The Journey, Pt. 2

The Journey, Pt. 2
Compilation album by
The Kinks
Released17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
StudioMorgan, London
GenreRock
Length1:47:40
LabelSony BMG
Producer
The Kinks chronology
The Journey, Pt. 1
(2023) 		The Journey, Pt. 2
(2023) 		The Journey, Pt. 3
(2025)

The Journey, Pt. 2 is a compilation album by English rock band the Kinks, released on 17 November 2023 as the second part in a trilogy of 3 compilation albums, with the first released on 24 March 2023 with a third part due to be released on 11 July 2025. It chronologies the band's 1970-1975 albums minus The Kinks Present Schoolboys in Disgrace.

Background

The album's four sides are as follows, side one: "The World Around the Journeyman Starts to Crumble as His Life is Turned Upside Down", side two is "The Journeyman is Led Astray by Ghosts and a Dark Angel", side three is "Our Journeyman is Seduced by Those Ghosts and Demons of the Underworld and Searches for His Lost Innocence" and side four is "Despair Turns to Elation as Journeyman Overcomes His Fear. Reunites with Old Friends".[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Spill Magazine[3]
The Vinyl DistrictA-[4]

In an AllMusic review, Mark Deming stated the "great band takes a look back at its career and the themes and ideas behind its songs." and how it "is dedicated to exploring a fallow period in the story of a truly great band, but the Kinks were truly great, and even their lesser material was smarter, more interesting, and more ambitious than what nearly all their peers were doing, and that is made clear on this album."[2] When writing for Spill Magazine, Aaron Badgley gave the album four and a half out of five, joking that it should be a "kompilation" because it is a Kinks compilation, ending that it "does serve as an excellent introduction to the wonderful world of The Kinks."[3] During a review for The Vinyl District, Steve Matteo wrote that its an "excellent package that was imaginatively conceived".[4]

Track listing

Side 1:

  1. "Till the End of the Day" (originally on The Kink Kontroversy) – 2:21
  2. "Preservation" (1974 single) – 3:37
  3. "David Watts" (originally on Something Else by the Kinks) – 2:40
  4. "This Time Tomorrow" (alternate take) (originally on Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One) – 3:22
  5. "A Well Respected Man" (1965 single) – 2:41
  6. "Monica" (originally on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society) – 2:13
  7. "Scrapheap City" (originally on Preservation Act 2) – 3:16
  8. "He's Evil" (originally on Preservation Act 2) – 4:25

Side 2:

  1. "Lola" (originally on Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One) – 4:03
  2. "Sunny Afternoon" (originally on Face to Face) – 3:36
  3. "Animal Farm" (originally on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society) – 2:57
  4. "Creeping Jean" (originally on A Hole in the Sock of (Dave Davies), never officially released until this compilation) – 3:14
  5. "Two Sisters" (originally on Something Else by the Kinks) – 2:01
  6. "See My Friends" (1965 single) – 2:44
  7. "Money Talks" (2023 mix) (originally on Preservation Act 2) – 3:44
  8. "No Return" (originally on the deluxe edition of Something Else by the Kinks) – 2:02
  9. "Don't You Fret" (originally on Kinda Kinks) – 2:43

Side 3:

  1. "Rainy Day in June" (originally on Face to Face) – 3:10
  2. "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" (1966 single) – 3:05
  3. "Where Are They Now?" (2023 mix) (originally on Preservation Act 1) – 3:28
  4. "Wicked Annabella" (originally on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society) – 2:40
  5. "Alcohol" (originally on Muswell Hillbillies) – 3:35
  6. "Susannah's Still Alive" (1967 single by Dave Davies) – 2:22
  7. "20th Century Man" (originally on Muswell Hillbillies) – 5:40
  8. "Sitting by the Riverside" (originally on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society) – 2:21
  9. "Artificial Man" (2023 mix) (originally on Preservation Act 2) – 5:30

Side 4:

  1. New Victoria Suite – "Everybody's a Star (Starmaker)" (live, 2023 mix) (originally on The Kinks Present a Soap Opera) – 3:29
  2. New Victoria Suite – "Slum Kids" (live at New Victoria Theatre) (live, 2023 mix) (originally on the 1998 CD reissue of Preservation Act 2) – 4:26
  3. New Victoria Suite – "(A) Face in the Crowd" (live at New Victoria Theatre) (live, 2023 mix) (originally on The Kinks Present a Soap Opera) – 2:53
  4. "Holiday Romance" (originally on The Kinks Present a Soap Opera) – 3:10
  5. "Big Sky" (originally on The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society) – 2:50
  6. Lincoln County (1968 single by Dave Davies) –3:12
  7. God's Children (originally on Percy) – 3:16

Charts

References

  1. ^ Staff, Rock Cellar Magazine (2023-11-17). "The Kinks 'The Journey -- Part 2' Collection Available Now". Rock Cellar Magazine. Retrieved 2025-07-01.
  2. ^ a b Deming, Mark. ""Journey Pt. 2 review by Mark Deming on AllMusic"". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ^ a b Badgley, Aaron. "SPILL ALBUM REVIEW: THE KINKS - THE JOURNEY - PART 2 - The Spill Magazine". Spill Magazine. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ^ a b Matteo, Steve. "Graded on a Curve: The Kinks, The Journey Part 2". The Vinyl District. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 2" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. ^ "Officialcharts.de – The Kinks – The Journey - Part 2". GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  8. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
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