The Kinks announce two-part anniversary anthology, ‘The Journey’
nme.comThe Kinks have announced a two-part anthology series called ‘The Journey’.Both releases will compile hits and other choice cuts from the London legends’ sprawling catalogue – which from 1963 to 1993, spanned a stonking 24 studio albums – by themes.
The first part is due out on March 24 via BMG, and comes with its 30-song tracklist split into four themed mini-compilations (one per side for the two-disc vinyl set).The first chunk of 10 songs will cover themes of “becoming a man, the search for adventure, finding an identity and a girl”, while the second chunk spans seven songs about “ambition achieved, bitter taste of success, loss of friends, [and when] the past comes back and bites you in the back-side”.
The third part will also feature seven songs, with those being about “days and nights of a lost soul, songs of regret and reflection[s] of happier times”.Finally, the last bracket of songs in part one of ‘The Journey’ comprises six songs billed under the banner: “A new start, a new love, but have you really changed?
Still haunted by the quest and the girl.”In addition to the gatefold vinyl, ‘The Journey, Part 1’ will be released in a two-disc CD package and in both standard and HD digital formats.
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