Disco de The Kinks: “Something Else by the Kinks [Bonus Tracks]”

This truly is an incredible album that rivals Village Green and Face To Face in my opinion. I believe what others think to be a mastering problem with this reissue, is actually the fact that the tracks are in mono. There is no spaciousness to the music as a result of this. To prove my point, the remastering of the first disc is the same on the new deluxe edition of VGPS, but is in stereo, and sounds incredible. Why this album is not presented in stereo is beyond me. But fortunately I have a mono movie surround mode on my receiver that can help to overcome this dilemma until they do.

The US stereo budget Warner release is nice...but so is this,...there is an added punch in mono...the bonus tracks are great for the completist...listen to them both back to back and you won't be wasting your time...especially for those fine liner notes and photos gracing all these Pye remasters...

Being a big kinks fan, I think every song on this booger has got "the stuff". But I must admit, the first time I ever listened to it, the song that really reached out and grabbed me by the nads was "Love Me Til The Sun Shines"... It's great! Even non-Kinks fans, listening to the album straight through as you should, get strange looks on their faces when the song comes on. "Who are we listenin' to?" They will say. "This is pretty cool!" And I agree. The only thing is, whoever remastered this disc got it all flubbed up as far as I'm concerned. No longer does the song jump out of the speakers at you at the start...it fades in!? I don't know whoses bright idea that was...That's why I give it four stars.

Just read the book from the 33 1/3 series (aside this is a GREAT series... a whole book on one album!) on Village Green Preservation Society, and I found an astounding revelation... Ray Davies PREFERRED mono to stereo!! tis true

so, in a way, using a mono re-master is appropos, though i realize both versions exist

and thanks to all for the "heads up" on the awful remastering, i own the vinyl version and want to pick up the CD, but i'll try another

This is one of the four-in-a-row run of unblemished Kinks albums of the late '60's. Face to Face, Something Else, Village Green and Arthur. This was the creative pinnacle of their career. They still produced good (and certainly more profitable) songs into the 70's but never as solid as this. When Ray Davies started writing about the woes of being a rock star on Lola vs Powerman it started fraying around the edges.

This UK produced remaster is awesome. They chose to follow Ray Davies desire and release them in the original (and preferred) mono. Like The Beatles and their other British contemporaries, The Kinks didn't give much thought to the stereo mixes before late 68 since stereo ownership was so limited in the UK. They lavished all of their attention on the mono mix.

Only the reissue of Village Green included the stereo mix and, by comparison, the mono blows it away!

A previous reviewer complained that they didn't have the 8 bonus tracks on the disc. If that happens then you got the wrong reissue. This one definitely has the bonus tracks.

Make sure you get the import edition. The Reprise U.S. edition is NOT remastered and sounds crummy.