''Kinks-Size'' is the second US-only album by the

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, released in 1965. It consists of songs that were left out of US presses of the Kinks' previous albums, as well as songs from UK-released EPs. The album takes its name and all four tracks from the ''

Kinksize Session ''Kinksize Session'' is the first EP released by the Kinks in the UK in 1964, a month after their debut LP. The tracks were all exclusive to this release and it includes some original compositions. Recording Despite the title, only three of th ...

'' EP, adding two tracks left off the US version of their debut LP ("I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" and "Revenge") and their two recent hit singles (" All Day and All of the Night" and "

Tired of Waiting for You "Tired of Waiting for You" is a song by the English rock band the Kinks. It was released as a single on 15 January 1965 in the UK and on 17 February 1965 in the USA. The single reached number one in the UK and number six in the US. It then appear ...

") and their respective B-sides ("I Gotta Move" and "Come On Now"). This was the Kinks' second-most successful album of the 1960s in the US, reaching #13 (''

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'', a compilation album, reached #9). The album was issued in the US and Canada in mono and stereo versions. It was reissued once on cassette in the US in 1988 and once on CD in Japan in 2018, but has otherwise remained out of print since 1988. Selected tracks off the album are currently available on the extended CD version of ''

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Reception

The album has been critiqued as a clear cash-grab by Reprise, but the actual songs included have been praised as "the best parts of the group's work in England", with Bruce Eder of AllMusic writing, "this record rocks, showing off the better sides of the group's R&B output and early, formative, Beatles-influenced experiments as well."

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Track listing

All songs written by

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Louie Louie "Louie Louie" is a rhythm and blues song written and composed by American musician Richard Berry in 1955, recorded in 1956, and released in 1957. It is best known for the 1963 hit version by the Kingsmen and has become a standard in pop and r ...

" ( Richard Berry)2:57 #"I've Got That Feeling"2:45 #"Revenge" (Davies,

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)1:28 #"I Gotta Move"2:24 Side two #"Things Are Getting Better"1:57 #"I Gotta Go Now"2:54 #"I'm a Lover Not a Fighter" ( J.D. Miller)2:20 #"Come On Now"1:45 #" All Day and All of the Night"2:02

Charts

References

Sources

* {{Authority control The Kinks compilation albums 1965 albums Albums produced by Shel Talmy Reprise Records compilation albums