"The Kinks at the BBC" expands on the two disc set BBC Sessions 1964-1977 from a decade ago including the bulk of BBC live tracks from 1963 to 1994 covering the band's entire history.
The set features the best quality available for many of these takes. There are also a number of tracks that are from off air recordings that no longer exist in the BBC archives and are collected on disc five. The sound quality for discs 1-4 are pretty good and improve as we move towards later recordings. While the sound quality for disc five is dicey, it's nice to have these rare recordings in any form for hardcore fans. The fifth disc also includes The Kinks appearing on "The Emma Freud Show" (which are pretty good fidelity).
Be aware that some of the tracks here were previously released (KinksKinda Kinks)and there are some that are basic tracks that were aired on the BBC (some "alternate" takes for "Arthur" as well as tracks like "King Kong" and "Plastic Man") as well but the bulk of these tracks have never beenr released before.
The music for this set was remastered by Andrew Sandoval with Dan Hersch. This is a worthwhile set for fans with seminal recordings over a variety of years and periods from The Kinks career.
Disc One:
01. Interview: Meet The Kinks (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
02. Cadillac (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
03. Interview: Ray Talks About 'You Really Got Me' (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
04. You Really Got Me (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
05. Little Queenie (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
06. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (Top Gear 1964 - Mono)
07. Interview: The Shaggy Set (Top Gear 1964 - Mono)
08. You Really Got Me (Top Gear 1964 - Mono)
09. All Day And All Of The Night (Top Gear 1964 - Mono)
10. I'm A Lover Not A Fighter (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
11. Interview: Ray Talks About The USA (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
12. I've Got That Feeling (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
13. All Day And All Of The Night (Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
14. You Shouldn't Be Sad (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
15. Interview: Ray Talks About Records (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
16. Tired Of Waiting For You (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
17. Everybody's Gonna Be Happy (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
18. This Strange Effect ('You Really Got...' 1965 - Mono)
19. Interview: Ray Talks About 'See My Friends' ('You Really Got...' 1965 - Mono)
20. See My Friends ('You Really Got...' 1965 - Mono)
21. Hide And Seek ('You Really Got...' 1965 - Mono)
22. Milk Cow Blues (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
23. Interview: Ray Talks About Songwriting (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
24. Never Met A Girl Like You Before (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
25. Wonder Where My Baby Is Tonight (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
26. Interview: Meet Pete Quaife (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
27. Till The End Of The Day (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
28. A Well Respected Man (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
29. Where Have All The Good Times Gone (Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
30. Love Me Till The Sunshines (Saturday Club 1967 - Mono)
31. Interview: Meet Dave Davies (Saturday Club 1967 - Mono)
32. Death Of A Clown (Saturday Club 1967 - Mono)
33. Good Luck Charm (Saturday Club 1967 - Mono)
34. Sunny Afternoon (Top Gear 1967 - Mono)
35. Autumn Almanac (Top Gear 1967 - Mono)
36. Harry Rag (Top Gear 1967 - Mono)
37. Mr. Pleasant (Top Gear 1967 - Mono)
Disc Two:
01. Susannah's Still Alive (Top Gear 1967 - Mono)
02. David Watts (Top Gear 1967 - Mono)
03. Waterloo Sunset (Top Gear 1968 - Mono)
04. Interview: Ray Talks About Working (Top Gear 1968 - Mono)
05. Days (Top Gear 1968 - Mono)
06. Interview: Ray Talks About Solo Records (Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
07. Love Me Till The Sun Shines (Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
08. Monica (Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
09. Interview: Ray Talks About 'Village Green' (Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
10. The Village Green Preservation Society (Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
11. Animal Farm (Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
