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- Ray Davies created the "clang" at the beginning of "Lola" by combining the sounds of a resonator and a Martin guitar. (en)
- "Come Dancing" , the Kinks' last major hit single, incorporated nostalgic music hall and big band styles. The song reached number six in the US and number 12 in the UK. (en)
- "Mirror Of Love" , incorporating aspects of Dixieland and New Orleans jazz, is typical of the Kinks' theatrical period. (en)
- "Waterloo Sunset" , one of the Kinks' most famous songs, was recorded very quickly. Backing vocals by Dave Davies, Pete Quaife and Ray's wife, Rasa, were laid down first, followed by Ray's lead vocal track. Dave Davies commented on the guitar effects: "We used a tape-delay echo... it sounded new because nobody had done it since the 1950s." (en)
- "You Really Got Me" features a jagged, distorted guitar riff created by Dave Davies' cutting the speaker cone in an amplifier. The Kinks' first hit, it topped the British charts and reached number seven in the United States. (en)
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- Everyone was panicking because "Wonderboy" wasn't sounding like a hit record. Among the management and the agent, Danny Detesh, there was definitely a sense that the band wouldn't go on for much longer... Danny came backstage when the record flopped and said, "Well, you've had a good run. You've enjoyed it." As if it was all over for us. (en)
- There were only a few bands that had this sorta really rough-sounding, what we used to call "R&B" style in the Sixties. There were the Yardbirds, there was us, there was the Pretty Things, as well. (en)
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