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The Kinks: The Anthology 1964-1971

Posted on November 20, 2014 by

Some have expressed surprise that the Kinks should put out another box set, when Picture Book, a six-CD box set spanning the band’s whole career, came out less than six years ago. The reason is very simple, really. This time … Continue reading →

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Kinks ebook now (finally!) out!

Posted on December 29, 2012 by

My book on the Kinks, which has been out for a while in paperback and hardback, is now available for ereaders. The delay was due to some health problems, which are thankfully starting to abate. It will be available from … Continue reading →

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Kinks Book Erratum!

Posted on September 2, 2012 by

In the Kinks book, there is a factual error that I’ve only just noticed as I’m putting together the ebook version. I say in the Plastic Man entry “Up to this point, every single they’d released since 1964 had got … Continue reading →

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Kinks Book Now Out!

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

The book on the Kinks I’ve been serialising here, Preservation: The Kinks’ Music 1964-1974, is now available in paperback, hardback and PDF formats from lulu.com . Versions for ereaders should be up tomorrow when I finish formatting them. For those … Continue reading →

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Kinks book cover

Posted on August 27, 2012 by

I’m putting the final touches to the Kinks book now, and so I thought I’d upload the cover.With luck the book should be out later today or tomorrow. Incidentally, this book is going to be the test case as to … Continue reading →

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The Kinks’ Music: Preservation Act II

Posted on August 12, 2012 by

A revised version of this essay appears in Preservation: The Kinks’ Music 1964-1974, available in paperback , hardback, Kindle (US), Kindle (UK) , and for all non-Kindle devices from Smashwords. This will be the last of these Kinks posts. In … Continue reading →

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The Kinks’ Music: Preservation Act One

Posted on July 11, 2012 by

A revised version of this essay appears in Preservation: The Kinks’ Music 1964-1974, available in paperback , hardback, Kindle (US), Kindle (UK) , and for all non-Kindle devices from Smashwords. Preservation Act One is an incredibly difficult album to write … Continue reading →

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