12. Where Did My Spring Go (Where Was Spring 1969 - Mono)
13. When I Turn Off The Living Room Lights (Where Was Spring 1969 - Mono)
14. Plastic Man (Symonds On Sunday 1969 - Mono)
15. King Kong (Symonds On Sunday 1969 - Mono)
16. Do You Remember Walter (Symonds On Sunday 1969 - Mono)
17. Interview: Ray Talks About Rumours (Symonds On Sunday 1969 - Mono)
18. Victoria (Dave Lee Travis Show 1969 - Mono)
19. Mr. Churchill Says (Dave Lee Travis Show 1969 - Mono)
20. Arthur (Dave Lee Travis Show 1969 - Mono)
21. Interview: Ray Talks With Keith Altham (Dave Lee Travis Show 1970 - Mono)
22. Lola (Dave Lee Travis Show 1970 - Mono)
23. Mindless Child Of Motherhood (Dave Lee Travis Show 1970 - Mono)
24. Days (Dave Lee Travis Show 1970 - Mono)
25. Apeman (Dave Lee Travis Show 1970 - Mono)
26. Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues (John Peel Show 1972 - Mono)
27. Holiday (John Peel Show 1972 - Mono)
28. Skin And Bone (John Peel Show 1972 - Mono)
Disc Three:
01. Supersonic Rocket Ship (John Peel Show 1972 - Mono)
02. Here Comes Yet Another Day (Dave Lee Travis Show 1973 - Mono)
03. Demolition (John Peel Show 1974 - Mono)
04. Mirror Of Love (John Peel Show 1974 - Mono)
05. Money Talks (John Peel Show 1974 - Mono)
06. DJ Alan Black Introduces 'In Concert' (In Concert 1974)
07. Victoria (In Concert 1974)
08. Here Comes Yet Another Day (In Concert 1974)
09. Mr. Wonderful (In Concert 1974)
10. Money Talks (In Concert 1974)
11. Dedicated Follwer Of Fashion (In Concert 1974)
12. Mirror Of Love (In Concert 1974)
13. Celluloid Heroes (In Concert 1974)
14. You Really Got Me - All Day And All Of The Night (In Concert 1974)
15. DJ Alan Black Talks About 'Preservation Act 2' (In Concert 1974)
16. Daylight (In Concert 1974)
17. Here Comes Flash (In Concert 1974)
18. Demolition (In Concert 1974)
19. He's Evil (In Concert 1974)
20. Lola (In Concert 1974)
21. Outro (In Concert 1974)
22. Skin And Bone - Dry Bones (In Concert 1974)
Disc Four:
01. Alan Freeman Introduction (Christmas Concert 1977)
02. Juke Box Music (Christmas Concert 1977)
03. Bob Harris Introduction (Christmas Concert 1977)
04. Sleepwalker (Christmas Concert 1977)
05. Life On The Road (Christmas Concert 1977)
06. A Well Respected Man (Christmas Concert 1977)
07. Death Of A Clown (Christmas Concert 1977)
08. Sunny Afternoon (Christmas Concert 1977)
09. Waterloo Sunset (Christmas Concert 1977)
10. All Day And All Of The Night (Christmas Concert 1977)
11. Slum Kids (Christmas Concert 1977)
12. Celluloid Heroes (Christmas Concert 1977)
13. Get Back In The Line (Christmas Concert 1977)
14. The Hard Way (Christmas Concert 1977)
15. Lola (Christmas Concert 1977)
16. Alcohol (Christmas Concert 1977)
17. Skin And Bone - Dry Bones (Christmas Concert 1977)
18. Father Christmas (Christmas Concert 1977)
19. You Really Got Me (Christmas Concert 1977)
20. Interview: Ray Talks To Johnny Walker (The Johnny Walker Show 1994)
21. Phobia (The Johnny Walker Show 1994)
22. Interview: Ray Introduces 'Over The Edge' (The Johnny Walker Show 1994)
23. Over The Edge (The Johnny Walker Show 1994)
24. Wall Of Fire (The Johnny Walker Show 1994)
25. Till The End Of The Day (The Johnny Walker Show 1994)
Disc Five:
01. All Day And All Of The Night (The Emma Freud Show 1994)
02. Waterloo Sunset (The Emma Freud Show 1994)
03. I'm Not Like Everybody Else (The Emma Freud Show 1994)
04. Till The End Of The Day (The Emma Freud Show 1994)
05. You Really Got Me (The Emma Freud Show 1994)
06. Louie Louie (Off-Air Bootleg- Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
07. Stop Your Sobbing (Off-Air Bootleg- Saturday Club 1964 - Mono)
08. Milk Cow Blues (Off-Air Bootleg- 'You Really Got... ' 1964 - Mono)
09. Milk Cow Blues (Off-Air Bootleg- Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
10. I Am Free (Off-Air Bootleg- Saturday Club 1965 - Mono)
11. Susannah's Still Alive (Off-Air Bootleg- Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
12. Days (Off-Air Bootleg- Saturday Club 1968 - Mono)
13. Dedicated Follower Of Fashion / A Well Respected Man / Death Of A Clown (Off-Air Bootleg - Late Night Line-Up: Colour Me Pop 1968 -Mono)
14. Sunny Afternoon (Off-Air Bootleg - Late Night Line-Up: Colour Me Pop 1968 - Mono)
15. Two Sisters (Off-Air Bootleg - Late Night Line-Up: Colour Me Pop 1968 - Mono)
16. Sitting By The Riverside (Off-Air Bootleg - Late Night Line-Up: Colour Me Pop 1968 - Mono)
17. Lincoln County Off-Air Bootleg - (Late Night Line-Up- Colour Me Pop 1968 - Mono)
18. Picture Book (Off-Air Bootleg - Late Night Line-Up- Colour Me Pop 1968 - Mono)
19. Days (Off-Air Bootleg - Late Night Line-Up- Colour Me Pop 1968 - Mono)
