The Kinks – Occupations - Non-Album Tracks (1965-1967)

Next for the Kinks is "Occupations." This covers all the non-album songs in 1966 and 1967 (though two of the songs were recorded in 1965 and not released until 1966). The Kinks were great already, but they were really hitting their stride here, where every song was golden, even the rare stuff.

 The title is based on a planned 1996 EP, "Occupations," that was never released. The songs were supposed to be about people with various jobs. "Mr. Reporter" was one such song, and "Session Man" could have been another good fit. In any case, I’m almost certain the Kinks wouldn’t have given this name to a 1967 album, but at least it’s a title they were going to put on something from the time period involved.

 

Eight of the songs here were A- or B-sides released at the time. Those include the hit songs "Dedicated Follower of Fashion," "Dead End Street," and "Mr. Pleasant." The remaining six songs come from the archival releases "The Great Lost Kinks Album" or "Picture Book."

This album is 39 minutes long.

01 Dedicated Follower of Fashion (Kinks)
02 Sittin' on a Sofa (Kinks)
03 And I Will Love You (Kinks)
04 All Night Stand (Kinks)
05 I'm Not like Everybody Else (Kinks)
06 Mr. Reporter [Ray Vocals Version] (Kinks)
07 Dead End Street (Kinks)
08 Big Black Smoke (Kinks)
09 Mr. Pleasant (Kinks)
10 Good Luck Charm (Kinks)
11 Lavender Hill (Kinks)
12 Rosemary Rose (Kinks)
13 Act Nice and Gentle (Kinks)
14 This Is Where I Belong (Kinks)

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I included the version of "Mr. Reporter" sung by Ray Davies, because that was done in 1966. In 1969, as he was working on a solo album, Dave Davies replaced Ray’s vocals with his own to the same backing track.