The influential The Kinks went through several phases during its long existence. Started as a raw beat band, the British group around brothers Ray and Dave Davies transformed, via classic singles such as Dead End Street and Dandy, into a theatrical rock band that, especially in the early seventies, sold in purely albums such as pop operas (Soap Opera, Schoolboys In Disgrace). . With the album
… Sleepwalker in 1977 The Kinks suddenly made a turnaround to solid stadium rock, which gave their career a successful tail, especially in the United States. But the BBC was apparently (like most European audiences) less satisfied with the final phase. The bulky box The Kinks At The BBC ends with an otherwise quite messy 1977 concert on CD and DVD. On five CD ' s and 1 DVD records every note that The Kinks ever played for British radio and television up to that time, starting in 1964 with the interview Meet The Kinks during the Saturday Club radio program. (MR)more
