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Artist: The Kinks
Title: The Kink Kontroversy
Format: 12"
Label: Pye Records
Cat No: NPL 18131
Released: 26 Nov 1965
Country:
Genres: ModRhythm & BluesRock & Roll
Status Have
Added To List 13th August 2025
Disc 1 | 12"
No Notes 
A Matrix:
NPL.18131-A  
B Matrix:
NPL.18131-B  

Additional Information

Comments Original UK mono release in a front-laminated flipback cover with pinched spine endings.
Pink/black Pye labels.
Polylined company inner sleeve, advertising other Pye releases.
First catalogue number on cover, second on labels.

© PYE RECORDS LTD.,1965
MADE IN ENGLAND.

Title appears as "THE KINK KONTROVERSY" on cover front & -back, but as "THE KINKS KONTROVERSY" on cover spine & labels.

On labels below the listed songs and group name THE KINKS:
Side A:
A Shel Talmy Production
SOUTHERN (1) KASSNER MUSIC (2,4)
BELINDA (LDN) (3,5,6)
Side B:
A Shel Talmy Production
BELINDA (LDN) (1-6)

Info on sleeve about (vocals of the) songs:
A1: Ray and Dave swop over lead
A2: Ray, solo
A3: Ray singing and playing harmonica
A4: Dave and Ray share vocal
A5: Dave moans on his own
A6: Ray, Dave and (help!) Pete, but Ray sings lead
B1: Ray mainly but with Dave and Pete in background
B2: I Think it's Ray?
B3: Ray and Dave
B4: Ray and Dave singing, but with Shel Talmy on guitar and Ray in the control box
B5: Dave sings assisted by Ray
B6: Ray and Dave, share

Runouts (NPL 18131A-1 ♢S and NPL 18131B-1 ♢S) are stamped, the remainder is etched.
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