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Last night, I hit a Kinks motherlode on YouTube — a collection of promo clips around the time of the release of the Kinks’ least-loved album, 1989’s UK Jive<\/i>, for which I maintain a cockeyed affection.<\/p>\n
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Of particular note is the VH1 documentary contained in these YouTubes. I watched this special when it first aired, and it was where my Kinks obsession began in earnest. It marked the first time I had heard “Waterloo Sunset,” “Dead End Street,” and other mid-’60s gems, and it was like meeting your best friend.<\/p>\n
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Of course, there’s some embarrassing footage of latter-day Kinks, full of ’80s shoulder-pads and mullets. But there’s also a fair amount of insight into Ray’s creative process, and they managed to catch him on a day when he wasn’t consumed by bitterness over the band’s lot in life. Enjoy!<\/p>\n
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