The Kinks release ‘Money Talks (2023 Mix)’ a brand new Ray Davies Mix of the 1974 studio track…

The Kinks, one of the greatest ever British rock groups, today reveal a special new Ray Davies mix of the band’s 1974 studio track ‘Money Talks’, released as a new digital single and video on 25th October and taken from the second part of their career-defining anthology, The Journey Part 2 out 17th November on BMG. Listen to the track here.

The new 2023 mix of this classic track is taken from The Kinks’ 1974 studio concept album Preservation Act 2, and has been mixed by Ray Davies and Matt Jaggar at Konk Studios in London. Ray Davies says the track is about “Moral decline”. Dave Davies comments: “Always amused me when we did it live. An exceptional song I think”. Drummer Mick Avory fondly recalls: “I have memories of playing this song on the US tours in the 70s. It’s a good old stomper for the stage.”

Following the release of The Journey – Part 1 in March this year (featuring hits such as ‘You Really Got Me’, ‘Waterloo Sunset’, ‘All Day And All Of The Night’, ‘Supersonic Rocket Ship’ and  ‘Dead End Street’) The Journey – Part 2, compiled by the band, will be available on 2CD, 2LP, Digital, and HD Digital formats. The physical formats contain a booklet with band photos and track-by-track notes written by original members Ray Davies, Dave Davies, and Mick Avory, sharing their memories of the time and weaving them into The Kinks’ incredible story. Preorder and Presave The Journey Part 2 here.

The Journey – Part 2 includes singles, B-sides, album tracks, and, notably, six new Ray Davies mixes, three of which are previously unreleased live performances from the New Victoria Theatre, London in 1975. The other new digital single ‘Everybody’s a Star (Starmaker) (Live 1975, 2023 Mix)’, released on 27 September, can be heard here. The exciting new video for the track can be watched here.

Hits featured on the release include: ‘Lola’, ‘Sunny Afternoon’, ‘20th Century Man’, ‘Dedicated Follower Of Fashion’, ‘Till The End Of The Day’, ‘A Well Respected Man’, ‘See My Friends’, and ‘Everybody’s A Star (Starmaker)’.

The release is accompanied by a brand new Official Kinks merchandise collection that represents their 60 years as a group. The full range of merchandise is available from BSI Merch. Visit the store here.
 
The songs on The Journey – Parts 1 & 2, for the first time ever on a Kinks collection,  have been handpicked by Ray, Dave and Mick, curated according to themes inspired by the trials and tribulations of their journey through life together as a band since 1963. The tracks are taken from the classic original Kinks albums including: Face To Face, The Kink Kontroversy, Something Else, The Village Green Preservation Society, Lola Versus Powerman and The Moneygoround, Muswell Hillbillies, Everybody’s In Show-Biz, Preservation Acts 1 & 2 and A Soap Opera.

All tracks have been carefully remastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Studios in LA, overseen by Andrew Sandoval.
 

Formed in 1963 in Muswell Hill, North London, by brothers Ray and Dave Davies with their friend Pete Quaife, and joined by Mick Avory in early 1964, the band quickly established themselves as one of the epoch-defining groups of the 60s, with their impact still being felt around the world today.

The stats speak for themselves: The Kinks have sold over 50 million records worldwide and have been streamed over a billion times; they have achieved 5 US Top 10 singles, 9 US Top 40 albums, 22 UK Top 20 singles / EPs and 6 UK Top 10 albums, with four albums certified Gold. Among numerous honours, they have received the Ivor Novello Award for ‘Outstanding Service To British Music’ and have been inducted into the ‘Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame’ and the ‘UK Music Hall of Fame’. Multi-award winning, legendary frontman Sir Ray Davies is widely recognised as one of the greatest British songwriters.

RELEASE FORMATS:
2LP 

Side 1
The World Around The Journeyman Starts To Crumble As His Life Is Turned Upside Down.

1.    Till The End Of The Day (1965)
2.    Preservation (1974)
3.    David Watts (1967)
4.    This Time Tomorrow (Alternate Take, 2020 Mix) (1970)
5.    A Well Respected Man (1965)
6.    Monica (1968)
7.    Scrapheap City (1974)

Side 2
The Journeyman Is Led Astray By Ghosts And A Dark Angel.

1.    Lola (1970)
2.    Sunny Afternoon (1966)
3.    Animal Farm (1968)
4.    Creeping Jean (1969) *
5.    Two Sisters (1967)
6.    See My Friends (1965)
7.    Money Talks (2023 Mix) (1974) **

Side 3
Our Journeyman Is Seduced By Those Ghosts And Demons Of The Underworld And Searches For His Lost Innocence.

1.    Rainy Day In June (1966)
2.    Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (1966)
3.    Where Are They Now? (2023 Mix) (1973) **
4.    Wicked Annabella (1968)
5.    Susannah’s Still Alive (1967) *
6.    20th Century Man (1971)
7.    Sitting By The Riverside (1968)

Side 4
Despair Turns To Elation As Journeyman Overcomes His Fear. Reunites With Old Friends.

1.    New Victoria Suite – Everybody’s A Star (Starmaker) (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
2.    New Victoria Suite – Slum Kids (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
3.    New Victoria Suite – (A) Face In The Crowd (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
4.    Holiday Romance (1975)
5.    Big Sky (1968)
6.    God’s Children (1971)

2CD / DIGITAL

CD1
The World Around The Journeyman Starts To Crumble As His Life Is Turned Upside Down

1.    Till The End Of The Day (1965)                   
2.    Preservation (1973)                       
3.    David Watts (1967)                               
4.    This Time Tomorrow (Alternate Take, 2020 Mix) (1970)       
5.    A Well Respected Man (1965)                       
6.    Monica (1968)                                   
7.    Scrapheap City (1974)                           
8.    He’s Evil (1974)                                

The Journeyman Is Led Astray By Ghosts And A Dark Angel


9.      Lola (1970)                                   
10.    Sunny Afternoon (1966)                               
11.    Animal Farm (1968)                               
12.    Creeping Jean (1969) *                           
13.    Two Sisters (1967)                               
14.    See My Friends (1965)                               
15.    Money Talks (2023 Mix) (1974) **                           
16.    No Return (1967)                                   
17.    Don’t You Fret (1965)                                

CD2
Our Journeyman Is Seduced By Those Ghosts And Demons Of The Underworld And Searches For His Lost Innocence

1.    I Need You (1965)                                   
2.    Rainy Day In June (1966)                               
3.    Dedicated Follower Of Fashion (1966)                       
4.    Where Are They Now? (2023 Mix) (1973) **                       
5.    Wicked Annabella (1968)                               
6.    Alcohol (1971)                                   
7.    Susannah’s Still Alive (1967) *                       
8.    20th Century Man (1971)                               
9.    Sitting By The Riverside (1968)                           
10.  Artificial Man (2023 Mix) (1974) **                               

Despair Turns To Elation As Journeyman Overcomes His Fear. Reunites With Old Friends

11.    New Victoria Suite – Everybody’s A Star (Starmaker) (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **   
12.    New Victoria Suite – Slum Kids (Live New Victoria Theatre) (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **
13.    New Victoria Suite – (A) Face In The Crowd (Live New Victoria Theatre) (Live, 2023 Mix) (1975) **           
14.    Holiday Romance (1975)                               
15.    Big Sky (1968)                                   
16.    Lincoln County (1968) *
17.    God’s Children (1971)    
 

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