Having been here for such a long time, you obviously don't need a recap or a history lesson on Rochester's finest Frankensteins, the Chesterfield Kings, do you? I guess you're also familiar with their long-standing fixation on the Beatles/Stones dipole. Well, here's the thing: Greg, Andy and Co. have always had a soft spot for The Kinks as well — the most British of the British Invasion bands — and they've covered them no less than five times throughout their career. As the title betrays, the idea this time was to bring together all the covers they did for the Kinks in one place. The only thing missing is a performance of 'Party Line' from a 1985–86 video, which I have been unable to acquire all these years. Brief but satisfying...
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Dad of three Handsome Devils. Garage Punk Pounders, Soul Stompers, Punk Rock 'n' Roll Stormers, Greasy R&B, Funky Sizzlers and Mod Freakbeat fuzzters (mostly)! Grown Up Wrong in the 90s, hooked with the grooves of Acid Jazz and Madchester's Baggy scene. A lot of Indie Pop jangles too. Reverend in the Church of Venerated Saint Johnny Thunders. In love with shakin' maracas, tambourines and wailin' farfizas. Little Richard was the King & Queen of Rock'n'Roll. The first Punk Rocker was a gay blackman from Macon, GA. FUCK YOU! Subvert normality, Kill All Hippies. Antifascist/antiracist/antisocial/anti-stupid.
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