KINKS LP Face to Face RARE MONO Reprise R 6228 Dandy Ray Davies Sunny Afternoon

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RARE US FIRST PRESSING ~ ''3-tone'' STEAMBOAT MONO KINKS - FACE TO FACE LP VINYL RECORD ALBUM
The Kinks ?– Face To Face Label:  Reprise Records ?– R 6228   Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono  Country:US Released:1966 Genre:Rock Style:Pop Rock
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Tracklist A1 Party Line A2 Rosy Won't You Please Come Home A3 Dandy A4 Too Much On My Mind A5 Session Man A6 Rainy Day In June A7 House In The Country B1 Holiday In Waikiki B2 Most Exclusive Residence For Sale B3 Fancy B4 Little Miss Queen Of Darkness B5 You're Looking Fine B6 Sunny Afternoon B7 I'll Remember
Companies, etc. Made By – Warner Bros. Records Inc. Credits Arranged By – David Davies* Arranged By, Directed By [Musical Direction] – Raymond Davies* Engineer – Alan Mc Kenzie* Harpsichord – Nicky Hopkins Liner Notes – Frank Smyth Recorded By – Shel Talmy Written-By – D. Davies* (tracks: A1), R. Davies* Notes First US pressing with ''3-tone'' steamboat labels.
more... Face to Face is the fourth studio album by the English rock band the Kinks, released in October 1966. 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")
Recording and production  "I'll Remember" was the earliest track on the album, having been recorded in October 1965 during sessions for The Kink Kontroversy. Two other songs recorded during the Face to Face sessions – "This Is Where I Belong" and "She's Got Everything" – were eventually released as B-sides to singles released in 1967 and 1968, respectively. Both songs eventually appeared on the 1972 US compilation album The Kink Kronikles.[8] Pete Quaife had temporarily quit the band before the June–July 1966 recording sessions, and his replacement John Dalton can be confirmed playing only on the track "Little Miss Queen of Darkness".  Contractual issues held up the release of the album for several months after final recording, and Ray was also in conflict with Pye over the final album cover art, whose psychedelic theme he later felt was inappropriate. 
Two songs on Face to Face, although written by Ray, were originally recorded and released by other British bands in the months prior to the release of this album. The Pretty Things had a minor UK hit in July 1966 with "A House in the Country", which peaked at #50; their final entry on the singles charts. Herman's Hermits, meanwhile, took their version of "Dandy" top ten in several countries (including #5 in the US and #1 in Canada), beginning in September 1966.  The Rockin' Vickers also recorded a version of "Dandy" which they released as a single in December 1966 in both the UK and the US. Despite what the sleeve notes say on The Rockin' Vickers The Complete the song "Little Rosy" was NOT written by Ray Davies. (Music: Herbie Armstrong; Lyrics: Paul Murphy)
The album was released in a particularly tumultuous year for the band, with personnel problems (Pete Quaife was injured; he resigned and later rejoined the band), legal and contractual battles and an ongoing hectic touring schedule. The album was critically well received, but did not sell particularly well at the time of its release (especially in the United States), and was out of print for many years
Personnel  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 (except where noted) John Dalton – bass guitar on "Little Miss Queen of Darkness" Mick Avory – drums, percussion Nicky Hopkins – keyboards, piano, harmonium on "Sunny Afternoon" Rasa Davies – backing vocals on "Sunny Afternoon", "Session Man" and "Rainy Day in June"