The Kinks – Kinks Kinkdom

The 1988 Rhino release of KINKDOM holds together very well as a cohesive album, and this pressing sounds pretty good, everything is in mono, there's adequate low end, and the songs sound consistently clean and suitably crisp and punchy. I did notice what sounds like a tape dropout about a minute into "A Well Respected Man" that lasts for several seconds. My copy plays nice and clean, with just a wisp of faint surface between a few songs. GOD SAVE THE KINKS!

Possibly the best compilation of circa-'65 Kinks tracks and in glorious mono. However, my copy has a pressing issue that causes the first few seconds of Side B to distort horribly and occasionally skip (basically, the problem is isolated to those few super-loud electric chords that open "Dedicated Follower of Fashion"). Not sure if this problem is isolated to my copy or all copies.

Word on the inter-street is this is “simulated stereo”. If so, it’s incredibly well done. My copy sounds fantastic. Of course, it’s all a matter of taste.

Same tracks as the American Kinkdom, but curiously it's written "Kingdom" with a 'G' and front cover same as UK Kink Kontroversy.

Pretty crisp and big sounding record, stereo mix sounds full and tough!

The track order listed on the back sleeve for side 1 is incorrect.