Vinyl Record
The Kinks - The Journey - Part 2
The Kinks - The Journey - Part 2 on 2LP vinyl. A 2023 record available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel, Ireland.
2LP ยท 2023
Available from Kilmorna Collection in Listowel.
Buyer notes: 2023 2LP, currently available from the Kilmorna Collection vinyl shelf. Pay for pickup in Listowel or ship within Ireland for EUR 5.50.
The Journey - Part 2, released in November 2023, continues The Kinks' 60th-anniversary anthology project with the band members themselves helping to shape the route through the catalogue. Where a conventional hits collection would flatten the story into obvious singles, this volume is built around memory, theme, and the long arc of the group from the mid-1960s into the theatrical 1970s. The range matters: The Kink Kontroversy, Face to Face, Something Else, Village Green, Arthur, Lola Versus Powerman, Muswell Hillbillies, Everybody's in Show-Biz, Preservation, and Soap Opera all belong to a band that kept treating pop music as social observation, character study, English satire, and family drama. Part 2 also makes room for lesser-travelled corners and live or newly mixed material connected to the period, so it feels less like a museum label than a guided walk through Ray Davies, Dave Davies, and Mick Avory's recollection of what the band became after the first burst of British Invasion fame.
It matters because The Kinks' reputation rests as much on album-world storytelling as on hit singles. Part 2 highlights the period when the band moved from sharp mod-era rock into village chronicles, music-hall theatre, Americana dreams, and concept-driven social comedy.
This is valuable for listeners who already know You Really Got Me and Waterloo Sunset but want the broader Kinks narrative on vinyl. It is a curated path through a complicated catalogue, especially useful for connecting the celebrated late-1960s records with the ambitious 1970s theatrical albums.
British guitar pop, music-hall wit, character-driven rock, pastoral melody, satirical storytelling, live-period energy, and a warm archival sweep across multiple Kinks eras.
Recommended for: Kinks listeners moving beyond the biggest singles; Collectors interested in band-curated anniversary anthologies; Fans of British songwriting with character, satire, and social detail.
Is The Journey - Part 2 a standard greatest-hits album? No. It is a curated anthology organized around the band's story, with familiar songs, deeper selections, and period context. What era does it emphasize? It focuses strongly on the band's mid-1960s to mid-1970s development, including the concept-album and theatrical phases. Do I need Part 1 first? Part 1 helps complete the anniversary arc, but Part 2 works on its own as a guided route through a rich stretch of the catalogue.