, Ca United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Kelvin Hall (Audio CD)

This is the earliest live capture of the Kinks' original line-up, before egos and in-fighting, even before their masterpiece, "Arthur," and their many break-ups. What must have been crude recording, the band plays note-by-note versions of their early "hits," to a wild, unruly audience that seems to scream forever and take little notice to Ray and Dave's cheeky remarks. Since the Stones came out first with a "simulated" live recording, fans were slow to pick up on this rare gem. After hearing it a few times you realize Lennon was right when he said fans didn't care about their performances live. However, I've known this all this time, what a rare gem it was to hear the Kinks on their rise.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars The Genre Of Screaming Girls And London 1960s Prior To Their About Face., August 15, 2005

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Original Mixed Up-Kid "jg" (New York United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live at Kelvin Hall (Audio CD)

This is a great collectors CD showcasing the great Kinks live at home in the outrageous 60's at thir heyday..Similiarly like the Stones,Got Live If You Want It CD,(in feel,not actual technical recording issues) these live documents are made for collectors and for ravers because the sound is usually average at best.When it comes to great sounding live cd's overdubs are a natural..
It is nice to hear both mono and stereo versions of the CD and to know this is live..the book and photos are nice..like the remaining Pye re releases on their early catalogue you won't be dissapointed as to the quality and sound.
The song selections are good and the era is the Face To Face period when the Kinks began experimenting with a bit of Indian Music,a touch less blues, more introspective sounds and lyrics, getting ready for their defining greatness to be found on such classic releases such as Something Else,We Are The Village Green, Arthur,Lola,Muswell Hillbillies etc. when the Kinks started to morph in earnest into the less angry more interior band they became.