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What compilation album from The Kinks do I want?

I'm looking for a "greatest hits" type CD for The Kinks. I've looked at several on line but am having no luck finding a set that has all four songs that I really want.

The four songs are:

You Really Got Me

Lola

Apeman

Destroyer

If anybody knows of a CD compilation that has these all in a studio version that would be great. If there isn't a single set with these four songs, what would be the best CDs to get with minimum or no repetition? Many sets have 3 of the 4.

Thank you for any help and suggestions.

toddsyr
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thecarpathian
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@roxy54 ,

I'm partial to 'Wicked Annabella'.

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toddsyr OP
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I want to thank everybody for their input, it's appreciated.

Roxy, I actually once lived in a place called Village Green! It's in Baldwinsville, NY.

loomisjohnson
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there's an "ultimate collection" which has all the hits except for destroyer that is as comprehensive as any. tbh, the kinks are one of those bands whose deep tracks are as good as better as their hits, so i'd encourage you to get the classic original albums + "kink kronicles," which has a lot of non-album stuff.

tooblue
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Big Kinks fan here, like others have said their are some real sleepers in their regular released albums that the compilations just don't cover, one being Low Budget and there are many many more. Enjoy the music

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bdp24
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The Kinks run of albums from 1966 through 1972 (Face To Face, Something Else By The Kinks, The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society, Arthur---Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire, Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround Part One, Muswell Hillbillies, and Everybody’s In Showbiz) is by far my favorite of the 60’s UK groups. The Beatles, The Stones, The Who, and The Yardbirds all pale in comparison (imo). The most British of them all!

Another great Kinks anthology to get is The Kinks Kronikles, a 2-LP set released by Reprise Records in 1972. Rather than being a best of or greatest hits compilation, it contains a lot of deep cuts and obscurities.

 

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