As the Kinks' debut album turns 60, SPIN surveys the highs and lows of their massive discography.

The Kinks ' self-titled debut album is perhaps rightly separated by "You Really Got Me" and songs that are not "You Really Got Me." Released on Oct. 2, 1964, the project can't help but be defined ...

The Kinks, meanwhile, are releasing a five-disc retrospective of their recorded output between 1964 — the year the band scored its first No. 1 hit with "You Really Got Me" — and 1971.

It’s great, but if I were you I’d start with the five-disc treasure trove that is the Kinks’ “The Anthology: 1964-1971.” It deserves at least as much praise than Dylan’s reissue ...

From the powerful bass tone on 1964's You Really Got Me to their last album, 1993's Phobia, smart low-end was a key ingredient of the Kinks sound. And though Pete Quaife rightly gets credit for ...

Dave Davies reflects on the 50th anniversary of "The Kinks are the Village Green Preservation Society," his solo "Decade" and working with Ray again.

Lead singer and songwriter, Ray Davies started The Kinks in 1964 with his brother, Dave. His latest album is the solo effort, Other People's Lives. Said to be the pioneers of the rowdy garage band ...

The Kinks could easily have scored their fourth UK number one hit with 'Waterloo Sunset', but it instead marked the end of their chart supremacy.

The Kinks’ are celebrating the 60th anniversary of “You Really Got Me” by releasing a limited-edition vinyl single featuring their classic hit.

On Kinks' guitarist Dave Davies 70th birthday we present our list of the band's 10 best songs.